18th Berlin International Film Festival

The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swedish film Ole dole doff directed by Jan Troell.[2]

18th Berlin International Film Festival
18th Berlin International Film Festival Logo
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Ole dole doff)
Festival date21 June – 2 July 1968
WebsiteWebsite

Jury

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

  • Luis García Berlanga, director, screenwriter and actor (Spain) - Jury President
  • Peter Schamoni, director, screenwriter, producer and actor (West Germany)
  • Alex Viany, director, screenwriter and journalist (Brazil)
  • Georges de Beauregard, producer (France)
  • Alexander Walker, film critic (United Kingdom)
  • Domenico Meccoli, screenwriter and film critic (Italy)
  • Carl-Eric Nordberg, literary and film critic (Sweden)
  • Gordon Hitchens, film critic (United Kingdom)
  • Karsten Peters, actor and film critic (West Germany)

Films in competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Challenge in the Snow 13 jours en France Claude Lelouch and François Reichenbach France
Asta Nielsen Asta Nielsen Denmark
Bandits in Milan Banditi a Milano Carlo Lizzani Italy
Charly Ralph Nelson USA
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet West Germany, Italy
Something Like Love Come l'amore Enzo Muzii Italy
Hunger for Love Fome de Amor Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazil
Gates to Paradise Andrzej Wajda United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
Nanami, The Inferno of First Love 初恋・地獄篇 Hatsukoi: Jigokuhen Susumu Hani Japan
Il giorno della civetta Damiano Damiani Italy, France
India '67 An Indian Day S. Sukhdev India
The Man Who Lies The Man Who Lies Alain Robbe-Grillet France, Czechoslovakia
Krek Крек Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo Yugoslavia
Signs of Life Lebenszeichen Werner Herzog West Germany
Innocence Unprotected Nevinost bez zastite Dušan Makavejev Yugoslavia
Who Saw Him Die? Ole dole doff Jan Troell Sweden
Peppermint Frappé Carlos Saura Spain
Portrait: Orson Welles Portrait: Orson Welles François Reichenbach and Frédéric Rossif France
The Ernie Game Don Owen Canada
The Immortal Story Orson Welles France
To Grab the Ring To Grab the Ring: Enkele reis voor Alfred Nikolai van der Heyde Netherlands
Toets Tim Tholen Netherlands
Tolerance Tolerancija Zlatko Grgić and Branko Ranitović Yugoslavia
U raskoraku Milenko Štrbac Yugoslavia
Week End Week-end Jean-Luc Godard France

Young Canadian Film

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

English title Original title Director(s) Year
Between Salt and Sweet WaterEntre la mer et l'eau douceMichel Brault1967
The Cat in the BagLe Chat dans le sacGilles Groulx1964
Don't Let It Kill YouIl ne faut pas mourir pour çaJean Pierre Lefebvre1968
Dust from UndergroundPoussière sur la villeArthur Lamothe1968
A Great Big ThingEric Till1968
HighLarry Kent1967
A Place to StandChristopher Chapman1967
The Rape of a Sweet Young GirlLe Viol d'une jeune fille douceGilles Carle1968
The RevolutionaryLe RévolutionnaireJean Pierre Lefebvre1965

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

Awards
Jan Troell, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

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

References
  1. "18th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  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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