6th Berlin International Film Festival

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Main Competition • Marcel Carné, French filmmaker - Jury President • Bill Luckwell, British producer • Giuseppe Vittorio Sampieri, Italian director and producer • Kashiko Kawakita, Japanese special effects director • Leo J. Horster, American entrepreneur • Ilse Urbach, West-German author • Ludwig Berger, West-German filmmaker Documentary and Short Film Competitions • Otto Sonnenfeld, Israeli producer - Jury President • D. Gualberto Fernández, Uruguayan • Sarukkai Gopalan, Indian • Jan Hulsker, Dutch art historian • Fritz Kempe, West-German photographer ==Official Sections==

Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear awards: Documentary and Short Film Competitions ==Official Awards==

, winner of the Golden Bear at the event. The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Main Competition • Golden Bear: Invitation to the Dance by Gene Kelly • Silver Bear for Best Director: Robert Aldrich for Autumn Leaves • Silver Bear for Best Actress: Elsa Martinelli for Donatella • Silver Bear for Best Actor: Burt Lancaster for Trapeze • Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution: André Michel for La Sorcière • Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement: Charles Frend for The Long Arm • Silver Bear: Richard III by Laurence Olivier • Honourable Mention (Director): The Road of Life by Alfonso Corona Blake • Honourable Mention (Colour): The Legend of the White Serpent by Shirō Toyoda • Honourable Mention (Best Humorous Film): Scandal in Sorrento by Dino Risi Documentary and Short Film Competitions • Golden Bear (Documentaries): Bambuti by Bernhard Grzimek and Michael Grzimek • Silver Bear (Documentaries): The African Lion by James Algar • Short Film Golden Bear: Paris la nuit by Jacques Baratier and Jean Valère • Silver Bear for Best Short Film: • Hitit güneşi by Sabahattin Eyüboğlu • Spring Comes to Kashmir by Ravi Prakash • Rythmetic by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart • Honorable mention (Short Documentary or Cultural Film): • ...erwachsen sein dagegen sehr by Wolf Hart • Le Sabotier du Val de Loire by Jacques Demy • The Long Journey by Geoffrey Collings == Independent Awards ==

OCIC Award • The Unknown Soldier by Edvin Laine • Special Mention: The Road of Life by Alfonso Corona Blake Audience Vote • 1st place: Before Sundown by Gottfried Reinhardt • 2nd place: Uncle Hyacynth by Ladislao Vajda • 3rd place: Trapeze by Carol Reed ==References==