7th Berlin International Film Festival
Introduction The '''7th''' annual '''Berlin International Film Festival''' was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film ''12 Angry Men'' directed by Sidney Lumet.
Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:'''International feature film jury'''* Jay Carmody, theatre critic (United States) - Jury President* Jean de Baroncelli, writer and film critic (France)* John Sutro, producer (United Kingdom)* Dalpathal Kothari (India)* Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, historian and film critic (Italy)* Bunzaburo Hayashi, producer (Japan)* Miguel Alemán Jr., producer (Mexico)* Thorsten Eklann, journalist (Sweden)* José María Escudero, director of photography (Spain)* Edmund Luft, playwright, historian and film critic  (West Germany)* Ernst Schröder, actor (West Germany)'''International documentary and short jury'''* Adolf Hübl, founder of the Bundesstaatliche Hauptstelle für Lichtbild und Bildungsfilm (Austria) - Jury President* Paul Heimann, pedagogue (West Germany)* Paul Louyet, producer (Belgium)* Norman McLaren, director and producer (Canada)* Karl Naef, (Switzerland)* Yrjö Rannikko, producer (Finland)* Ahmed Sefrioui, writer (Morocco)
Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Feature film English title Original title Director(s) Country''12 Angry Men''Sidney LumetUSA''1918''T. J. SärkkäFinland''Whom God Forgives''''Amanecer en Puerta Oscura''José María ForquéSpain''Arashi''''嵐 Arashi''Hiroshi InagakiJapan''Brahim'' Jean FlechetMorocco''The Last Ones Shall Be First''''Die Letzten werden die Ersten sein'' Rolf HansenWest Germany''The Tough''''الفتوة El fatawa''Salah Abu SeifEgypt''El hombre señalado'' Francis LauricArgentina ''Happiness''''Felicidad''Alfonso Corona BlakeMexico ''Hang Tuah''Phani MajumdarSingapore, Malaysia''Be Dear to Me''''Ingen tid til kærtegn''Annelise HovmandDenmark''Jonas''Ottomar DomnickWest Germany ''Tausend Kleine Zeichen''Herbert SeggelkeWest Germany''Secrets of Life''James AlgarUSA''Kabuliwala''''কাবুলিওয়ালা Kābuli'ōẏālā'' Tapan SinhaIndia''The Man in the Raincoat''''L'Homme à l'imperméable'' Julien DuvivierFrance''The Window to Luna Park''''La finestra sul Luna Park'' Luigi ComenciniItaly''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin''''Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin'' Jacques BeckerFrance, Italy''Manuela'' Guy HamiltonUnited Kingdom''It Was Not in Vain''''Nije bilo uzalud''Nikola TanhoferYugoslavia''Fathers and Sons''''Padri e figli''Mario MonicelliItaly''The Girl from Corfu''''Πρωτευουσιάνικες περιπέτειες Protevousianikes peripeteies'' Yannis PetropoulakisGreece''No Sun in Venice''''Sait-on jamais...''Roger VadimFrance, Italy''The Wedding Day''''시집가는 날 Shijibganeun nal'' Byung-il LeeSouth Korea''Last Pair Out''''Sista paret ut'' Alf SjöbergSweden''Rendezvous with Forgotten Years''''Stevnemøte med glemte år'' Jon Lennart MjøenNorway''The Spanish Gardener'' Philip LeacockUnited Kingdom''Freedom'' Vernon Messenger (uncredited)Nigeria''The Teahouse of the August Moon''Daniel MannUSA''The Wayward Bus''Victor VicasUSA''Tizoc''''Tizoc: Amor indio'' Ismael RodríguezMexico''The Valley of the Lost Soul''''亡魂谷 Wang hun gu''Chun YenHong Kong''Woman in a Dressing Gown''J. Lee ThompsonUnited Kingdom  Documentary and short film English title Original title Director(s) Country''The Horse Boy''''暴れん坊街道 Abarenbō kaidō''Tomu UchidaJapan''Big Bill Blues''Jean DelireBelgium''The Good Earth''''Đất Lành''Ramon A. EstellaSouth Vietnam''Happiness''''Felicidad''Alfonso Corona BlakeMexico''Gente lontana''Lionetto FabbriItaly''Plitvicka jezera''Dragoslav HolubYugoslavia''La revolución mexicana en sus murales''Luis SpotaMexico''Ruf der Götter''Dietrich WawrzynWest Germany''Secrets of Life''James AlgarUSA''Tausend kleine Zeichen''Herbert SeggelkeWest Germany''The Last Paradise''''L'ultimo paradiso''Folco QuiliciItaly
Key : †Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Awards Sidney Lumet, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:'''International jury awards'''* Golden Bear: ''12 Angry Men'' by Sidney Lumet* Silver Bear for Best Director: Mario Monicelli for ''Padri e figli''* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yvonne Mitchell for ''Woman in a Dressing Gown''* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Pedro Infante for ''Tizoc''* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: ''ex aequo''''Amanecer en Puerta Oscura'' by José María Forqué''Kabuliwala'' by Tapan Sinha'''Documentaries and short films jury awards'''* Golden Bear (Documentaries): ''The secrets of nature'' by James Algar* Silver Bear (Documentaries): ''L'ultimo paradiso'' by Folco Quilici* Short Film Golden Bear: ''Gente lontana'' by Lionetto Fabbri* Silver Bear for Best Short Film: ''ex aequo'':''Plitvička jezera'' by Šime Šimatović''Tausend kleine Zeichen'' by Herbert Seggelke''Big Bill Blues'' by Jean Delire'''Independent jury awards'''*FIPRESCI Award**''Woman in a Dressing Gown'' by J. Lee Thompson**Honourable mention: ''Be Dear to Me'' by Annelise Hovmand*OCIC Award**''12 Angry Men'' by Sidney Lumet**Special Mention: ''Woman in a Dressing Gown'' by J. Lee Thompson
References
External links *  7th Berlin International Film Festival 1957* 1957 Berlin International Film Festival* Berlin International Film Festival:1957  at Internet Movie Database