7th Berlin International Film Festival
Appearance
Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (12 Angry Men) |
Festival date | 21 June – 2 July 1957 |
Website | Website |
The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.[1] The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award first time at the festival this year.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet.[2]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
International feature film jury
- Jay Carmody, theatre critic (United States) - Jury President
- Jean de Baroncelli, writer and film critic (France)
- John Sutro, producer (United Kingdom)
- Dalpathal Kothari (India)
- Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, historian and film critic (Italy)
- Bunzaburo Hayashi, producer (Japan)
- Miguel Alemán Jr., producer (Mexico)
- Thorsten Eklann, journalist (Sweden)
- José María Escudero, director of photography (Spain)
- Edmund Luft, playwright, historian and film critic (West Germany)
- Ernst Schröder, actor (West Germany)
International documentary and short jury
- Adolf Hübl, founder of the Bundesstaatliche Hauptstelle für Lichtbild und Bildungsfilm (Austria) - Jury President
- Paul Heimann, pedagogue (West Germany)
- Paul Louyet, producer (Belgium)
- Norman McLaren, director and producer (Canada)
- Karl Naef, (Switzerland)
- Yrjö Rannikko, producer (Finland)
- Ahmed Sefrioui, writer (Morocco)
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
Documentary and short film | |||
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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The Horse Boy | 暴れん坊街道 Abarenbō kaidō | Tomu Uchida | Japan |
Big Bill Blues | Jean Delire | Belgium | |
The Good Earth | Đất Lành | Ramon A. Estella | South Vietnam |
Happiness | Felicidad | Alfonso Corona Blake | Mexico |
Gente lontana | Lionetto Fabbri | Italy | |
Plitvicka jezera | Dragoslav Holub | Yugoslavia | |
La revolución mexicana en sus murales | Luis Spota | Mexico | |
Ruf der Götter | Dietrich Wawrzyn | West Germany | |
Secrets of Life | James Algar | USA | |
Tausend kleine Zeichen | Herbert Seggelke | West Germany | |
The Last Paradise | L'ultimo paradiso | Folco Quilici | Italy |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
International jury awards
- Golden Bear: 12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Mario Monicelli for Padri e figli
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yvonne Mitchell for Woman in a Dressing Gown
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Pedro Infante for Tizoc
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury: Amanecer en Puerta Oscura by José María Forqué
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury: Kabuliwala by Tapan Sinha
Documentaries and short films jury awards
- Golden Bear (Documentaries): The secrets of nature by James Algar
- Silver Bear (Documentaries): L'ultimo paradiso by Folco Quilici
- Golden Bear (Short Film): Gente lontana by Lionetto Fabbri
- Silver Bear (Short Film): ex aequo:
Plitvicka jezera by Dragoslav Holub
Tausend kleine Zeichen by Herbert Seggelke
Big Bill Blues by Jean Delire
Independent jury awards
- FIPRESCI Award
- Woman in a Dressing Gown by J. Lee Thompson
- Honourable mention: Be Dear to Me by Annelise Hovmand
- OCIC Award
- 12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
- Special Mention: Woman in a Dressing Gown by J. Lee Thompson
References
- ^ a b "7th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1957". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1957". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1957". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.