8th Berlin International Film Festival
Introduction The '''8th''' annual '''Berlin International Film Festival''' was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swedish film ''Smultronstället'' directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Jury Frank Capra, Jury PresidentThe following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:'''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: Feature film English title Original title Director(s) Country''A Time to Love and a Time to Die'' Douglas SirkUSA, West Germany''Anna of Brooklyn''''Anna di Brooklyn'' Vittorio De Sica and Carlo LastricatiItaly''Cairo Station''''باب الحديد Bāb al-Ḥadīd'' Youssef ChahineEgypt''The Temptress and the Monk''''白夜の妖女 Byakuya no yōjo''Eisuke TakizawaJapan''The Tenth of May''''Der 10.Mai'' Franz SchnyderSwitzerland''Two Eyes, Twelve Hands''''दो आँखें बारह हाथ Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' Rajaram Vankudre ShantaramIndia''It Happened in Broad Daylight''''Es geschah am hellichten Tag'' Ladislao VajdaSwitzerland, West Germany, Spain''The Devil's Pass''''La Passe du diable'' Jacques Dupont and Pierre SchoendoerfferFrance''The Girls Are Willing''''Guld og grønne skove''Gabriel AxelDenmark''Ice Cold in Alex'' J. Lee ThompsonUnited Kingdom''A Story of Pure Love''''純愛物語 Jun'ai Monogatari'' Tadashi ImaiJapan''The Law Is the Law''''La loi, c'est la loi''Christian-JaqueFrance, Italy''Strange Gods''''Los dioses ajenos'' Román Viñoly BarretoArgentina''Djajaprana'' Kotot SoekardiIndonesia''Miriam''William MarkusFinland''Ash Wednesday''''Miércoles de ceniza''Roberto GavaldónMexico''Girls in Uniform''''Mädchen in Uniform''Géza von RadványiWest Germany, France''The Outlaws''''Οι παράνομοι Oi paranomoi'' Nikos KoundourosGreece''A Party in Hell''''شب‌ نشینی در جهنم Shab-neshini dar jahannam''Samuel Khachikian and Mushegh SarvarianIran''Wild Strawberries''''Smultronstället''Ingmar BergmanSweden''The Defiant Ones''Stanley KramerUSA''The Witch Beneath the Sea''''Tumulto de Paixões''Zygmunt SulistrowskiBrazil, USA''Una cita de amor'' Emilio FernándezMexico''Ut av mørket'' Arild BrinchmannNorway''Wild Is the Wind'' George CukorUSA''Let's Make the Impossible! ''''¡Viva lo imposible!'' Rafael GilSpain Documentary and short film English title Original title Director(s) Country''Glass''''Glas''Bert HaanstraNetherlands''Jaguar''Sean GrahamGhana''Königin im Frauenreich''H. ZickendrahtSwitzerland''La lunga raccolta''Lionetto FabbriItaly''Dream Road of the World''''Traumstraße der Welt''Hans DomnickWest Germany''Perri''N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph WrightUSA''Trans Canada Summer''Ronald DickCanada
Key : †Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards Ingmar Bergman, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:'''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
External links *  8th Berlin International Film Festival 1958* 1958 Berlin International Film Festival* Berlin International Film Festival:1958 at Internet Movie Database