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8th Berlin International Film Festival

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8th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
Wild Strawberries
Festival date27 June – 8 July 1958
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue.[1] The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt.[2]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman.[3]

Juries

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Frank Capra, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]

Main Competition

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Documentary and Short Film Competition

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Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[5]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Anna of Brooklyn Anna di Brooklyn Vittorio De Sica and Carlo Lastricati Italy
A Party in Hell شب‌ نشینی در جهنم Samuel Khachikian and Mushegh Sarvarian Iran
Ash Wednesday Miércoles de ceniza Roberto Gavaldón Mexico
A Time to Love and a Time to Die Douglas Sirk United States, West Germany
Cairo Station باب الحديد Youssef Chahine Egypt
The Defiant Ones Stanley Kramer United States
The Devil's Pass La Passe du diable Jacques Dupont and Pierre Schoendoerffer France
Djajaprana Kotot Soekardi Indonesia
Do Aankhen Barah Haath दो आँखें बारह हाथ Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram India
Girls in Uniform Mädchen in Uniform Géza von Radványi West Germany, France
Ice Cold in Alex J. Lee Thompson United Kingdom
It Happened in Broad Daylight Es geschah am hellichten Tag Ladislao Vajda Switzerland, West Germany, Spain
The Girls Are Willing Guld og grønne skove Gabriel Axel Denmark
Jun'ai Monogatari 純愛物語 Tadashi Imai Japan
The Law Is the Law La loi, c'est la loi Christian-Jaque France, Italy
Let's Make the Impossible! ¡Viva lo imposible! Rafael Gil Spain
Miriam William Markus Finland
Oi paranomoi Οι παράνομοι Nikos Koundouros Greece
Strange Gods Los dioses ajenos Román Viñoly Barreto Argentina
The Temptress and the Monk 白夜の妖女 Eisuke Takizawa Japan
The Tenth of May Der 10. Mai Franz Schnyder Switzerland
Una cita de amor Emilio Fernández Mexico
Ut av mørket Arild Brinchmann Norway
Wild Is the Wind George Cukor United States
Wild Strawberries Smultronstället Ingmar Bergman Sweden
The Witch Beneath the Sea Tumulto de Paixões Zygmunt Sulistrowski Brazil, United States

Documentary and Short Film Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Dream Road of the World Traumstraße der Welt Hans Domnick West Germany
Glass Glas Bert Haanstra Netherlands
Jaguar Sean Graham Ghana
Königin im Frauenreich H. Zickendraht Switzerland
La lunga raccolta Lionetto Fabbri Italy
Perri N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph Wright United States
Trans Canada Summer Ronald Dick Canada

Official Awards

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Ingmar Bergman, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Main Competition

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Documentary and Short Film Competition

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Independent Awards

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OCIC Award

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References

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  1. ^ "8th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Episode 3 / 1958: The Golden Key, Dialogue and the Defiance of a Front-Line City". Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1958". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "JURIES 1958". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "PROGRAMME 1958". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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