8th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Wild Strawberries |
| Festival date | 27 June – 8 July 1958 |
| Website | Website |
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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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]
Main Competition
[edit]- Frank Capra, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Joaquim Novais Teixeira, Portuguese politician, writer and film critic
- Jean Marais, French actor
- Paul Rotha, British filmmaker
- L. B. Rao Indian
- Duilio Coletti, Italian filmmaker
- Michiko Tanaka, Japanese actress
- Gerhard T. Buchholz, West-German filmmaker and producer
- Willy Haas, West-German writer
- Gerhard Lamprecht, West-German filmmaker and producer
- Leopold Reitemeister, West-German art historian
Documentary and Short Film Competition
[edit]- Wali Eddine Sameh, Egyptian filmmaker - Jury President
- Günther Birkenfeld, West-German producer
- Werner Eisbrenner, West-German composer and conductor
- Adolf Forter, Swiss producer
- Anton Koolhaas, Dutch writer
- Jan-Olof Olsson, Swedish writer
- Edward Toner, Irish co-founder of the Irish Film Centre
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]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
[edit]| 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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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
Main Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear: Wild Strawberries by Ingmar Bergman
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Tadashi Imai for Jun'ai Monogatari
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Magnani for Wild Is the Wind
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for The Defiant Ones
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Do Aankhen Barah Haath by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram
Documentary and Short Film Competition
[edit]- Golden Bear (Documentaries): Perri by N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph Wright
- Silver Bear (Documentaries): Dream Road of the World by Hans Domnick
- Short Film Golden Bear: La lunga raccolta by Lionetto Fabbri
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film:
- Glass by Bert Haanstra
- Königin im Frauenreich by H. Zickendraht
Independent Awards
[edit]- Ice Cold in Alex by J. Lee Thompson
- Smultronstället by Ingmar Bergman
- Special mention: Jaguar by Sean Graham
OCIC Award
[edit]- Do Aankhen Barah Haath by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram
- Special Mention (Berlin Senate Education Prize): La Passe du diable by Jacques Dupont and Pierre Schoendoerffer
References
[edit]- ^ "8th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1958". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1958". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1958". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.