The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993.

[2] The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to American-Taiwanese film The Wedding Banquet directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film Woman Sesame Oil Maker directed by Xie Fei.

[3] The retrospective dedicated to CinemaScope was shown at the festival.

[4] The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5] The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1] The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]