4th Berlin International Film Festival
Introduction The '''4th''' annual '''Berlin International Film Festival''' was held from 18 to 29 June 1954.This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956.David Lean won the Golden Bear by the audience voting for his film ''Hobson's Choice'' at the festival.
Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Country''The Great Adventure''''Det stora äventyret''Arne SucksdorffSweden''Hobson's Choice'' David LeanUnited Kingdom''Ikiru''''生きる Ikiru'' Akira KurosawaJapan''Submarine Attack''''La grande speranza''Duilio ColettiItaly''The Unfrocked One''''Le Défroqué''Léo JoannonFrance''Bread, Love and Dreams''''Pane, amore e fantasia''Luigi ComenciniItaly''The Landowner's Daughter''''Sinhá Moça''Tom Payne and Oswaldo SampaioBrazil''The Living Desert''James AlgarUSA''The Golden Age of Flemish Painting''''Een gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitieven''Paul HaesaertsBelgium''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''Richard FleischerUSA''Magnificent Obsession''Douglas SirkUSA''Gate of Hell''''地獄門 Jigokumon''Teinosuke KinugasaJapan''Circus of Love''''Rummelplatz der Liebe''Kurt NeumannWest Germany, USA''No Way Back''''Weg ohne Umkehr''Victor VicasWest Germany
Key David Lean, winner of the Golden Bear at the event. : †Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:* Golden Bear: ''Hobson's Choice'' by David Lean* Silver Bear: ''Pane, amore e fantasia'' by Luigi Comencini* Bronze Berlin Bear: ''Le défroqué'' by Léo Joannon* Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): ''The Living Desert'' by James Algar* Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): ''Det stora äventyret'' by Arne Sucksdorff* Big Bronze Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films):  by Paul Haesaerts
References
External links *  4th Berlin International Film Festival 1954*  1954 Berlin International Film Festival*  Berlin International Film Festival:1954 at Internet Movie Database