 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (La notte) |
| Festival date | 23 June–4 July 1961 |
| Website | Website |
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]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
International feature film jury
- James Quinn, producer (United Kingdom) - Jury President
- France Roche, journalist, film critic, actress and screenwriter (France)
- Marc Turfkruyer, film critic (Belgium)
- Satyajit Ray, director (India)
- Gian Luigi Rondi, film critic (Italy)
- Hirotsugu Ozaki, theatre critic (Japan)
- Nicholas Ray, director (United States)
- Falk Harnack, director and screenwriter (West Germany)
- Hans Schaarwächter, journalist and writer (West Germany)
International documentary and short jury
- Willem de Vogel, actor (Netherlands) - Jury President
- Else Goelz, journalist (West Germany)
- Mohammed Gamal Eldin Rifaat, (United Arab Emirates)
- Luis Gómez Mesa, film critic and writer (Spain)
- Max Lippmann, film critic (West Germany)
- Ingeborg Lyche, chairperson of the Statens Filmsentral (Norway)
- Flávio R. Tambellini, producer (Brazil)
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The End of the Cancageiros | A Morte Comanda o Cangaço | Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimares Motta | Brazil |
| Teenagers | Almurahikat | Ahmed Diaa Eddine | Egypt |
| Amelie or The Time to Love | Amélie ou le Temps d'aimer | Michel Drach | France |
| Aντιγόνη Antigone | Yorgos Javellas | Greece | |
| Anuradha | अनुराधा Anuradha | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | India |
| The Miracle of Father Malachia | Das Wunder des Malachias | Bernhard Wicki | Austria |
| The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi | Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi | Kurt Hoffmann | West Germany, Switzerland |
| Zone of Danger | I faresonen | Bjørn Breigutu | Norway |
| The Broken Pots | Kırık Çanaklar | Memduh Ün | Turkey |
| Five Day Lover | L'Amant de cinq jours | Philippe de Broca | France, Italy |
| The Assassin | L'assassino | Elio Petri | Italy, France |
| The Night | La Notte | Michelangelo Antonioni | Italy, France |
| La patota | Daniel Tinayre | Argentina | |
| Young People | Los jóvenes | Luis Alcoriza | Mexico |
| The Coachman | 마부 Mabu | Kang Dae-jin | South Korea |
| Macbeth | George Schaefer | USA, United Kingdom | |
| That Joyous Eve | Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas | Fons Rademakers | Netherlands |
| No Love for Johnnie | Ralph Thomas | United Kingdom | |
| Black Silk | Prae dum | Rattana Pestonji and Ratanavadi Ratanabhand | Thailand |
| Question 7 | Stuart Rosenberg | USA, West Germany | |
| Romanoff and Juliet | Peter Ustinov | USA | |
| The Pleasure of His Company | George Seaton | USA | |
| The Scarlet Dove | Tulipunainen kyyhkynen | Matti Kassila | Finland |
| Two Loves | Charles Walters | USA | |
| 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 Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| 14,000 Witnesses | 證人 萬 四千 個 證人 Yi wan si qian ge zheng ren | Wang Hao | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Documentary and short film | |||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimichimito | José Martín | Venezuela | |
| Third Side of the Coin | Description d'un combat | Chris Marker | France, Israel |
| Gesicht von der Stange? | Raimund Ruehl | West Germany | |
| Hold Back the Sea | De lage landen | George Sluizer | Netherlands |
| Morning on the Lièvre | David Bairstow | Canada | |
| A Country Called Chile | Un país llamado Chile | B.H. Hardy | Chile |
| Sirènes | Emile Degelin | Belgium | |
| Lo specchio, la tigre e la pianura | Raffaele Andreassi | Italy | |
| Dreamland of Desire | Traumland der Sehnsucht | Wolfgang Müller-Sehn | West Germany, Greece |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards
Michelangelo Antonioni, winner of the Golden Bear at the event
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
International jury awards
- Golden Bear: La notte by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Silver Bear: Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas by Fons Rademakers
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Bernhard Wicki for Das Wunder des Malachias
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Karina for Une femme est une femme
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Peter Finch for No Love for Johnnie
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: 마부 Mabu by Kang Dae-jin
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Une femme est une femme by Jean-Luc Godard
Documentaries and short films jury awards
- Golden Bear (Documentaries): Description d'un combat by Chris Marker
- Silver Bear special prize (Documentaries): Traumland der Sehnsucht by Wolfgang Müller-Sehn
- Short Film Golden Bear: Gesicht von der Stange? by Raimund Ruehl
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Chimichimito by José Martín
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): ex aequo
De lage landen by George Sluizer
Lo specchio, la tigre e la pianura by Raffaele Andreassi
Sirènes by Emile Degelin
Morning on the Lièvre by David Bairstow
Independent jury 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: Description d'un combat by Chris Marker
- Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: De lage landen by George Sluizer
- Honorable Mention: Gesicht von der Stange? by Raimund Ruehl
References
- ↑ "11th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "PROGRAMME 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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