11th Berlin International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (La notte) |
| Festival date | 23 June – 4 July 1961 |
| Website | Website |
The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June – 4 July 1961.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.[2]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
- James Quinn (Head of Jury)
- France Roche
- Marc Turfkruyer
- Satyajit Ray
- Gian Luigi Rondi
- Hirosugu Ozaki
- Nicholas Ray
- Falk Harnack
- Hans Schaarwächter
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| A Morte Comanda o Cangaço | Carlos Coimbra, Walter Guimares Motta | Brazil | |
| Teenagers | Almurahikat | Ahmed Diaa Eddine | Egypt |
| Amelie or The Time to Love | Amélie ou le temps d'aimer | Michel Drach | France |
| Antigoni | Yorgos Javellas | Greece | |
| Anuradha | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | India | |
| The Miracle of Father Malachia | Das Wunder des Malachias | Bernhard Wicki | Austria |
| The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi | Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi | Kurt Hoffmann | Germany |
| Zone of Danger | I faresonen | Bjørn Breigutu | Norway |
| The Broken Pots | Kırık Çanaklar | Memduh Ün | Turkey |
| Five Day Lover | L'Amant de cinq jours | Philippe de Broca | France |
| The Assassin | L'assassino | Elio Petri | Italy, France |
| The Night | La notte | Michelangelo Antonioni | Italy |
| La patota | Daniel Tinayre | Argentina | |
| Young People | Los jóvenes | Luis Alcoriza | Mexico |
| The Coachman | Mabu | Dae-jin Kang | South Korea |
| Macbeth | Macbeth | George Schaefer | USA |
| Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas | Fons Rademakers | Netherlands | |
| No Love for Johnnie | No Love for Johnnie | Ralph Thomas | United Kingdom |
| Black Silk | Prae dum | Rattana Pestonji, Ratanavadi Ratanabhand | Thailand |
| Question 7 | Question 7 | Stuart Rosenberg | USA |
| Romanoff and Juliet | Romanoff and Juliet | Peter Ustinov | USA |
| The Pleasure of His Company | The Pleasure of His Company | George Seaton | USA |
| Traumland der Sehnsucht | Wolfgang Müller-Sehn | Greece | |
| The Scarlet Dove | Tulipunainen kyyhkynen | Matti Kassila | Finland |
| Two Loves | Two Loves | Charles Walters | USA |
| A Woman Is a Woman | Une femme est une femme | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| The Bad Sleep Well | Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| Yi wan si qian ge zheng ren | Wang Hao | China |
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]
- Golden Bear: La notte by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Bernhard Wicki for Das Wunder des Malachias
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Karina for Une femme est une femme
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Peter Finch for No Love for Johnnie
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize: Mabu by Dae-jin Kang
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize: Une femme est une femme by Jean-Luc Godard
- Silver Bear: Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas by Fons Rademakers
- Youth Film Award
- Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: De lage landen by George Sluizer
- Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Description d'un combat by Chris Marker
- Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Question 7 by Stuart Rosenberg
- Youth Film Award - Honorable Mention
- Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Gesicht von der Stange? by Raimund Ruehl
- FIPRESCI Award
- OCIC Award
- C.I.D.A.L.C. Award
References
- ↑ "11th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "PROGRAMME 1961". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- 11th Berlin International Film Festival 1961
- 1961 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1961 at Internet Movie Database
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