13th Berlin International Film Festival

The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to To Bed or Not to Bed directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro and Bushido, Samurai Saga directed by Tadashi Imai. == Juries == The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: === Main Competition === Wendy Toye, British actress and director - Jury President Harry R. Sokal, West-German producer Fernando Ayala, Argentinian filmmaker and producer Jean-Pierre Melville, French filmmaker Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian filmmaker and producer Guglielmo Biraghi, Italian journalist and film critic Masatora Sakurai, Japanese Karl Malden, American actor Günther Engels, West-German === Documentary and Short Film Competition === T. O. S. Benson, Nigerian minister of culture - Jury President Charles Boost, Dutch illustrator and writer Volker Baer, West-German journalist Carlos Fernández Cuenca, Spanish journalist and film critic Børge Høst, Danish filmmaker and producer Wolfgang Kiepenheuer, West-German director and producer Abdel Rahim Sorour, Emirati == Official Sections == === Main Competition === The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: === Documentary and Short Film Competition === == Official Awards == The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: === Main Competition === Golden Bear: To Bed or Not to Bed by Gian Luigi Polidoro Bushido, Samurai Saga by Tadashi Imai Silver Bear for Best Director: Nikos Koundouros for Young Aphrodites Silver Bear for Best Actress: Bibi Andersson for The Mistress Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: The Caretaker by Clive Donner === Documentary and Short Film Competition === Silver Bear (Documentaries): River of Ocean by Peter Baylis Short Film Golden Bear: Bowspelement by Charles Huguenot van der Linden Silver Bear for Best Short Film: The Home-Made Car by James Hill Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): Tori by Errko Kivikoski Shaqayeq-e Suzan by Hushang Shafti == Independent Awards == === FIPRESCI Award === Young Aphrodites by Nikos Koundouros Honorable Mention: The Reunion by Damiano Damiani === Interfilm Award === Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson === OCIC Award === Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson === UNICRIT Award === The Innocents by Juan Antonio Bardem === Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis) === Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Ha-Martef by Natan Gross Stop Train 349 by Rolf Hädrich Honorable Mention: Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Merci, Monsieur Schmitz by Alain Champeaux and Pierre Vetrine Honorable Mention: The Home-Made Car by James Hill == References == == External links == 13th Berlin International Film Festival 1963 1963 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1963 Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database