19th Berlin International Film Festival

19th Berlin International Film Festival

Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear (Rani radovi)
Festival date	25 June – 6 July 1969
Website	Website

The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1969.^[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Yugoslav film Rani radovi directed by Želimir Žilnik.^[2]

Jury

The following jury members were announced for the festival:^[3]

• Johannes Schaaf (Head of Jury)
• Agnesa Kalinova
• José P. Dominiani
• François Chalais
• John Russell Taylor
• Giovanni Grazzini
• Masaki Kobayashi
• Archer Winsten
• Ulrich Gregor

Films in competition

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

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
A Touch of Love	A Touch of Love	Waris Hussein	United Kingdom
Aido		Susumu Hani	Japan
	Amore e rabbia	Carlo Lizzani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean-Luc Godard, Marco Bellocchio	Italy, France
Ballad of Carl-Henning	Balladen om Carl-Henning	Lene Grønlykke, Sven Grønlykke	Denmark
Brazil Year 2000	Brasil Ano 2000	Walter Lima, Jr.	Brazil
	Erotissimo	Gérard Pirès	France, Italy
	Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne	Satyajit Ray	India
Greetings	Greetings	Brian De Palma	USA
I'm an Elephant, Madame	Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame	Peter Zadek	Germany
We Are All Demons	Klabautermannen	Henning Carlsen	Denmark
Honeycomb	La madriguera	Carlos Saura	Spain
His Day of Glory	La sua giornata di gloria	Edoardo Bruno	Italy
Joy of Learning	Le gai savoir	Jean-Luc Godard	France
Love Is Colder Than Death	Liebe ist kälter als der Tod	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Germany
Made in Sweden		Johan Bergenstråhle	Sweden
Midnight Cowboy	Midnight Cowboy	John Schlesinger	USA
Early Works	Rani radovi	Želimir Žilnik	Yugoslavia
The Bed-Sitting Room	The Bed-Sitting Room	Richard Lester	United Kingdom
Three into Two Won't Go	Three into Two Won't Go	Peter Hall	United Kingdom
	Tiro de gracia	Ricardo Becher	Argentina
A Quiet Place in the Country	Un tranquillo posto di campagna	Elio Petri	Italy

Key

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

Awards

Želimir Žilnik, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.

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

• Golden Bear: Rani radovi by Želimir Žilnik
• Silver Bear:
  • Un tranquillo posto di campagna by Elio Petri
  • Greetings by Brian De Palma
  • Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame by Peter Zadek
  • Made in Sweden by Johan Bergenstråhle
  • Brasil Ano 2000 by Walter Lima, Jr.
• Youth Film Award
  • Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Rani radovi by Želimir Žilnik
• OCIC Award
  • Midnight Cowboy by John Schlesinger
• C.I.D.A.L.C. Gandhi Award
  • The Bed-Sitting Room by Richard Lester
• UNICRIT Award
  • Erotissimo by Gérard Pirès

References

1. "19th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. "PRIZES & HONOURS 1969". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
3. "JURIES 1969". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
4. "PROGRAMME 1969". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

External links

• 19th Berlin International Film Festival 1969
• 1969 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1969 at Internet Movie Database