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 Martínez, Spanish journalist and film critic
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAnd That on Monday MorningUnd das am MontagmorgenLuigi ComenciniWest GermanyArchimède le clochardGilles GrangierFranceAsk Any GirlCharles WaltersUnited StatesAsteroΑστέρωDinos DimopoulosGreeceThe Bell Tower: Missing Another Dawn종각 Ju-nam YangSouth KoreaBeyond All LimitsFlor de mayoRoberto GavaldónMexicoBroken Spellسیامک یاسمیSiamak YasemiIranThe Defeated VictorUn uomo facilePaolo HeuschItalyHassan and Nayimaحسن ونعيمة Henry BarakatEgyptThe Hidden Fortress隠し砦の三悪人Akira KurosawaJapanHome Is the HeroFielder CookIrelandLa caídaLeopoldo Torre NilssonArgentinaLes CousinsClaude ChabrolFranceThe Master and His ServantsHerren og hans tjenereArne SkouenNorwayNaked Sun裸 の 貸与Miyoji IekiJapanPanoptikum 59Walter Kolm-VeltéeAustriaThe Phantom CarriageKörkarlenArne MattssonSwedenThe Poet and the Little MotherPoeten og LillemorErik BallingDenmarkThe Rest Is SilenceDer Rest ist SchweigenHelmut KäutnerWest GermanySagar Sangameyসাগর সঙ্গমে বাংলা ছবি Debaki BoseIndiaThe Siege of PinchgutHarry WattUnited KingdomSven Tuuva the HeroSven TuuvaEdvin LaineFinlandTen Ready RiflesDiez fusiles esperanJosé Luis Sáenz de HerediaSpain, ItalyThat Kind of WomanSidney LumetUnited StatesThree Loves in RioMeus Amores no RioCarlos Hugo ChristensenBrazil, ArgentinaTiger BayJ. Lee ThompsonUnited KingdomThe Village on the RiverDorp aan de rivierFons RademakersNetherlands Wolves of the DeepLupi nell'abissoSilvio AmadioItaly
Documentary and Short Films Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAnneaux d'orRené VautierTunisia, FranceDas KnalleidoskopHerbert HungerWest GermanyGloria della MarcianaEmilio MarsiliItalyHorse on HolidayHest på sommerferieAstrid Henning-JensenDenmark, United KingdomI ditteriAlberto AncilottoItalyParadise and Fire OvenParadies und FeuerofenHerbert ViktorWest GermanyPower Among MenAlexander Hammid, Gian Luigi Polidoro and V. R. SarmaUnited KingdomPraise the SeaPrijs de zeeHerman van der HorstNetherlandsRadha and Krishnaराधा और कृष्णJ. S. BhownagaryIndiaStars at NoonLes Étoiles de midiJacques Ertaud and Marcel IchacFranceTierra mágicaMassimo Dallamano and Vittorio ValentiniVenezuelaWhite WildernessJames AlgarUnited States
Official Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Main Competition Golden Bear: Les Cousins by Claude Chabrol Silver Bear for Best Director: Akira Kurosawa for The Hidden Fortress Silver Bear for Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for Ask Any Girl Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean Gabin for Archimède le clochard Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Hayley Mills for Tiger Bay
Documentary and Short Films Competition Golden Bear (Documentaries): White Wilderness by James Algar Short Film Golden Bear: Praise the Sea by Herman van der Horsti Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Das Knalleidoskop by Herbert Hunger Radha and Krishna by J. S. Bhownagary Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): Horse on Holiday by Astrid Henning-Jensen Recognition of honor (Short Film): I ditteri by Alberto Ancilotto
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award The Hidden Fortress by Akira Kurosawa
OCIC Award Paradise and Fire Oven by Victor Herbert
Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis) Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Naked Sun by Miyoji Ieki Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Paradise and Fire Oven by Victor Herbert Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Anneaux d'or by René Vautier
References
External links 9th Berlin International Film Festival 1959 1959 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1959 at Internet Movie Database