12th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (A Kind of Loving)
Festival date22 June – 3 July 1962
WebsiteWebsite

The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June – 3 July 1962.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film A Kind of Loving directed by John Schlesinger.[2]

Jury

King Vidor, Jury President

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

International feature film jury

  • King Vidor, director, screenwriter and producer (United States) - Jury President
  • André Michel, director and screenwriter (France)
  • Emeric Pressburger, director, screenwriter and producer (United Kingdom)
  • Hideo Kikumori, film critic (Japan)
  • Dolores del Río, actress (Mexico)
  • Jurgen Schildt, film critic (Sweden)
  • Max Gammeter, president of Filmgilde Biel (Switzerland)
  • Günther Stapenhorst, producer (West Germany)
  • Bruno E. Werner, writer and art critic (West Germany)

International documentary and short jury

  • Olavi Linnus, writer and screenwriter (Finland) - Jury President
  • Dorothy Macpherson, art film curator (Canada)
  • Abdellah Masbahi, screenwriter (Morocco)
  • Karl-Otto Alberty, actor (West Germany)
  • Pia Maria Plechl, journalist and writer (Austria)
  • Fridolin Schmid, producer and director of Film and Picture Institute, Munich (West Germany)
  • A. L. Srinivasan, producer (India)

Films in competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
A Kind of Loving John Schlesinger United Kingdom
Wife Number 13 الزوجة ١٣ Al zouga talattashar Fatin Abdel Wahab Egypt
Southern Storm Badai-Selatan Sofia W. D. Indonesia
Under the Same Skin Bajo un mismo rostro Daniel Tinayre Argentina
Redhead Die Rote Helmut Käutner West Germany, Italy
Give Me Ten Desperate Men Donnez-moi dix hommes désespérés Pierre Zimmer France, Israel
The Duel Duellen Knud Leif Thomsen Denmark
The Backet-maker and the Miracle El tejedor de milagros Francisco del Villar Mexico
Galapagos Galapagos – Trauminsel im Pazifik Heinz Sielmann West Germany
Hum Dono हम दोनों Hum Dono Amarjeet India
A Train Leaves in Every Hour Il y a un train toutes les heures André Cavens Belgium
To the Last Day 이 생명 다하도록 Isaengmyeong dahadorok Sang-ok Shin South Korea
The End of Summer 小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no aki Yasujirō Ozu Japan
Love at Twenty L'Amour à vingt ans François Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda, Renzo Rossellini, Shintarō Ishihara and Marcel Ophüls France, Italy, West Germany, Poland, Japan
She Got What She Asked For La bellezza di Ippolita Giancarlo Zagni Italy
La Poupée Jacques Baratier France, Italy
La steppa Alberto Lattuada Italy, France, Yugoslavia
The Elusive Corporal Le Caporal épinglé Jean Renoir France
The Robbers Los atracadores Francisco Rovira Beleta Spain
A Full Life 充たされた生活 Mitasareta seikatsu Susumu Hani Japan
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Henry Koster USA
Without Date Ohne Datum Ottomar Domnick West Germany
No Exit Tad Danielewski USA, Argentina
The Unscrupulous Ones Os Cafajestes Ruy Guerra Brazil
Out of the Tiger's Mouth Tim Whelan, Jr. USA
Little Presents Pikku Pietarin piha Jack Witikka Finland
Salvatore Giuliano Francesco Rosi Italy
Through a Glass Darkly Såsom i en spegel Ingmar Bergman Sweden
The Hands Ta heria John G. Contes Greece
Tonny Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe Norway
Documentary and short film
English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Ancestors André Libik Nigeria
Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific Galapagos - Trauminsel im Pazifik Heinz Sielmann West Germany
Stars at Noon Le Grand Magal de Touba Blaise Senghor Senegal
Nahanni Donald Wilder Canada
Test for the West: Berlin Franz Baake West Germany
Venedig Kurt Steinwendner Austria
De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel Jan Vrijman Netherlands
Zoo Bert Haanstra Netherlands

Key

† Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Awards

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

International jury awards

Documentaries and short films jury awards

Independent jury awards

References

  1. ↑ "12th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "JURIES 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "PROGRAMME 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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