9th Berlin International Film Festival
Introduction The '''9th''' annual '''Berlin International Film Festival''' was held from 26 June – 7 July 1959.The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut. The Golden Bear was awarded to the French film ''Les Cousins'' directed by Claude Chabrol.
Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:'''International feature film jury'''* Robert Aldrich, director (United States) - Jury President* Johan Jacobsen, director, screenwriter and producer (Denmark)* Charles Ford, writer and filmmaker (France)* John Bryan, production designer (United Kingdom)* Ignazio Tranquilli, writer and playwright (Italy)* Shigeo Miyata, painter and physician (Japan)* Wali Eddine Sameh, director (United Arab Emirates)* O. E. Hasse, actor (West Germany)* Gerhard Prager, writer and producer (West Germany)* Fritz Podehl, producer (West Germany)* Walther Schmieding, journalist (West Germany)'''International documentary and short jury'''* Curt Oertel, director and director of photography (West Germany) - Jury President* M.D. Bath (India)* Hans Cürlis, director (West Germany)* Paul Davay, film critic (Belgium)* Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer (Norway)* Katina Paxinou, actress (Greece)* Alfonso Sánchez Martínez, journalist and film critic (Spain)
Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Feature film English title Original title Director(s) Country''Archimède le clochard'' Gilles GrangierFrance''Ask Any Girl''Charles WaltersUSA''Astero''''Αστέρω Astero''Dinos DimopoulosGreece''The Rest Is Silence''''Der Rest ist Schweigen''Helmut KäutnerWest Germany''Ten Ready Rifles''''Diez fusiles esperan''José Luis Sáenz de HerediaSpain, Italy''The Village on the River''''Dorp aan de rivier''Fons RademakersNetherlands ''Beyond All Limits''''Flor de mayo''Roberto GavaldónMexico''Naked Sun''''裸 の 貸与 Hadaka no taiyō''Miyoji IekiJapan''Hassan and Nayima''''حسن ونعيمة Hassan wa Nayima'' Henry BarakatEgypt''The Master and His Servants''''Herren og hans tjenere''Arne SkouenNorway''Home Is the Hero''Fielder CookIreland''The Bell Tower: Missing Another Dawn''''종각 Jonggak'' Ju-nam YangSouth Korea''The Hidden Fortress''''隠し砦の三悪人 Kakushi toride no san akunin''Akira KurosawaJapan''The Phantom Carriage''''Körkarlen''Arne MattssonSweden''La caída'' Leopoldo Torre NilssonArgentina''Les Cousins'' Claude ChabrolFrance''Wolves of the Deep''''Lupi nell'abisso''Silvio AmadioItaly''Three Loves in Rio''''Meus Amores no Rio''Carlos Hugo ChristensenBrazil, Argentina''Panoptikum 59'' Walter Kolm-VeltéeAustria''The Poet and the Little Mother''''Poeten og Lillemor''Erik BallingDenmark''The Holy Island''''সাগর সঙ্গমে বাংলা ছবি Sagar Sangamey'' Debaki BoseIndia''Sven Tuuva the Hero''''Sven Tuuva''Edvin LaineFinland''Broken Spell''''سیامک یاسمی Telesme schekasté''Siamak YasemiIran''That Kind of Woman''Sidney LumetUSA''Four Desperate Men''''The Siege of Pinchgut'' Harry WattUnited Kingdom''Tiger Bay'' J. Lee ThompsonUnited Kingdom''The Defeated Victor''''Un uomo facile''Paolo HeuschItaly''And That on Monday Morning''''Und das am Montagmorgen''Luigi ComenciniWest Germany Documentary and short film English title Original title Director(s) Country''Anneaux d'or''René VautierTunisia, France''White Wilderness''James AlgarUSA''I ditteri''Alberto AncilottoItaly''Stars at Noon''''Les Étoiles de midi''Jacques Ertaud and Marcel IchacFrance''Gloria della Marciana''Emilio MarsiliItaly''Horse on Holiday''''Hest på sommerferie''Astrid Henning-JensenDenmark, United Kingdom''Das Knalleidoskop''Herbert HungerWest Germany''Paradise and Fire Oven''''Paradies und Feuerofen''Herbert ViktorWest Germany''Power Among Men''Alexander Hammid, Gian Luigi Polidoro and V. R. SarmaUnited Kingdom''Praise the Sea''''Prijs de zee''Herman van der HorstNetherlands''Radha and Krishna''''राधा और कृष्ण Radha and Krishna''J. S. BhownagaryIndia''Tierra mágica''Massimo Dallamano and Vittorio ValentiniVenezuela
Key : †Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:'''International jury awards'''* Golden Bear: ''Les Cousins'' by Claude Chabrol* Silver Bear for Best Director: Akira Kurosawa for ''Kakushi-toride no san-akunin''* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for ''Ask Any Girl''* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for ''Archimède le clochard''* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Hayley Mills for ''Tiger Bay'''''Documentaries and short films jury awards'''* Golden Bear (Documentaries): White Wilderness by James Algar* Short Film Golden Bear: ''Prijs de zee'' by Herman van der Horsti* Silver Bear for Best Short Film: ''ex aequo''''Das Knalleidoskop'' by Herbert Hunger''Radha and Krishna'' by J. S. Bhownagary* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): ''Hest på sommerferie'' by Astrid Henning-Jensen* Recognition of honor (Short Film): ''I ditteri'' by Alberto Ancilotto'''Independent jury awards'''*FIPRESCI Award**''Kakushi toride no san akunin'' by Akira Kurosawa*OCIC Award**''Paradies und Feuerofen'' by Victor Herbert*Youth Film Award (''Jugendfilmpreis''):**Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: ''Hadaka no taiyō'' by Miyoji Ieki**Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: ''Paradies und Feuerofen'' by Herbert Viktor**Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: ''Anneaux d'or'' by René Vautier
References
External links *  9th Berlin International Film Festival 1959*  1959 Berlin International Film Festival*  Berlin International Film Festival:1959  at Internet Movie Database