12th Berlin International Film Festival

12th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: A Kind of Loving
Festival date22 June – 3 July 1962
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1962.[1]

The Golden Bear was awarded to A Kind of Loving directed by John Schlesinger.[2]

Juries

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King Vidor, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]

Main Competition

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  • King Vidor, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President
  • André Michel, French filmmaker
  • Emeric Pressburger, British filmmaker and producer
  • Hideo Kikumori, Japanese film critic
  • Dolores del Río, Mexican actress
  • Jurgen Schildt, Swedish film critic
  • Max Gammeter, Swiss president of Filmgilde Biel
  • Günther Stapenhorst, West-German producer
  • Bruno E. Werner, West-German writer and art critic

Documentary and Short Films Competition

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  • Olavi Linnus, Finish writer and screenwriter (Finland) - Jury President
  • Dorothy Macpherson, Canadian art film curator
  • Abdellah Masbahi, Moroccan screenwriter
  • Karl-Otto Alberty, West-German actor
  • Pia Maria Plechl, Austrian journalist and writer
  • Fridolin Schmid, West-German producer and director of Film and Picture Institute Munich
  • A. L. Srinivasan, Indian producer

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
A Kind of Loving John Schlesinger United Kingdom
A Train Leaves in Every Hour Il y a un train toutes les heures André Cavens Belgium
The Backet-maker and the Miracle El tejedor de milagros Francisco del Villar Mexico
The Duel Duellen Knud Leif Thomsen Denmark
The Elusive Corporal Le Caporal épinglé Jean Renoir France
The End of Summer 小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no aki Yasujirō Ozu Japan
Give Me Ten Desperate Men Donnez-moi dix hommes désespérés Pierre Zimmer France, Israel
The Hands Ta heria John G. Contes Greece
Hum Dono हम दोनों Amarjeet India
Little Presents Pikku Pietarin piha Jack Witikka Finland
Love at Twenty L'Amour à vingt ans François Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda, Renzo Rossellini, Shintarō Ishihara and Marcel Ophüls France, Italy, West Germany, Poland, Japan
Mitasareta seikatsu 充たされた生活 Mitasareta seikatsu Susumu Hani Japan
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Henry Koster United States
No Exit Tad Danielewski United States, Argentina
Out of the Tiger's Mouth Tim Whelan, Jr. United States
La Poupée Jacques Baratier France, Italy
Redhead Die Rote Helmut Käutner West Germany, Italy
The Robbers Los atracadores Francisco Rovira Beleta Spain
Salvatore Giuliano Francesco Rosi Italy
She Got What She Asked For La bellezza di Ippolita Giancarlo Zagni Italy
Southern Storm Badai-Selatan Sofia W. D. Indonesia
The Steppe La steppa Alberto Lattuada Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Through a Glass Darkly Såsom i en spegel Ingmar Bergman Sweden
Tonny Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe Norway
To the Last Day 이 생명 다하도록 Sang-ok Shin South Korea
Under the Same Skin Bajo un mismo rostro Daniel Tinayre Argentina
The Unscrupulous Ones Os Cafajestes Ruy Guerra Brazil
Wife Number 13 الزوجة ١٣ Fatin Abdel Wahab Egypt
Without Date Ohne Datum Ottomar Domnick West Germany

Documentary and Short Films Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
The Ancestors André Libik Nigeria
Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific Galapagos - Trauminsel im Pazifik Heinz Sielmann West Germany
Nahanni Donald Wilder Canada
Stars at Noon Le Grand Magal de Touba Blaise Senghor Senegal
Test for the West: Berlin Franz Baake West Germany
Venedig Kurt Steinwendner Austria
De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel Jan Vrijman Netherlands
Zoo Bert Haanstra Netherlands

Official Awards

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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

Main Competition

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Documentary and Short Films Competition

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Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Award

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OCIC Award

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Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis)

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References

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  1. ^ "12th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ "JURIES 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "PROGRAMME 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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