5th Berlin International Film Festival
Film festival
Festival poster | |
Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: The Rats |
Festival date | 24 June–5 July 1955 |
Website | Website |
Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
The 5th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1955.[1] This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956.[2]
The Golden Bear was awarded to The Rats by audience vote.[3]
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Carmen Jones | Otto Preminger | United States | |
The Doll Merchant | Nukkekauppias ja kaunis Lilith | Jack Witikka | Finland |
In the Shadow of the Karakoram | Im Schatten des Karakorum | Eugen Schuhmacher | West Germany |
Lost Continent | Continente perduto | Enrico Gras and Giorgio Moser | Italy |
Miracle of Marcelino | Marcelino pan y vino | Ladislao Vajda | Spain |
Pantomimes | Paul Paviot | France | |
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler | Der 20. Juli | Falk Harnack | West Germany |
The Rats | Die Ratten | Robert Siodmak | West Germany |
The Seven Year Itch | Billy Wilder | United States | |
Siam | Ralph Wright | ||
The Vanishing Prairie | James Algar | ||
Woodpecker | Zimmerleute des Waldes | Heinz Sielmann | West Germany |
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:[3]
- Golden Bear: The Rats by Robert Siodmak
- Silver Bear: The Miracle of Marcelino by Ladislao Vajda
- Bronze Berlin Bear: Carmen Jones by Otto Preminger
- Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Vanishing Prairie by James Algar
- Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): Lost Continent by Enrico Gras, Giorgio Moser
- Big Bronze Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): In the Shadow of the Karakoram by Eugen Schuhmacher
- Small Gold Medal (Short Film): Zimmerleute des Waldes by Heinz Sielmann
- Small Silver Medal (Short Film): Siam by Ralph Wright
- Small Bronze Medal (Short Film): Pantomimes by Paul Paviot
References
- ^ "5th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "JURIES 1955". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1955". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1955". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- 5th Berlin International Film Festival 1955
- 1955 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1955 at Internet Movie Database
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