11th Berlin International Film Festival
Introduction The '''11th''' annual '''Berlin International Film Festival''' was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961.The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film ''La notte'' directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:'''International feature film jury'''* James Quinn, producer (United Kingdom) - Jury President* France Roche, journalist, film critic, actress and screenwriter (France)* Marc Turfkruyer, film critic (Belgium)* Satyajit Ray, director (India)* Gian Luigi Rondi, film critic (Italy)* Hirotsugu Ozaki, theatre critic (Japan)* Nicholas Ray, director (United States)* Falk Harnack, director and screenwriter (West Germany)* Hans Schaarwächter, journalist and writer (West Germany)'''International documentary and short jury'''* Willem de Vogel, actor (Netherlands) - Jury President* Else Goelz, journalist (West Germany)* Mohammed Gamal Eldin Rifaat, (United Arab Emirates)* Luis Gómez Mesa, film critic and writer (Spain)* Max Lippmann, film critic (West Germany)* Ingeborg Lyche, chairperson of the Statens Filmsentral (Norway)* Flávio R. Tambellini, producer (Brazil)
Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Country''The End of the Cancageiros''''A Morte Comanda o Cangaço'' Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimares MottaBrazil''Teenagers''''Almurahikat''Ahmed Diaa EddineEgypt''Amelie or The Time to Love''''Amélie ou le Temps d'aimer''Michel DrachFrance''Aντιγόνη Antigone'' Yorgos JavellasGreece''Anuradha''''अनुराधा Anuradha'' Hrishikesh MukherjeeIndia''The Miracle of Father Malachia''''Das Wunder des Malachias''Bernhard WickiAustria''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi''''Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi'' Kurt HoffmannWest Germany, Switzerland''Zone of Danger''''I faresonen''Bjørn BreigutuNorway''The Broken Pots''''Kırık Çanaklar''Memduh ÜnTurkey''Five Day Lover''''L'Amant de cinq jours''Philippe de BrocaFrance, Italy''The Assassin''''L'assassino''Elio PetriItaly, France''The Night''''La Notte''Michelangelo AntonioniItaly, France''La patota'' Daniel TinayreArgentina''Young People''''Los jóvenes''Luis AlcorizaMexico''The Coachman''''마부 Mabu''Kang Dae-jinSouth Korea''Macbeth'' George SchaeferUSA, United Kingdom''That Joyous Eve''''Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas'' Fons RademakersNetherlands''No Love for Johnnie'' Ralph ThomasUnited Kingdom''Black Silk''''Prae dum''Rattana Pestonji and Ratanavadi RatanabhandThailand''Question 7'' Stuart RosenbergUSA, West Germany''Romanoff and Juliet'' Peter UstinovUSA''The Pleasure of His Company'' George SeatonUSA''The Scarlet Dove''''Tulipunainen kyyhkynen''Matti KassilaFinland''Two Loves'' Charles WaltersUSA''A Woman Is a Woman''''Une femme est une femme''Jean-Luc GodardFrance''The Bad Sleep Well''''悪い奴ほどよく眠る Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru''Akira KurosawaJapan''14,000 Witnesses''''證人 萬 四千 個 證人 Yi wan si qian ge zheng ren'' Wang HaoTaiwan, Hong Kong Documentary and short film English title Original title Director(s) Country''Chimichimito''José MartínVenezuela''Third Side of the Coin''''Description d'un combat''Chris MarkerFrance, Israel''Gesicht von der Stange? ''Raimund RuehlWest Germany''Hold Back the Sea''''De lage landen''George SluizerNetherlands''Morning on the Lièvre''David BairstowCanada''A Country Called Chile''''Un país llamado Chile''B.H. HardyChile''Sirènes''Emile DegelinBelgium''Lo specchio, la tigre e la pianura''Raffaele AndreassiItaly''Dreamland of Desire''''Traumland der Sehnsucht''Wolfgang Müller-SehnWest Germany, Greece
Key : †Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards Michelangelo Antonioni, winner of the Golden Bear at the eventThe following prizes were awarded by the Jury:'''International jury awards'''* Golden Bear: ''La notte'' by Michelangelo Antonioni* Silver Bear: ''Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas'' by Fons Rademakers* Silver Bear for Best Director: Bernhard Wicki for ''Das Wunder des Malachias''* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Karina for ''Une femme est une femme''* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Peter Finch for ''No Love for Johnnie''* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: ''마부 Mabu'' by Kang Dae-jin* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: ''Une femme est une femme'' by Jean-Luc Godard'''Documentaries and short films jury awards'''* Golden Bear (Documentaries): ''Description d'un combat'' by Chris Marker* Silver Bear special prize (Documentaries): ''Traumland der Sehnsucht'' by Wolfgang Müller-Sehn* Short Film Golden Bear: ''Gesicht von der Stange?'' by Raimund Ruehl* Silver Bear for Best Short Film: ''Chimichimito'' by José Martín* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): ''ex aequo''''De lage landen'' by George Sluizer''Lo specchio, la tigre e la pianura'' by Raffaele Andreassi''Sirènes'' by Emile Degelin''Morning on the Lièvre'' by David Bairstow'''Independent jury awards'''*FIPRESCI Award**''La notte'' by Michelangelo Antonioni*OCIC Award**''Question 7'' by Stuart Rosenberg*C.I.D.A.L.C. Award**''La patota'' by Daniel Tinayre*Youth Film Award**Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: ''Question 7'' by Stuart Rosenberg**Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: ''Description d'un combat'' by Chris Marker**Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: ''De lage landen'' by George Sluizer**Honorable Mention: ''Gesicht von der Stange?'' by Raimund Ruehl
References
External links *  11th Berlin International Film Festival 1961* 1961 Berlin International Film Festival* Berlin International Film Festival:1961  at Internet Movie Database