18th Berlin International Film Festival
 18th Berlin International Film Festival Logo | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Who Saw Him Die? |
| Festival date | 21 June – 2 July 1968 |
| Website | Website |
The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968.[1]
The Golden Bear was awarded to Who Saw Him Die? directed by Jan Troell.[2]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
- 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:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asta Nielsen | Asta Nielsen | Denmark | |
| Bandits in Milan | Banditi a Milano | Carlo Lizzani | Italy |
| Les Biches | Claude Chabrol | France, Italy | |
| Challenge in the Snow | 13 jours en France | Claude Lelouch and François Reichenbach | France |
| Charly | Ralph Nelson | USA | |
| The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach | Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach | Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet | West Germany, Italy |
| The Day of the Owl | Il giorno della civetta | Damiano Damiani | Italy, France |
| The Ernie Game | Don Owen | Canada | |
| Hunger for Love | Fome de Amor | Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Brazil |
| Gates to Paradise | Andrzej Wajda | United Kingdom, Yugoslavia | |
| The Immortal Story | Orson Welles | France | |
| India '67 | An Indian Day | S. Sukhdev | India |
| Innocence Unprotected | Nevinost bez zastite | Dušan Makavejev | Yugoslavia |
| Krek | Крек | Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo | Yugoslavia |
| The Man Who Lies | L'Homme qui ment | Alain Robbe-Grillet | France, Czechoslovakia |
| Nanami, The Inferno of First Love | 初恋・地獄篇 | Susumu Hani | Japan |
| Peppermint Frappé | Carlos Saura | Spain | |
| Portrait: Orson Welles | François Reichenbach and Frédéric Rossif | France | |
| Signs of Life | Lebenszeichen | Werner Herzog | West Germany |
| Something Like Love | Come l'amore | Enzo Muzii | Italy |
| Toets | Tim Tholen | Netherlands | |
| To Grab the Ring | To Grab the Ring: Enkele reis voor Alfred | Nikolai van der Heyde | Netherlands |
| Tolerance | Tolerancija | Zlatko Grgić and Branko Ranitović | Yugoslavia |
| U raskoraku | Milenko Štrbac | Yugoslavia | |
| Weekend | Week-end | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Who Saw Him Die? | Ole dole doff | Jan Troell | Sweden |
Young Canadian Film
A non-competitive program highlighting recent films by new and emerging Canadian film directors.[5]
| 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
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
- 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:
Independent Awards
Youth Film Award – Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People
- Innocence Unprotected by Dušan Makavejev
- Honorable Mention: Asta Nielsen
Interfilm Award – Otto Dibelius Film Award
OCIC Award
UNICRIT Award
IWG Golden Plaque
References
- ^ "18th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1968". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1968". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1968". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada, September 1968.
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