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8th Berlin International Film Festival

The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt.

Juries
, Jury President The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: Main Competition Frank Capra, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President • Joaquim Novais Teixeira, Portuguese politician, writer and film critic • Jean Marais, French actor • Paul Rotha, British filmmaker • L. B. Rao Indian • Duilio Coletti, Italian filmmaker • Michiko Tanaka, Japanese actress • Gerhard T. Buchholz, West-German filmmaker and producer • Willy Haas, West-German writer • Gerhard Lamprecht, West-German filmmaker and producer • Leopold Reitemeister, West-German art historian Documentary and Short Film Competition • Wali Eddine Sameh, Egyptian filmmaker - Jury President • Günther Birkenfeld, West-German producer • Werner Eisbrenner, West-German composer and conductor • Adolf Forter, Swiss producer • Anton Koolhaas, Dutch writer • Jan Olof Olsson, Swedish writer • Edward Toner, Irish co-founder of the Irish Film Centre ==Official Sections==
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Documentary and Short Film Competition ==Official Awards==
Official Awards
, winner of the Golden Bear at the event. The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Main Competition Golden Bear: Wild Strawberries by Ingmar BergmanSilver Bear for Best Director: Tadashi Imai for ''Jun'ai Monogatari'' • Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Magnani for Wild Is the WindSilver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for The Defiant OnesSilver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Do Aankhen Barah Haath by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram Documentary and Short Film Competition Golden Bear (Documentaries): Perri by N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph WrightSilver Bear (Documentaries): Dream Road of the World by Hans DomnickShort Film Golden Bear: La lunga raccolta by Lionetto Fabbri • Silver Bear for Best Short Film: • Glass by Bert HaanstraKönigin im Frauenreich by H. Zickendraht == Independent Awards ==
Independent Awards
=== FIPRESCI Award === • Ice Cold in Alex by J. Lee ThompsonSmultronstället by Ingmar BergmanSpecial mention: Jaguar by Sean Graham OCIC Award Do Aankhen Barah Haath by Rajaram Vankudre ShantaramSpecial Mention (Berlin Senate Education Prize): La Passe du diable by Jacques Dupont and Pierre Schoendoerffer ==References==
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