8th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Smultronstället) |
| 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 the Swedish film Smultronstället directed by Ingmar Bergman.[3]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]
International feature film jury
- Frank Capra, director, screenwriter and producer (United States) - Jury President
- Joaquim Novais Teixeira, politician, writer and film critic (Portugal)
- Jean Marais, actor (France)
- Paul Rotha, director (United Kingdom)
- L. B. Rao (India)
- Duilio Coletti, director and screenwriter (Italy)
- Michiko Tanaka, actress (Japan)
- Gerhard T. Buchholz, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany)
- Willy Haas, writer (West Germany)
- Gerhard Lamprecht, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany)
- Leopold Reitemeister, art historian (West Germany)
International documentary and short jury
- Wali Eddine Sameh, director (Egypt) - Jury President
- Günther Birkenfeld, producer (West Germany)
- Werner Eisbrenner, composer and conductor (West Germany)
- Adolf Forter, producer (Switzerland)
- Anton Koolhaas, writer (Netherlands)
- Jan-Olof Olsson, writer (Sweden)
- Edward Toner, co-founder of the Irish Film Centre (Ireland)
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[5]
| Documentary and short film | |||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass | Glas | Bert Haanstra | Netherlands |
| Jaguar | Sean Graham | Ghana | |
| Königin im Frauenreich | H. Zickendraht | Switzerland | |
| La lunga raccolta | Lionetto Fabbri | Italy | |
| Dream Road of the World | Traumstraße der Welt | Hans Domnick | West Germany |
| Perri | N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph Wright | USA | |
| Trans Canada Summer | Ronald Dick | Canada | |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
International jury awards
- Golden Bear: Smultronstället 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
Documentaries and short films jury awards
- Golden Bear (Documentaries): Perri by N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph Wright
- Silver Bear (Documentaries): Traumstraße der Welt by Hans Domnick
- Short Film Golden Bear: La lunga raccolta by Lionetto Fabbri
- Silver Bear for Best Short Film: ex aequo
Glas by Bert Haanstra
Königin im Frauenreich by H. Zickendraht
Independent jury awards
- FIPRESCI Award ex aequo
Ice Cold in Alex by J. Lee Thompson
Smultronstället by Ingmar Bergman - Special mention: Jaguar by Sean Graham
- OCIC Award
- 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
- ^ "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". 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.