12th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: A Kind of Loving |
| Festival date | 22 June – 3 July 1962 |
| Website | Website |
The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1962.[1]
The Golden Bear was awarded to A Kind of Loving directed by John Schlesinger.[2]
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
Main Competition
- King Vidor, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- André Michel, French filmmaker
- Emeric Pressburger, British filmmaker and producer
- Hideo Kikumori, Japanese film critic
- Dolores del Río, Mexican actress
- Jurgen Schildt, Swedish film critic
- Max Gammeter, Swiss president of Filmgilde Biel
- Günther Stapenhorst, West-German producer
- Bruno E. Werner, West-German writer and art critic
Documentary and Short Films Competition
- Olavi Linnus, Finish writer and screenwriter (Finland) - Jury President
- Dorothy Macpherson, Canadian art film curator
- Abdellah Masbahi, Moroccan screenwriter
- Karl-Otto Alberty, West-German actor
- Pia Maria Plechl, Austrian journalist and writer
- Fridolin Schmid, West-German producer and director of Film and Picture Institute Munich
- A. L. Srinivasan, Indian producer
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Kind of Loving | John Schlesinger | United Kingdom | |
| A Train Leaves in Every Hour | Il y a un train toutes les heures | André Cavens | Belgium |
| The Backet-maker and the Miracle | El tejedor de milagros | Francisco del Villar | Mexico |
| The Duel | Duellen | Knud Leif Thomsen | Denmark |
| The Elusive Corporal | Le Caporal épinglé | Jean Renoir | France |
| The End of Summer | 小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no aki | Yasujirō Ozu | Japan |
| Give Me Ten Desperate Men | Donnez-moi dix hommes désespérés | Pierre Zimmer | France, Israel |
| The Hands | Ta heria | John G. Contes | Greece |
| Hum Dono | हम दोनों | Amarjeet | India |
| Little Presents | Pikku Pietarin piha | Jack Witikka | Finland |
| Love at Twenty | L'Amour à vingt ans | François Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda, Renzo Rossellini, Shintarō Ishihara and Marcel Ophüls | France, Italy, West Germany, Poland, Japan |
| Mitasareta seikatsu | 充たされた生活 Mitasareta seikatsu | Susumu Hani | Japan |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Henry Koster | United States | |
| No Exit | Tad Danielewski | United States, Argentina | |
| Out of the Tiger's Mouth | Tim Whelan, Jr. | United States | |
| La Poupée | Jacques Baratier | France, Italy | |
| Redhead | Die Rote | Helmut Käutner | West Germany, Italy |
| The Robbers | Los atracadores | Francisco Rovira Beleta | Spain |
| Salvatore Giuliano | Francesco Rosi | Italy | |
| She Got What She Asked For | La bellezza di Ippolita | Giancarlo Zagni | Italy |
| Southern Storm | Badai-Selatan | Sofia W. D. | Indonesia |
| The Steppe | La steppa | Alberto Lattuada | Italy, France, Yugoslavia |
| Through a Glass Darkly | Såsom i en spegel | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Tonny | Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe | Norway | |
| To the Last Day | 이 생명 다하도록 | Sang-ok Shin | South Korea |
| Under the Same Skin | Bajo un mismo rostro | Daniel Tinayre | Argentina |
| The Unscrupulous Ones | Os Cafajestes | Ruy Guerra | Brazil |
| Wife Number 13 | الزوجة ١٣ | Fatin Abdel Wahab | Egypt |
| Without Date | Ohne Datum | Ottomar Domnick | West Germany |
Documentary and Short Films Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ancestors | André Libik | Nigeria | |
| Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific | Galapagos - Trauminsel im Pazifik | Heinz Sielmann | West Germany |
| Nahanni | Donald Wilder | Canada | |
| Stars at Noon | Le Grand Magal de Touba | Blaise Senghor | Senegal |
| Test for the West: Berlin | Franz Baake | West Germany | |
| Venedig | Kurt Steinwendner | Austria | |
| De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel | Jan Vrijman | Netherlands | |
| Zoo | Bert Haanstra | Netherlands | |
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
Main Competition
- Golden Bear: A Kind of Loving by John Schlesinger
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Francesco Rosi for Salvatore Giuliano
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Rita Gam and Viveca Lindfors for No Exit
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: James Stewart for Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: To the Last Day by Sang-ok Shin
Documentary and Short Films Competition
- Silver Bear, special award (Documentaries): Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific by Heinz Sielmann
- Short Film Golden Bear: De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel by Jan Vrijman
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Stars at Noon by Blaise Senghor
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
- Nahanni by Donald Wilder
- The Ancestors by André Libik
- Venedig by Kurt Steinwendner
- Test for the West: Berlin by Franz Baake
Independent Awards
- Zoo by Bert Haanstra
OCIC Award
Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis)
- Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Give Me Ten Desperate Men by Pierre Zimmer
- Honorable Mention: Little Presents by Jack Witikka
- Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific by Heinz Sielmann
- Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Zoo by Bert Haanstra
References
- ^ "12th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1962". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.