19th Berlin International Film Festival

19th Berlin International Film Festival
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Early Works
Festival date25 June – 6 July 1969
WebsiteWebsite
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The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1969.[1]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Early Works directed by Želimir Žilnik.[2]

Jury

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

  • Johannes Schaaf, West-German actor and filmmaker- Jury President
  • Agnesa Kalinova, Czech-Slovak journalist and film critic
  • José P. Dominiani, Argentinian screenwriter and film critic
  • François Chalais, Belgian journalist and film historian
  • John Russell Taylor, British writer and film critic
  • Giovanni Grazzini, Italian film critic
  • Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese filmmaker
  • Archer Winsten, American film critic
  • Ulrich Gregor, West-German film historian

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

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

Official Awards

Želimir Žilnik, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

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

Independent Awards

Youth Film Award

OCIC Award

C.I.D.A.L.C. Gandhi Award

UNICRIT Award

References

  1. ^ "19th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1969". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "JURIES 1969". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "PROGRAMME 1969". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.