11th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

11th Berlin International Film Festival

11th Berlin International Film Festival

Film festival

The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.[2]

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Jury

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

International feature film jury

  • James Quinn, producer (United Kingdom) - Jury President
  • France Roche, journalist, film critic, actress and screenwriter (France)
  • Marc Turfkruyer, film critic (Belgium)
  • Satyajit Ray, director (India)
  • Gian Luigi Rondi, film critic (Italy)
  • Hirotsugu Ozaki, theatre critic (Japan)
  • Nicholas Ray, director (United States)
  • Falk Harnack, director and screenwriter (West Germany)
  • Hans Schaarwächter, journalist and writer (West Germany)

International documentary and short jury

  • Willem de Vogel, actor (Netherlands) - Jury President
  • Else Goelz, journalist (West Germany)
  • Mohammed Gamal Eldin Rifaat, (United Arab Emirates)
  • Luis Gómez Mesa, film critic and writer (Spain)
  • Max Lippmann, film critic (West Germany)
  • Ingeborg Lyche, chairperson of the Statens Filmsentral (Norway)
  • Flávio R. Tambellini, producer (Brazil)

Films in competition

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

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Key

† Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Awards

Michelangelo Antonioni, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

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

International jury awards

Documentaries and short films jury awards

Independent jury awards

  • Youth Film Award
    • Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Question 7 by Stuart Rosenberg
    • Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Description d'un combat by Chris Marker
    • Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: De lage landen by George Sluizer
    • Honorable Mention: Gesicht von der Stange? by Raimund Ruehl

References

  1. [1]
    "11th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. [2]
    "PRIZES & HONOURS 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. [3]
    "JURIES 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. [4]
    "PROGRAMME 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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