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Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Les Cousins) |
Festival date | 26 June – 7 July 1959 |
Website | Website |
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The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June – 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the: cinematic movement known as the——New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut. The Golden Bear was awarded——to the French film Les Cousins directed by, Claude Chabrol.
Jury※
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
International feature film jury
- Robert Aldrich, director (United States) - Jury President
- Johan Jacobsen, director, screenwriter and producer (Denmark)
- Charles Ford, writer and filmmaker (France)
- John Bryan, production designer (United Kingdom)
- Ignazio Tranquilli, writer and playwright (Italy)
- Shigeo Miyata, painter and physician (Japan)
- Wali Eddine Sameh, director (United Arab Emirates)
- O. E. Hasse, actor (West Germany)
- Gerhard Prager, writer and producer (West Germany)
- Fritz Podehl, producer (West Germany)
- Walther Schmieding, journalist (West Germany)
International documentary and short jury
- Curt Oertel, director and director of photography (West Germany) - Jury President
- M.D. Bath (India)
- Hans Cürlis, director (West Germany)
- Paul Davay, film critic (Belgium)
- Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer (Norway)
- Katina Paxinou, actress (Greece)
- Alfonso Sánchez Martínez, journalist and film critic (Spain)
Films in competition※
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
Documentary and short film | |||
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Anneaux d'or | René Vautier | Tunisia, France | |
White Wilderness | James Algar | USA | |
I ditteri | Alberto Ancilotto | Italy | |
Stars at Noon | Les Étoiles de midi | Jacques Ertaud and Marcel Ichac | France |
Gloria della Marciana | Emilio Marsili | Italy | |
Horse on Holiday | Hest på sommerferie | Astrid Henning-Jensen | Denmark, United Kingdom |
Das Knalleidoskop | Herbert Hunger | West Germany | |
Paradise and Fire Oven | Paradies und Feuerofen | Herbert Viktor | West Germany |
Power Among Men | Alexander Hammid, Gian Luigi Polidoro and V. R. Sarma | United Kingdom | |
Praise the Sea | Prijs de zee | Herman van der Horst | Netherlands |
Radha and Krishna | राधा और कृष्ण Radha and Krishna | J. S. Bhownagary | India |
Tierra mágica | Massimo Dallamano and Vittorio Valentini | Venezuela |
Key※
Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards※
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
International jury awards
- Golden Bear: Les Cousins by Claude Chabrol
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Akira Kurosawa for Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for Ask Any Girl
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for Archimède le clochard
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Hayley Mills for Tiger Bay
Documentaries and short films jury awards
- Golden Bear (Documentaries): White Wilderness by James Algar
- Short Film Golden Bear: Prijs de zee by Herman van der Horsti
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film: ex aequo
Das Knalleidoskop by Herbert Hunger
Radha and Krishna by J. S. Bhownagary - Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): Hest på sommerferie by Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Recognition of honor (Short Film): I ditteri by Alberto Ancilotto
Independent jury awards
- FIPRESCI Award
- OCIC Award
- Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis):
- Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Hadaka no taiyō by Miyoji Ieki
- Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Paradies und Feuerofen by Herbert Viktor
- Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Anneaux d'or by René Vautier
References※
- ^ "9th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1959". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.