11th Berlin International Film Festival

11th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: La Notte
Festival date23 June–4 July 1961
WebsiteWebsite
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The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961.[1]

The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film La Notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.[2]

Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]

Main Competition

  • James Quinn, British producer - Jury President
  • France Roche, French journalist, film critic, actress and screenwriter
  • Marc Turfkruyer, Belgian film critic
  • Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker
  • Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian film critic
  • Hirotsugu Ozaki, Japanese theatre critic
  • Nicholas Ray, American filmmaker
  • Falk Harnack, West-German filmmaker
  • Hans Schaarwächter, West-German journalist and writer

Documentary and Short Films Competition

  • Willem de Vogel, Dutch actor - Jury President
  • Else Goelz, West-German journalist
  • Mohammed Gamal Eldin Rifaat, Emirati
  • Luis Gómez Mesa, Spanish film critic and writer
  • Max Lippmann, West-German film critic
  • Ingeborg Lyche, Norwegian chairperson of the Statens Filmsentral
  • Flávio R. Tambellini, Brazilian producer

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
14,000 Witnesses 證人 萬 四千 個 證人 Wang Hao Taiwan, Hong Kong
Amelie or The Time to Love Amélie ou le Temps d'aimer Michel Drach France
Antigone Aντιγόνη Yorgos Javellas Greece
Anuradha अनुराधा Hrishikesh Mukherjee India
The Assassin L'assassino Elio Petri Italy, France
A Woman Is a Woman Une femme est une femme Jean-Luc Godard France
The Bad Sleep Well 悪い奴ほどよく眠る Akira Kurosawa Japan
Black Silk Prae dum Rattana Pestonji and Ratanavadi Ratanabhand Thailand
The Broken Pots Kırık Çanaklar Memduh Ün Turkey
The Coachman 마부 Kang Dae-jin South Korea
The End of the Cancageiros A Morte Comanda o Cangaço Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimares Motta Brazil
Five Day Lover L'Amant de cinq jours Philippe de Broca France, Italy
La Notte Michelangelo Antonioni Italy, France
La patota Daniel Tinayre Argentina
Macbeth George Schaefer United States, United Kingdom
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi Kurt Hoffmann West Germany, Switzerland
The Miracle of Father Malachia Das Wunder des Malachias Bernhard Wicki Austria
No Love for Johnnie Ralph Thomas United Kingdom
The Pleasure of His Company George Seaton United States
Question 7 Stuart Rosenberg United States, West Germany
Romanoff and Juliet Peter Ustinov United States
The Scarlet Dove Tulipunainen kyyhkynen Matti Kassila Finland
Teenagers Almurahikat Ahmed Diaa Eddine Egypt
That Joyous Eve Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas Fons Rademakers Netherlands
Two Loves Charles Walters United States
Young People Los jóvenes Luis Alcoriza Mexico
Zone of Danger I faresonen Bjørn Breigutu Norway

Documentary and Short Films Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
A Country Called Chile Un país llamado Chile B.H. Hardy Chile
Chimichimito José Martín Venezuela
Dreamland of Desire Traumland der Sehnsucht Wolfgang Müller-Sehn West Germany, Greece
Gesicht von der Stange? Raimund Ruehl West Germany
Hold Back the Sea De lage landen George Sluizer Netherlands
Lo specchio, la tigre e la pianura Raffaele Andreassi Italy
Morning on the Lièvre David Bairstow Canada
Third Side of the Coin Description d'un combat Chris Marker France, Israel
Sirènes Emile Degelin Belgium

Official Awards

Michelangelo Antonioni, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

Main Competition

Documentary and Short Films Competition

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

OCIC Award

C.I.D.A.L.C. Award

Youth Film Award

  • Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Question 7 by Stuart Rosenberg
  • Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Third Side of the Coin by Chris Marker
  • Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Hold Back the Sea by George Sluizer
    • Honorable Mention: Gesicht von der Stange? by Raimund Ruehl

References

  1. ^ "11th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ "JURIES 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "PROGRAMME 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.