15th Berlin International Film Festival

The 15th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1965.[1] The festival started selecting the jury members on its own rather than countries sending designated representatives.[2]

15th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Alphaville
Festival date25 June – 6 July 1965
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The Golden Bear was awarded to Alphaville directed by Jean-Luc Godard.[3]

Jury

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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]

  • John Gillett, British film critic - Jury President
  • Alexander Kluge, West-German filmmaker, producer and writer
  • Ely Azeredo, Brazilian film critic
  • Monique Berger, French journalist and film critic
  • Kyushiro Kusakabe, Japanese film critic
  • Jerry Bresler, American film producer
  • Karena Niehoff, West-German journalist and film critic
  • Hansjürgen Pohland [de], West-German filmmaker and producer
  • Hans-Dieter Roos, West-German film critic

Official Sections

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Main Competition

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The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[5]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Alphaville Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution Jean-Luc Godard France
The Art of Living El arte de vivir Julio Diamante Spain
The Blood of the Walsungs Wälsungenblut Rolf Thiele West Germany
Le Bonheur Agnès Varda France
Cat Ballou Elliot Silverstein United States
Charulata চারুলতা Satyajit Ray India
Das Boot von Torreira Alfred Ehrhardt West Germany
Een zondag op het eiland van de Grande Jatte Frans Weisz Netherlands
The Knack ...and How to Get It Richard Lester United Kingdom
Love 65 Kärlek 65 Bo Widerberg Sweden
My Love and I Kungsleden Gunnar Höglund Sweden
The Obsessed of Catule Vereda de Salvação Anselmo Duarte Brazil
Pajarito Gómez Rodolfo Kuhn Argentina
The Railrodder Gerald Potterton Canada
The Reckless Una bella grinta Giuliano Montaldo Italy
Repulsion Roman Polanski United Kingdom
Secrets Behind the Wall 壁の中の秘事 Kōji Wakamatsu Japan
Shakespeare Wallah James Ivory United States
Six in Paris Paris vu par... Claude Chabrol, Jean Douchet, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Eric Rohmer and Jean Rouch France
Thomas the Impostor Thomas l'imposteur Georges Franju France
To Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Denmark
Yeats Country Patrick Carey Ireland

Official Awards

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Jean-Luc Godard, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]

Independent Awards

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Youth Film Award

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OCIC Award

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UNICRIT Award

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References

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  1. ^ "15th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1965". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "JURIES 1965". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "PROGRAMME 1965". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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