18th Berlin International Film Festival

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18th Berlin International Film Festival
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Location West Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards Golden Bear: Who Saw Him Die?
Festival date21 June – 2 July 1968
Website Website
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The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968. [1]

Contents

The Golden Bear was awarded to Who Saw Him Die? directed by Jan Troell. [2]

Jury

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

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
Asta Nielsen Asta Nielsen Denmark
Bandits in Milan Banditi a Milano Carlo Lizzani Italy
Les Biches Claude Chabrol France, Italy
Challenge in the Snow13 jours en France Claude Lelouch and François Reichenbach France
Charly Ralph Nelson USA
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet West Germany, Italy
The Day of the Owl Il giorno della civetta Damiano Damiani Italy, France
The Ernie Game Don Owen Canada
Hunger for Love Fome de Amor Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazil
Gates to Paradise Andrzej Wajda United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
The Immortal Story Orson Welles France
India '67An Indian DayS. SukhdevIndia
Innocence Unprotected Nevinost bez zastite Dušan Makavejev Yugoslavia
Krek КрекBorivoj Dovnikovic-BordoYugoslavia
The Man Who Lies L'Homme qui ment Alain Robbe-Grillet France, Czechoslovakia
Nanami, The Inferno of First Love 初恋・地獄篇 Susumu Hani Japan
Peppermint Frappé Carlos Saura Spain
Portrait: Orson Welles François Reichenbach and Frédéric Rossif France
Signs of Life Lebenszeichen Werner Herzog West Germany
Something Like Love Come l'amore Enzo Muzii Italy
ToetsTim TholenNetherlands
To Grab the Ring To Grab the Ring: Enkele reis voor Alfred Nikolai van der Heyde Netherlands
ToleranceTolerancija Zlatko Grgić and Branko RanitovićYugoslavia
U raskoraku Milenko ŠtrbacYugoslavia
Weekend Week-end Jean-Luc Godard France
Who Saw Him Die? Ole dole doff Jan Troell Sweden

Young Canadian Film

A non-competitive program highlighting recent films by new and emerging Canadian film directors. [5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)
A Great Big Thing (1968) Eric Till
A Place to Stand (1967) Christopher Chapman
Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967)Entre la mer et l'eau douce Michel Brault
The Cat in the Bag (1964)Le Chat dans le sac Gilles Groulx
Don't Let It Kill You (1968)Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Dust from Underground (1968)Poussière sur la ville Arthur Lamothe
High (1967) Larry Kent
The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl (1968)Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce Gilles Carle
The Revolutionary (1965)Le Révolutionnaire Jean Pierre Lefebvre

Official Awards

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Jan Troell, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

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

Independent Awards

Youth Film Award – Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People

FIPRESCI Award

Interfilm Award – Otto Dibelius Film Award

OCIC Award

UNICRIT Award

IWG Golden Plaque

References

  1. ↑ "18th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 1968". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "JURIES 1968". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "PROGRAMME 1968". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada , September 1968.
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