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| name = 1st Berlin International Film Festival
| name = 1st Berlin International Film Festival
| image = 1st Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
| image = 1st Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
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| caption = Festival poster
| caption = Festival poster
| opening = ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]''
| opening = ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]''
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| location = [[West Berlin]], Germany
| location = [[West Berlin]], Germany
| founded = 1951
| founded = 1951
| awards = [[Golden Bear]] (''[[Four in a Jeep|Die Vier im Jeep]]'', ''[[Without Leaving an Address|...Sans laisser d'adresse]]'', ''[[In Beaver Valley]]'', ''[[Justice Is Done|Justice est faite]]'' and ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'')
| awards = [[Golden Bear]]:<br>''[[Die Vier im Jeep|Four in a Jeep]]''<br>''[[...Sans laisser d'adresse|Without Leaving an Address]]''<br>''[[In Beaver Valley]]''<br>''[[Justice est faite|Justice Is Done]]''<br>and ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
| host =
| host =
| number =
| number =
| date = 6–17 June 1951
| date = 6–17 June 1951
| website = [http://www.berlinale.de Website]
| website = [http://www.berlinale.de Website]
| chronology = Berlin International Film Festival
| followed_by = [[2nd Berlin International Film Festival|2nd]]
}}
}}


The '''1st''' annual '''[[Berlin International Film Festival]]''' was held from 6 to 17 June 1951.<ref name="Berlinale 1951">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/01_jahresblatt_1951/01_Jahresblatt_1951.html |title=1st Berlin International Film Festival |accessdate=20 December 2009 |work=berlinale.de| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130095320/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/01_jahresblatt_1951/01_Jahresblatt_1951.html| archivedate= 30 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The opening film was [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]''.<ref name="Berlinale 1951" /> At this very first Berlin Festival, the [[Golden Bear]] award was introduced, and it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories: drama, comedy, crime or adventure, music film, and documentary. This system disappeared already the following year, partly because films that year were voted on by the audience.
The '''1st''' annual '''[[Berlin International Film Festival]]''' was held from 6 to 17 June 1951 at the [[Titiana-Palast]] cinema.<ref name="Berlinale 1951">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/01_jahresblatt_1951/01_Jahresblatt_1951.html |title=1st Berlin International Film Festival |accessdate=20 December 2009 |work=berlinale.de| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130095320/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/01_jahresblatt_1951/01_Jahresblatt_1951.html| archivedate= 30 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The opening film was [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]''.<ref name="Berlinale 1951" />
At this first Berlin Festival, the [[Golden Bear]] award was introduced, and it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories: drama, comedy, crime or adventure, music film, and documentary. This system disappeared already the following year because [[FIAPF]] (Federation Internationale des Associations des Producteurs de Films) stated that the awarding of prizes by an expert jury was reserved for "A-festivals" only. Instead, the next year's festival awards were voted on by the audience.


==Jury==
==Jury==
The following people from West Germany were announced as being on the jury for the festival:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/04_jury_1951/04_Jury_1951.html |title=JURIES 1951 |accessdate=6 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023104830/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/04_jury_1951/04_Jury_1951.html| archivedate=23 October 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref>
The following people from West Germany were announced as being on the jury for the festival:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/04_jury_1951/04_Jury_1951.html |title=JURIES 1951 |accessdate=6 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023104830/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/04_jury_1951/04_Jury_1951.html| archivedate=23 October 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[Fritz Podehl]], playwright and producer - Jury President
* Fritz Podehl, playwright and producer - Jury President
* [[Johannes Betzel]], cinema owner
* Johannes Betzel, cinema owner
* [[Emil Dovifat]], professor of political journalism
* Emil Dovifat, professor of political journalism
* [[Werner Eisbrenner]], composer and conductor
* [[Werner Eisbrenner]], composer and conductor
* [[Günther Geisler]], journalist and critic
* Günther Geisler, journalist and critic
* [[Walter Karsch]], critic and publisher
* Walter Karsch, critic and publisher
* [[Hilde Lucht-Perske]], city councilor
* Hilde Lucht-Perske, city councilor
* [[Tatjana Sais]], actress
* [[Tatjana Sais]], actress
* [[Paul Heimann]], pedagogue and reader
* Paul Heimann, pedagogue and reader
* [[Johannes Betzel]], cinema operator
* Johannes Betzel, cinema operator


==Films in competition==
==Main Competition==
The following films were in competition for the [[Golden Bear]] awards:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/02_programm_1951/02_Programm_1951.html |title=PROGRAMME 1951|accessdate=6 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109155455/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/02_programm_1951/02_Programm_1951.html| archivedate=9 November 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref>
The following films were in competition for the [[Golden Bear]] awards:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/02_programm_1951/02_Programm_1951.html |title=PROGRAMME 1951|accessdate=6 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109155455/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/02_programm_1951/02_Programm_1951.html| archivedate=9 November 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" width="85%" cellpadding="5"
{| class="wikitable" width="85%" cellpadding="5"
|-
|-
!width="25%"| English title
!width="25%"| English title
!width="25%"| Original title
!width="25%"| Original title
!width="20%"| Director(s)
!width="20%"| Director(s)
!width="30%"| Country
!width="30%"| Production Country
|-
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Drama
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''[[In Beaver Valley]]''
|
|[[James Algar]]
|USA (documentary)
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]''
|''[[Begone Dull Care]]''
|[[Anthony Asquith]]
|
|United Kingdom
|[[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]]
|Canada (animated)
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Das gestohlene Jahr''
|
|Wilfried Fraß
|''[[Blick ins Paradies]]''
|Austria, West Germany
|[[Hans Fischerkoesen]]
|West Germany (documentary)
|-
|-
|''[[Bosch (film)|Bosch]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[Dr. Holl]]''
|[[Rolf Hansen (director)|Rolf Hansen]]
|
|West Germany
|
|Italy (art and science)
|-
|-
|''[[The Forbidden Christ]]''
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''Il Cristo proibito''
|''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
|[[Curzio Malaparte]]
|
|Italy
|[[Wilfred Jackson]]
|USA (animated/music film)
|-
|-
|''[[Girls in Uniform (1951 film)|Girls in Uniform]]''
|
|''Muchachas de uniforme''
|''[[Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit]]''
|[[Hans Cürlis]]
|[[Alfredo B. Crevenna]]
|Mexico
|West Germany (art and science)
|-
|-
|''[[God Needs Men]]''
|
|''[[Der gelbe Dom]]''
|''Dieu a besoin des hommes''
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|West Germany (documentary)
|-
|''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]''
|Endstation Mond
|[[Irving Pichel]]
|USA
|-
|''God Needs Man''
|''[[Dieu a besoin des hommes]]''
|[[Jean Delannoy]]
|[[Jean Delannoy]]
|France
|France
|-
|''[[Path of Hope]]''
|''Il cammino della speranza''
|[[Pietro Germi]]
|Italy
|-
|''[[Miss Julie (1951 film)|Miss Julie]]''
|''Fröken Julie''
|[[Alf Sjöberg]]
|Sweden
|- style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|'''''[[Four in a Jeep]]'''''
|'''''Die Vier im Jeep'''''
|'''[[Leopold Lindtberg]]'''
|'''Switzerland'''
|-
| colspan="2" |''{{ill|Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs|de}}''
|[[Erich Engel]]
|West Germany
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Comedy
|-
|-
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|'''''[[Without Leaving an Address]]'''''
|''Die Vier im Jeep''
|'''''...Sans laisser d'adresse'''''
|''[[Four in a Jeep]]''
|'''[[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]'''
|[[Leopold Lindtberg]]
|'''France'''
|Switzerland
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Geheimnis einer Ehe''
|''[[Dr. Holl]]''
|[[Helmut Weiss]]
|
|West Germany
|[[Rolf Hansen (director)|Rolf Hansen]]
|West Germany
|-
|-
|''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]''
|''[[Living on 'Hope']]''
|''Leva på 'Hoppet'''
|
|[[Luciano Emmer]]
|[[Göran Gentele]]
|Sweden
|Italy (art and science)
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]''
|''[[Het gala-Concert]]''
|[[Mitchell Leisen]]
|
|United States
|
|Netherlands (advertising film, i.e. commercial)
|-
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Documentaries
|''[[Path of Hope]]''
|Il Cammino della speranza
|[[Pietro Germi]]
|Italy
|-
|-
|''[[The Forbidden Christ]]''
| colspan="2" |''The Undefeated''
|Paul Dickson
|Il Cristo proibito
|United States
|[[Curzio Malaparte]]
|Italy
|-
|-
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''[[Justice Is Done]]''
| colspan="2" |'''''[[In Beaver Valley]]'''''
|'''[[James Algar]]'''
|Justice est faite
|'''United States'''
|[[André Cayatte]]
|France
|-
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Thrillers and adventures
|
|''[[Kleine Nachtgespenster]]''
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|West Germany (documentary)
|-
|-
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''Leaps and Bounds''
|''[[Leva på 'Hoppet']]''
|'''''[[Justice Is Done]]'''''
|'''''Justice est faite''' ''
|[[Göran Gentele]]
|'''[[André Cayatte]]'''
|Sweden
|'''France'''
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]''
|[[Irving Pichel]]
|United States
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Music film
|-
|-
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
| colspan="2" |''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|'''Cinderella''']]''
|
|'''[[Wilfred Jackson]]'''
|''[[Without Leaving an Address|...Sans laisser d'adresse]]''
|'''United States'''
|[[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]
|France
|-
|-
|''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]''
|
|[[Michael Powell (director)|Michael Powell]] and [[Emeric Pressburger]]
|[[Michael Powell (director)|Michael Powell]] and [[Emeric Pressburger]]
|United Kingdom (music film)
|-
|''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]''
|
|[[Anthony Asquith]]
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Culture Films and Documentaries
|''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]''
|
|[[Mitchell Leisen]]
|USA
|-
|-
|''[[The Story of Time]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[Begone Dull Care]]''
|[[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]]
|
|Canada
|[[Michael Stainer-Hutchins]]
|United Kingdom (advertising film, i.e. commercial)
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Der gelbe Dom''
|''[[The Undefeated (1949 film)|The Undefeated]]''
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|
| rowspan="2" |West Germany
|[[Paul Dickson (director)|Paul Dickson]]
|USA (documentary)
|}

==Key==
:{| class="wikitable" width="550" colspan="1"
| style="background:#FFDEAD;" align="center"| <sup>†</sup>
|Winner of the main award for best film in its section
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Kleine Nachtgespenster''
| colspan="2"| The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Art and Science Films
|-
| colspan="2" |''Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit''
|Hans Cürlis
|West Germany
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]''
|[[Luciano Emmer]]
| rowspan="2" |Italy
|-
| colspan="2" |''Il paradiso perduto''
|[[Luciano Emmer]] and [[Enrico Gras]]
|-
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Advertising Film
|-
| colspan="2" |''Blick ins Paradies''
|[[Hans Fischerkoesen]]
|West Germany
|-
| colspan="2" |''Het gala-Concert''
|?
|Netherlands
|-
| colspan="2" |''The Story of Time''
|Michael Stainer-Hutchins
|United Kingdom
|}
|}


==Awards==
==Official Awards==

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html |title=PRIZES & HONOURS 1951|accessdate=6 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015121803/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html| archivedate=15 October 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref>
=== Main Competition ===
* [[Golden Bear]]
* [[Golden Bear]]:
** ''[[Four in a Jeep|Die Vier im Jeep]]'' by [[Leopold Lindtberg]] – Golden Bear for Best Drama
** '''Best Drama Film''': ''[[Four in a Jeep]]'' by [[Leopold Lindtberg]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html |title=PRIZES & HONOURS 1951|accessdate=6 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015121803/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html| archivedate=15 October 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref>
** ''[[Without Leaving an Address|...Sans laisser d'adresse]]'' by [[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]] – Golden Bear for Best Comedy
** '''Best Comedy Film''': ''[[Without Leaving an Address]]'' by [[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]
** ''[[In Beaver Valley]]'' by [[James Algar]] – Golden Bear for Best Documentary
** '''Best Documentary''': ''[[In Beaver Valley]]'' by [[James Algar]]
** ''[[Justice Is Done|Justice est faite]]'' by [[André Cayatte]] – Golden Bear for Best Crime or Adventure Film
** '''Best Crime or Adventure Film''': ''[[Justice Is Done]]'' by [[André Cayatte]]
** ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Wilfred Jackson]] – Golden Bear for Best Music Film
** '''Best Music Film''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Wilfred Jackson]]
*Silver Bear
*[[Silver Bear]]:
** ''[[Path of Hope]]'' – Silver Bear for Best Drama
** '''Best Drama Film''': ''[[Path of Hope]]'' by [[Pietro Germi]]
** ''[[Leva på 'Hoppet']]'' – Silver Bear for Best Comedy
** '''Best Comedy Film''': ''[[Living on 'Hope']]'' by [[Göran Gentele]]
** ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' – Silver Bear for Best Music film
** '''Best Music Film''': ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (1951 film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' by [[Michael Powell (director)|Michael Powell]] and [[Emeric Pressburger]]
*Bronze Bear
*'''Bronze Bear''':
** ''[[The Undefeated (1949 film)|The Undefeated]]'' – Bronze Bear for Best Documentary
** ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' – Bronze Bear for Best Drama
** '''Best Drama Film''': ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' by [[Anthony Asquith]]
** ''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]'' – Bronze Bear for Best Comedy
** '''Best Comedy Film''': ''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]'' by [[Mitchell Leisen]]
** '''Best Documentary''': ''The Undefeated'' by Paul Dickson
** ''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]'' – Bronze Bear for Best Crime or Adventure Film
** '''Best Crime or Adventure Film''': ''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]'' by [[Irving Pichel]]
*Golden Medal
*'''Golden Medal''':
** ''[[Kleine Nachtgespenster]]'' – Golden Medal for Best Culture Films and Documentaries
** '''Best Culture Films and Documentaries''': ''Kleine Nachtgespenster'' by [[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
** ''[[Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit]]'' – Golden Medal for Best Arts and Science Film
** '''Best Arts and Science Film''': ''Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit'' by Hans Cürlis
** ''[[The Story of Time]]'' – Golden Medal for Best Advertising Film
** '''Best Advertising Film''': ''The Story of Time'' by Michael Stainer-Hutchins
*Silver Medal
*'''Silver Medal''':
** ''[[Begone Dull Care]]'' – Silver Medal for Best Culture Films and Documentaries
** '''Best Culture Films and Documentaries''': ''[[Begone Dull Care]]'' by [[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]]
** ''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]'' – Silver Medal for Best Arts and Science Film
** '''Best Arts and Science Film''': ''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]'' by [[Luciano Emmer]]
** ''[[Het gala-Concert]]'' – Silver Medal for Best Advertising Film
** '''Best Advertising Film''': ''Het gala-Concert''
*Bronze Medal
*'''Bronze Medal''':
** ''[[Der gelbe Dom]]'' – Bronze Medal for Best Culture Films and Documentaries
**'''Best Culture Films and Documentaries''': ''Der gelbe Dom'' by [[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
** ''[[Bosch (film)|Bosch]]'' – Bronze Medal for Best Arts and Science Film
**'''Best Arts and Science Film''': ''Bosch''
** ''[[Blick ins Paradies]]'' – Bronze Medal for Best Advertising Film
**'''Best Advertising Film''': ''Blick ins Paradies'' by [[Hans Fischerkoesen]]
*Audience Award

**Large Bronze plate – ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
=== Audience Vote ===
**Small Bronze plate – ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]''
*'''Large Bronze plate''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Wilfred Jackson]]
*Special Prize of the city of Berlin
*'''Small Bronze plate''': ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' by [[Anthony Asquith]]
**Special prize for an excellent Film Achievement – ''[[The Forbidden Christ]]''

**Special prize for an excellent Film Achievement – ''[[Dieu a besoin des hommes]]''
=== Special Prize of the city of West Berlin ===
**Certificate of Honour – ''[[Dr. Holl]]''
*'''Special Prize for an Excellent Film Achievement''':
**''[[The Forbidden Christ]]'' by [[Curzio Malaparte]]
**''[[God Needs Men]]'' by [[Jean Delannoy]]
*'''Certificate of Honour''': ''[[Dr. Holl]]'' by [[Rolf Hansen (director)|Rolf Hansen]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=berlin&year=1951 {{sic|1|th|nolink=y}} Berlin International Film Festival 1951: Inaugural Ceremony]
*[http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=berlin&year=1951 {{sic|1|st|nolink=y}} Berlin International Film Festival 1951: Inaugural Ceremony]
*[http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/01_jahresblatt_1951/01_Jahresblatt_1951.html 1951 Berlin International Film Festival]
*[http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/01_jahresblatt_1951/01_Jahresblatt_1951.html 1951 Berlin International Film Festival]
*[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Berlin_International_Film_Festival/1951 Berlin International Film Festival:1951] at [[Internet Movie Database]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Berlin_International_Film_Festival/1951 Berlin International Film Festival:1951] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211111939/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Berlin_International_Film_Festival/1951 |date=11 February 2010 }} at [[Internet Movie Database]]


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1st Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmRebecca
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
Four in a Jeep
Without Leaving an Address
In Beaver Valley
Justice Is Done
and Cinderella
Festival date6–17 June 1951
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 1st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 June 1951 at the Titiana-Palast cinema.[1] The opening film was Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca.[1]

At this first Berlin Festival, the Golden Bear award was introduced, and it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories: drama, comedy, crime or adventure, music film, and documentary. This system disappeared already the following year because FIAPF (Federation Internationale des Associations des Producteurs de Films) stated that the awarding of prizes by an expert jury was reserved for "A-festivals" only. Instead, the next year's festival awards were voted on by the audience.

Jury

[edit]

The following people from West Germany were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[2]

  • Fritz Podehl, playwright and producer - Jury President
  • Johannes Betzel, cinema owner
  • Emil Dovifat, professor of political journalism
  • Werner Eisbrenner, composer and conductor
  • Günther Geisler, journalist and critic
  • Walter Karsch, critic and publisher
  • Hilde Lucht-Perske, city councilor
  • Tatjana Sais, actress
  • Paul Heimann, pedagogue and reader
  • Johannes Betzel, cinema operator

Main Competition

[edit]

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear awards:[3]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Drama
The Browning Version Anthony Asquith United Kingdom
Das gestohlene Jahr Wilfried Fraß Austria, West Germany
Dr. Holl Rolf Hansen West Germany
The Forbidden Christ Il Cristo proibito Curzio Malaparte Italy
Girls in Uniform Muchachas de uniforme Alfredo B. Crevenna Mexico
God Needs Men Dieu a besoin des hommes Jean Delannoy France
Path of Hope Il cammino della speranza Pietro Germi Italy
Miss Julie Fröken Julie Alf Sjöberg Sweden
Four in a Jeep Die Vier im Jeep Leopold Lindtberg Switzerland
Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs [de] Erich Engel West Germany
Comedy
Without Leaving an Address ...Sans laisser d'adresse Jean-Paul Le Chanois France
Geheimnis einer Ehe Helmut Weiss West Germany
Living on 'Hope' Leva på 'Hoppet' Göran Gentele Sweden
The Mating Season Mitchell Leisen United States
Documentaries
The Undefeated Paul Dickson United States
In Beaver Valley James Algar United States
Thrillers and adventures
Justice Is Done Justice est faite André Cayatte France
Destination Moon Irving Pichel United States
Music film
Cinderella Wilfred Jackson United States
The Tales of Hoffmann Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger United Kingdom
Culture Films and Documentaries
Begone Dull Care Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart Canada
Der gelbe Dom Eugen Schuhmacher West Germany
Kleine Nachtgespenster Eugen Schuhmacher
Art and Science Films
Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit Hans Cürlis West Germany
Goya Luciano Emmer Italy
Il paradiso perduto Luciano Emmer and Enrico Gras
Advertising Film
Blick ins Paradies Hans Fischerkoesen West Germany
Het gala-Concert ? Netherlands
The Story of Time Michael Stainer-Hutchins United Kingdom

Official Awards

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Main Competition

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Audience Vote

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Special Prize of the city of West Berlin

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1st Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ^ "JURIES 1951". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ "PROGRAMME 1951". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ "PRIZES & HONOURS 1951". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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