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18th Berlin International Film Festival
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1968 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
April 2020
18th Berlin International Film Festival 18th Berlin International Film Festival image.jpg 18th Berlin International Film Festival Logo West Berlin, Germany 1951 Golden Bear: Who Saw Him Die? 21 June – 2 July 1968 Website Berlin International Film Festival 17th 19th
The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968.http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/01_jahresblatt_1968/01_Jahresblatt_1968.html 18th Berlin International Film Festival 28 February 2010 berlinale.de
The Golden Bear was awarded to Who Saw Him Die? directed by Jan Troell.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/04_jury_1968/04_Jury_1968.html JURIES 1968 8 June 2014 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061154/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/04_jury_1968/04_Jury_1968.html 23 October 2013 live
Luis García Berlanga, Spanish filmmaker - Jury President
Peter Schamoni, West-German filmmaker, producer and actor
Alex Viany, Brazilian filmmaker and journalist
Georges de Beauregard, French producer
Alexander Walker, British film critic
Domenico Meccoli, Italian screenwriter and film critic
Carl-Eric Nordberg, Swedish literary and film critic
Gordon Hitchens, British film critic
Karsten Peters, West-German actor and film critic
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/02_programm_1968/02_Programm_1968.html PROGRAMME 1968 8 June 2014 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20131109155914/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/02_programm_1968/02_Programm_1968.html 9 November 2013 live
English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAsta NielsenAsta NielsenDenmarkBandits in MilanBanditi a MilanoCarlo LizzaniItalyLes BichesClaude ChabrolFrance, ItalyChallenge in the Snow13 jours en FranceClaude Lelouch and François ReichenbachFranceCharly Ralph NelsonUSAThe Chronicle of Anna Magdalena BachChronik der Anna Magdalena BachJean-Marie Straub and Danièle HuilletWest Germany, ItalyThe Day of the OwlIl giorno della civettaDamiano DamianiItaly, FranceThe Ernie GameDon OwenCanadaHunger for LoveFome de AmorNelson Pereira dos SantosBrazilGates to ParadiseAndrzej WajdaUnited Kingdom, Yugoslavia The Immortal StoryOrson WellesFranceIndia '67 An Indian DayS. SukhdevIndiaInnocence UnprotectedNevinost bez zastiteDušan MakavejevYugoslaviaKrekКрекBorivoj Dovnikovic-BordoYugoslaviaThe Man Who LiesL'Homme qui mentAlain Robbe-GrilletFrance, CzechoslovakiaNanami, The Inferno of First Love初恋・地獄篇 Susumu HaniJapanPeppermint Frappé Carlos SauraSpainPortrait: Orson WellesFrançois Reichenbach and Frédéric RossifFranceSigns of LifeLebenszeichenWerner HerzogWest GermanySomething Like LoveCome l'amoreEnzo MuziiItalyToetsTim TholenNetherlandsTo Grab the RingTo Grab the Ring: Enkele reis voor AlfredNikolai van der HeydeNetherlandsToleranceTolerancijaZlatko Grgić and Branko RanitovićYugoslaviaU raskorakuMilenko ŠtrbacYugoslaviaWeekend Week-endJean-Luc GodardFranceWho Saw Him Die?Ole dole doffJan TroellSweden
Young Canadian Film
A non-competitive program highlighting recent films by new and emerging Canadian film directors.Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada, September 1968.
English title Original title Director(s) A Great Big Thing (1968) Eric Till A Place to Stand (1967) Christopher Chapman Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967) Entre la mer et l'eau douce Michel Brault The Cat in the Bag (1964) Le Chat dans le sac Gilles Groulx Don't Let It Kill You (1968) Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça Jean Pierre Lefebvre Dust from Underground (1968) Poussière sur la ville Arthur Lamothe High (1967) Larry Kent The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl (1968) Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce Gilles Carle The Revolutionary (1965) Le Révolutionnaire Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Official Awards
thumb|200px|Jan Troell, winner of the Golden Bear at the event
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html PRIZES & HONOURS 1968 8 June 2014 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20140107082140/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html 7 January 2014 live
Golden Bear: Who Saw Him Die? by Jan Troell
Silver Bear for Best Director: Carlos Saura for Peppermint Frappé
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Stéphane Audran for Les Biches
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean-Louis Trintignant for The Man Who Lies
Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
Innocence Unprotected by Dušan Makavejev
Sings of Life by Werner Herzog
Something Like Love by Enzo Muzii
Independent Awards
Youth Film Award – Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People
Come l'amore by Enzo Muzii
FIPRESCI Award
Innocence Unprotected by Dušan Makavejev
Honorable Mention: Asta Nielsen
Interfilm Award – Otto Dibelius Film Award
Who Saw Him Die? by Jan Troell
OCIC Award
Who Saw Him Die? by Jan Troell
UNICRIT Award
Who Saw Him Die? by Jan Troell
IWG Golden Plaque
Who Saw Him Die? by Jan Troell
The Man Who Lies by Alain Robbe-Grillet
References
External links
18th Berlin International Film Festival 1968
1968 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival:1968 at Internet Movie Database
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Category:1960s in West Berlin