The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with The Inner Circle by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film Grand Canyon directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The retrospective dedicated to Babelsberg Studios films was shown at the festival.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Annie Girardot, actress (France) - Jury President Charles Champlin, writer and film critic (United States) Sylvia Chang, actress, director and screenwriter (Taiwan) Ildikó Enyedi, director and screenwriter (Hungary) Irving N. Ivers, executive of the 20th Century Fox (Canada) Wolfgang Klaue, archivist, former president of FIAF (Germany) Fernando Lara, film critic and writer (Spain) Eldar Shengelaya, director and screenwriter (Georgia) Dahlia Shapira, film distributor (Israel) Michael Verhoeven, actor, director, screenwriter and producer (Germany) Susannah York, actress (United Kingdom)
In Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Grand Canyon by Lawrence Kasdan Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe by István Szabó Silver Bear for Best Director: Jan Troell for Il capitano Silver Bear for Best Actress: Maggie Cheung for Center Stage Silver Bear for Best Actor: Armin Mueller-Stahl for Utz Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Ricardo Larraín for La frontera Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Beltenebros Honourable Mention: Gudrun by Hans W. Geißendörfer Alfred-Bauer Prize: Infinitas by Marlen Khutsiev Berlinale Camera: Hal Roach FIPRESCI Award Conte d'hiver by Eric Rohmer