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11th Berlin International Film Festival
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1961 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
April 2020
11th Berlin International Film Festival 11th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg Festival poster West Berlin, Germany 1951 Golden Bear: La Notte 23 June–4 July 1961 Website Berlin International Film Festival 10th 12th
The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961.http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/01_jahresblatt_1961/01_Jahresblatt_1961.html 11th Berlin International Film Festival 18 January 2010 berlinale.de
The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film La Notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/04_jury_1961/04_Jury_1961.html JURIES 1961 7 June 2014 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20131023115805/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/04_jury_1961/04_Jury_1961.html 23 October 2013 live
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:https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/02_programm_1961/02_Programm_1961.html PROGRAMME 1961 7 June 2014 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20131109154937/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/02_programm_1961/02_Programm_1961.html 9 November 2013 live
English title Original title Director(s) Production Country14,000 Witnesses證人 萬 四千 個 證人 Wang HaoTaiwan, Hong KongAmelie or The Time to LoveAmélie ou le Temps d'aimerMichel DrachFranceAntigoneAντιγόνη Yorgos JavellasGreeceAnuradhaअनुराधा Hrishikesh MukherjeeIndiaThe AssassinL'assassinoElio PetriItaly, FranceA Woman Is a WomanUne femme est une femmeJean-Luc GodardFranceThe Bad Sleep Well悪い奴ほどよく眠るAkira KurosawaJapanBlack SilkPrae dumRattana Pestonji and Ratanavadi RatanabhandThailandThe Broken PotsKırık ÇanaklarMemduh ÜnTurkeyThe Coachman마부Kang Dae-jinSouth KoreaThe End of the CancageirosA Morte Comanda o Cangaço Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimares MottaBrazilFive Day LoverL'Amant de cinq joursPhilippe de BrocaFrance, ItalyLa NotteMichelangelo AntonioniItaly, FranceLa patotaDaniel TinayreArgentinaMacbeth George SchaeferUnited States, United KingdomThe Marriage of Mr. MississippiDie Ehe des Herrn Mississippi Kurt HoffmannWest Germany, SwitzerlandThe Miracle of Father MalachiaDas Wunder des MalachiasBernhard WickiAustriaNo Love for Johnnie Ralph ThomasUnited KingdomThe Pleasure of His Company George SeatonUnited StatesQuestion 7 Stuart RosenbergUnited States, West GermanyRomanoff and Juliet Peter UstinovUnited StatesThe Scarlet DoveTulipunainen kyyhkynenMatti KassilaFinlandTeenagersAlmurahikatAhmed Diaa EddineEgyptThat Joyous EveMakkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas Fons RademakersNetherlandsTwo Loves Charles WaltersUnited StatesYoung PeopleLos jóvenesLuis AlcorizaMexicoZone of DangerI faresonenBjørn BreigutuNorway
Documentary and Short Films Competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryA Country Called ChileUn país llamado ChileB.H. HardyChileChimichimitoJosé MartínVenezuelaDreamland of DesireTraumland der SehnsuchtWolfgang Müller-SehnWest Germany, GreeceGesicht von der Stange?Raimund RuehlWest GermanyHold Back the SeaDe lage landenGeorge SluizerNetherlandsLo specchio, la tigre e la pianuraRaffaele AndreassiItalyMorning on the LièvreDavid BairstowCanadaThird Side of the CoinDescription d'un combatChris MarkerFrance, IsraelSirènesEmile DegelinBelgium
Official Awards
thumb|200px|Michelangelo Antonioni, winner of the Golden Bear at the event
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/03_preistr_ger_1961/03_Preistraeger_1961.html PRIZES & HONOURS 1961 7 June 2014 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20131015122207/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/03_preistr_ger_1961/03_Preistraeger_1961.html 15 October 2013 live
Main Competition
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 The Miracle of Father Malachia
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Karina for A Woman Is a Woman
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Peter Finch for No Love for Johnnie
Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: The Coachman by Kang Dae-jin
Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: A Woman Is a Woman by Jean-Luc Godard
Documentary and Short Films Competition
Golden Bear (Documentaries): Third Side of the Coin by Chris Marker
Silver Bear special prize (Documentaries): Dreamland of Desire 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):
Hold Back the Sea 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 Awards
FIPRESCI Award
La Notte by Michelangelo Antonioni
OCIC Award
Question 7 by Stuart Rosenberg
C.I.D.A.L.C. Award
La patota by Daniel Tinayre
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
External links
11th Berlin International Film Festival 1961
1961 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival:1961 https://web.archive.org/web/20040629143018/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Berlin_International_Film_Festival/1961 29 June 2004 at Internet Movie Database
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