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1957 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.[1]
The Golden Bear was awarded to 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet.[2] The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year.[1]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
- Jay Carmody, American theatre critic – Jury President
- Jean de Baroncelli, French writer and film critic
- John Sutro, British producer
- Dalpathal Kothari, Indian
- Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, Italian historian and film critic
- Bunzaburo Hayashi, Japanese producer (Japan)
- Miguel Alemán Jr., Mexican producer
- Thorsten Eklann, Swedish journalist
- José María Escudero, Spanish director of photography
- Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, historian and film critic
- Ernst Schröder, West-German actor
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- Adolf Hübl, Austrian founder of the Bundesstaatliche Hauptstelle für Lichtbild und Bildungsfilm – Jury President
- Paul Heimann, West-German pedagogue
- Paul Louyet, Belgium producer
- Norman McLaren, Canadian director and producer
- Karl Naef, Swiss
- Yrjö Rannikko, Finish producer
- Ahmed Sefrioui, Moroccan
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
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| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bill Blues | Jean Delire | Belgium | |
| Gente lontana | Lionetto Fabbri | Italy | |
| The Good Earth | Đất Lành | Ramon A. Estella | South Vietnam |
| Happiness | Felicidad | Alfonso Corona Blake | Mexico |
| The Horse Boy | 暴れん坊街道 | Tomu Uchida | Japan |
| La revolución mexicana en sus murales | Luis Spota | Mexico | |
| The Last Paradise | L’ultimo paradiso | Folco Quilici | Italy |
| Plitvicka jezera | Dragoslav Holub | Yugoslavia | |
| Ruf der Götter | Dietrich Wawrzyn | West Germany | |
| Secrets of Life | James Algar | United States | |
| Tausend kleine Zeichen | Herbert Seggelke | West Germany | |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
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