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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 =
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| 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]]
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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=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Drama
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Drama
|-
|-
|''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]''
|
|[[Anthony Asquith]]
|[[Anthony Asquith]]
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Das gestohlene Jahr''
|''Path of Hope''
|Wilfried Fraß
|''[[Path of Hope|Il cammino della speranza]]''
|Austria, West Germany
|[[Pietro Germi]]
|-
|Italy
| colspan="2" |''[[Dr. Holl]]''
|[[Rolf Hansen (director)|Rolf Hansen]]
|West Germany
|-
|-
|''The Forbidden Christ''
|''[[The Forbidden Christ]]''
|''[[The Forbidden Christ|Il Cristo proibito]]''
|''Il Cristo proibito''
|[[Curzio Malaparte]]
|[[Curzio Malaparte]]
|Italy
|Italy
|-
|-
|''[[Girls in Uniform (1951 film)|Girls in Uniform]]''
|''God Needs Man''
|''Muchachas de uniforme''
|''[[Dieu a besoin des hommes]]''
|[[Alfredo B. Crevenna]]
|Mexico
|-
|''[[God Needs Men]]''
|''Dieu a besoin des hommes''
|[[Jean Delannoy]]
|[[Jean Delannoy]]
|France
|France
|-
|-
|''[[Path of Hope]]''
|
|''Das gestohlene Jahr''
|''Il cammino della speranza''
|[[Wilfried Fraß]]
|[[Pietro Germi]]
|Italy
|Austria, West Germany
|-
|
|''[[Dr. Holl]]''
|[[Rolf Hansen (director)|Rolf Hansen]]
|West Germany
|-
|''Girls in Uniform''
|''[[Girls in Uniform (1951 film)|Muchachas de uniforme]]''
|[[Alfredo B. Crevenna]]
|Mexico
|-
|-
|''Miss Julie''
|''[[Miss Julie (1951 film)|Miss Julie]]''
|''[[Miss Julie (1951 film)|Fröken Julie]]''
|''Fröken Julie''
|[[Alf Sjöberg]]
|[[Alf Sjöberg]]
|Sweden
|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}}''
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''Four in a Jeep''
|''[[Four in a Jeep|Die Vier im Jeep]]''
|[[Leopold Lindtberg]]
|Switzerland
|-
|
|''{{ill|Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs|de}}''
|[[Erich Engel]]
|[[Erich Engel]]
|West Germany
|West Germany
|-
|-
| colspan=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Comedies
| 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''
|'''''[[Without Leaving an Address]]'''''
|''[[Without Leaving an Address|...Sans laisser d'adresse]]''
|'''''...Sans laisser d'adresse'''''
|[[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]
|'''[[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]'''
|France
|'''France'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Geheimnis einer Ehe''
|
|''Geheimnis einer Ehe''
|[[Helmut Weiss]]
|[[Helmut Weiss]]
|West Germany
|West Germany
|-
|-
|''Leaps and Bounds''
|''[[Living on 'Hope']]''
|''[[Leva på 'Hoppet']]''
|''Leva på 'Hoppet'''
|[[Göran Gentele]]
|[[Göran Gentele]]
|Sweden
|Sweden
|-
|-
|''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]''
|
|[[Mitchell Leisen]]
|[[Mitchell Leisen]]
|United States
|USA
|-
|-
| colspan=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Documentaries
| colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px" | Documentaries
|-
|-
|''[[The Undefeated (1949 film)|The Undefeated]]''
| colspan="2" |''The Undefeated''
|Paul Dickson
|
|United States
|[[Paul Dickson (director)|Paul Dickson]]
|USA
|-
|-
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''[[In Beaver Valley]]''
| colspan="2" |'''''[[In Beaver Valley]]'''''
|'''[[James Algar]]'''
|
|'''United States'''
|[[James Algar]]
|USA
|-
|-
| colspan=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Thrillers and adventures
| 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
|-
|-
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|-style="background:#FFDEAD;"
|''Justice Is Done''
|'''''[[Justice Is Done]]'''''
|''[[Justice Is Done|Justice est faite ]]''
|'''''Justice est faite''' ''
|[[André Cayatte]]
|'''[[André Cayatte]]'''
|France
|'''France'''
|-
|-
|''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]''
|
|[[Irving Pichel]]
|[[Irving Pichel]]
|United States
|USA
|-
|-
| colspan=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Music film
| 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;"
|''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|'''Cinderella''']]''
|'''[[Wilfred Jackson]]'''
|
|'''United States'''
|[[Wilfred Jackson]]
|USA
|-
|-
|''[[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
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
| colspan=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Culture Films and Documentaries
| 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
|-
|-
|''[[Begone Dull Care]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[Begone Dull Care]]''
|
|[[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]]
|[[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]]
|Canada
|Canada
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Der gelbe Dom''
|
|''[[Der gelbe Dom]]''
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|West Germany
| rowspan="2" |West Germany
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Kleine Nachtgespenster''
|
|''[[Kleine Nachtgespenster]]''
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|[[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
|West Germany
|-
|-
| colspan=5 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="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
|''[[Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit]]''
|[[Hans Cürlis]]
|West Germany
|West Germany
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]''
|
|''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]''
|[[Luciano Emmer]]
|[[Luciano Emmer]]
|Italy
| rowspan="2" |Italy
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Il paradiso perduto''
|
|''[[Il paradiso perduto]]''
|[[Luciano Emmer]] and [[Enrico Gras]]
|[[Luciano Emmer]] and [[Enrico Gras]]
|Italy
|-
|-
| colspan=5 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"| Advertising Film
| 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''
|
|''[[Blick ins Paradies]]''
|[[Hans Fischerkoesen]]
|[[Hans Fischerkoesen]]
|West Germany
|West Germany
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''Het gala-Concert''
|
|?
|''[[Het gala-Concert]]''
|
|Netherlands
|Netherlands
|-
|-
|''[[The Story of Time]]''
| colspan="2" |''The Story of Time''
|Michael Stainer-Hutchins
|
|[[Michael Stainer-Hutchins]]
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|}
|}


==Key==
==Official Awards==

:{| class="wikitable" width="550" colspan="1"
=== Main Competition ===
| style="background:#FFDEAD;" align="center"| <sup>†</sup>
* [[Golden Bear]]:
|Winner of the main award for best film in its section
** '''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>
|-
** '''Best Comedy Film''': ''[[Without Leaving an Address]]'' by [[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]
| colspan="2"| The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
** '''Best Documentary''': ''[[In Beaver Valley]]'' by [[James Algar]]
|}
** '''Best Crime or Adventure Film''': ''[[Justice Is Done]]'' by [[André Cayatte]]
** '''Best Music Film''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Wilfred Jackson]]
*[[Silver Bear]]:
** '''Best Drama Film''': ''[[Path of Hope]]'' by [[Pietro Germi]]
** '''Best Comedy Film''': ''[[Living on 'Hope']]'' by [[Göran Gentele]]
** '''Best Music Film''': ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (1951 film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' by [[Michael Powell (director)|Michael Powell]] and [[Emeric Pressburger]]
*'''Bronze Bear''':
** '''Best Drama Film''': ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' by [[Anthony Asquith]]
** '''Best Comedy Film''': ''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]'' by [[Mitchell Leisen]]
** '''Best Documentary''': ''The Undefeated'' by Paul Dickson
** '''Best Crime or Adventure Film''': ''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]'' by [[Irving Pichel]]
*'''Golden Medal''':
** '''Best Culture Films and Documentaries''': ''Kleine Nachtgespenster'' by [[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
** '''Best Arts and Science Film''': ''Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit'' by Hans Cürlis
** '''Best Advertising Film''': ''The Story of Time'' by Michael Stainer-Hutchins
*'''Silver Medal''':
** '''Best Culture Films and Documentaries''': ''[[Begone Dull Care]]'' by [[Norman McLaren]] and [[Evelyn Lambart]]
** '''Best Arts and Science Film''': ''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]'' by [[Luciano Emmer]]
** '''Best Advertising Film''': ''Het gala-Concert''
*'''Bronze Medal''':
**'''Best Culture Films and Documentaries''': ''Der gelbe Dom'' by [[Eugen Schuhmacher]]
**'''Best Arts and Science Film''': ''Bosch''
**'''Best Advertising Film''': ''Blick ins Paradies'' by [[Hans Fischerkoesen]]

=== Audience Vote ===
*'''Large Bronze plate''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Wilfred Jackson]]
*'''Small Bronze plate''': ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' by [[Anthony Asquith]]


=== Special Prize of the city of West Berlin ===
==Awards==
*'''Special Prize for an Excellent Film Achievement''':
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>
**''[[The Forbidden Christ]]'' by [[Curzio Malaparte]]
* [[Golden Bear]]
** ''[[Four in a Jeep|Die Vier im Jeep]]'' by [[Leopold Lindtberg]] – Golden Bear for Best Drama
**''[[God Needs Men]]'' by [[Jean Delannoy]]
*'''Certificate of Honour''': ''[[Dr. Holl]]'' by [[Rolf Hansen (director)|Rolf Hansen]]
** ''[[Without Leaving an Address|...Sans laisser d'adresse]]'' by [[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]] – Golden Bear for Best Comedy
** ''[[In Beaver Valley]]'' by [[James Algar]] – Golden Bear for Best Documentary
** ''[[Justice Is Done|Justice est faite]]'' by [[André Cayatte]] – Golden Bear for Best Crime or Adventure Film
** ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Wilfred Jackson]] – Golden Bear for Best Music Film
*Silver Bear
** ''[[Path of Hope|Il cammino della speranza]]'' – Silver Bear for Best Drama
** ''[[Leva på 'Hoppet']]'' – Silver Bear for Best Comedy
** ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' – Silver Bear for Best Music film
*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
** ''[[The Mating Season (film)|The Mating Season]]'' – Bronze Bear for Best Comedy
** ''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]'' – Bronze Bear for Best Crime or Adventure Film
*Golden Medal
** ''[[Kleine Nachtgespenster]]'' – Golden Medal for Best Culture Films and Documentaries
** ''[[Der Film entdeckte Kunstwerke indianischer Vorzeit]]'' – Golden Medal for Best Arts and Science Film
** ''[[The Story of Time]]'' – Golden Medal for Best Advertising Film
*Silver Medal
** ''[[Begone Dull Care]]'' – Silver Medal for Best Culture Films and Documentaries
** ''[[Goya (film)|Goya]]'' – Silver Medal for Best Arts and Science Film
** ''[[Het gala-Concert]]'' – Silver Medal for Best Advertising Film
*Bronze Medal
** ''[[Der gelbe Dom]]'' – Bronze Medal for Best Culture Films and Documentaries
** ''[[Bosch (film)|Bosch]]'' – Bronze Medal for Best Arts and Science Film
** ''[[Blick ins Paradies]]'' – Bronze Medal for Best Advertising Film
*Audience Award
**Large Bronze plate – ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
**Small Bronze plate – ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]''
*Special Prize of the city of Berlin
**Special prize for an excellent Film Achievement – ''[[The Forbidden Christ]]''
**Special prize for an excellent Film Achievement – ''[[Dieu a besoin des hommes]]''
**Certificate of Honour – ''[[Dr. Holl]]''


==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

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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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