14th Berlin International Film Festival

The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1964.

The Golden Bear was awarded to Dry Summer directed by Metin Erksan.

The Swedish film 491 by Vilgot Sjöman was rejected by festival director Alfred Bauer owing to its controversial nature.

Juries

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

Main Competition

• Anthony Mann, American filmmaker - Jury President
• Hermann Schwerin, West-German jurist and film producer
• Lucas Demare, Argentine filmmaker and producer
• Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, French actor, filmmaker and critic
• Yorgos Javellas, Greek director and screenwriter
• Richard Todd, British actor
• Takashi Hamama, Emirati
• Gerd Ressing, West-German historian and journalist

Documentary and Short Film Competition

• Girija Kanta Mookerjee, Indian diplomat, educator and writer - Jury President
• Ferdinand Kastner, Austrian film critic
• Burhan Arpad, Turkish journalist and writer
• Hans-Joachim Hossfeld, West-German director
• Peter Schamoni, West-German director, screenwriter and producer
• Aud Thagaard, Norwegian film critic
• Roland Verhavert, Belgian director

Official Sections

Main Competition

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

Documentary and Short Film Competition

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

Main Competition

• Golden Bear: Dry Summer by Metin Erksan
• Silver Bear for Best Director: Satyajit Ray for Mahānagar
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Sachiko Hidari for The Insect Woman and She and He
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Rod Steiger for The Pawnbroker
• Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Ruy Guerra for The Guns

Documentary and Short Film Competition

• Golden Bear Documentaries: Alleman by Bert Haanstra
• Short Film Golden Bear: Kirdi by Max Lersch
• Silver Bear for Best Short Film:
• Sunday Lark by Sanford Semel
• Kontraste by Wolfgang Urchs
• Anmeldung by Rob Houwer
• Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): Signale by Raimund Ruehl

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Award

• La visita by Antonio Pietrangeli
• Honorable Mention: The Pawnbroker by Sidney Lumet

Interfilm Award

• School for Suicide by Knud Leif Thomsen

OCIC Award

• She and He by Susumu Hani

UNICRIT Award

• The Human Dutch by Bert Haanstra

Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis)

• Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: She and He by Susumu Hani
• Honorable Mention: Time of the Innocent by Thomas Fantl
• Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: The Human Dutch by Bert Haanstra
• Best Short Film Suitable for Young People:
• Anmeldung by Rob Houwer
• An Engineer's Assistant by Noriaki Tsuchimoto

References

External links

• 14th Berlin International Film Festival 1964
• 1964 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1964 at Internet Movie Database