The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the French New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Les Cousins directed by Claude Chabrol.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
- Robert Aldrich, American filmmaker - Jury President
- Johan Jacobsen, Danish filmmaker and producer
- Charles Ford, French writer and filmmaker
- John Bryan, British production designer
- Ignazio Tranquilli, Italian writer and playwright
- Shigeo Miyata, Japanese painter and physician
- Wali Eddine Sameh, Emirati director
- O. E. Hasse, West-German actor
- Gerhard Prager, West-German writer and producer
- Fritz Podehl, West-German producer
- Walther Schmieding, West-German journalist
Documentary and Short Films Competition
- Curt Oertel, West-German filmmaker and director of photography - Jury President
- M.D. Bath, Indian
- Hans Cürlis, West-German director
- Paul Davay, Belgian film critic
- Odd Hølaas, Norwegian journalist and writer
- Katina Paxinou, Greek actress
- Alfonso Sánchez MartÃÂnez, Spanish journalist and film critic
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
Documentary and Short Films Competition
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Main Competition
Documentary and Short Films Competition
Independent Awards
OCIC Award
Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis)
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