The 18th annual

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968. The

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

was awarded to the Swedish film '' Ole dole doff'' directed by

Jan Troell Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director, and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with ...

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: *

Luis García Berlanga Luis García-Berlanga Martí (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under t ...

, director, screenwriter and actor (Spain) - Jury President *

Peter Schamoni Peter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film ''No Shooting Time for Foxes'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International ...

, director, screenwriter, producer and actor (West Germany) * Alex Viany, director, screenwriter and journalist (Brazil) * Georges de Beauregard, producer (France) * Alexander Walker, film critic (United Kingdom) *

Domenico Meccoli Domenico Meccoli (4 January 1913 – 21 November 1983) was an Italian film critic, journalist, screenwriter and occasional actor. Born in Assisi, Meccoli started his career as a journalist and a film critic for the magazine ''Cinema'', and ...

, screenwriter and film critic (Italy) * Carl-Eric Nordberg, literary and film critic (Sweden) * Gordon Hitchens, film critic (United Kingdom) * Karsten Peters, actor and film critic (West Germany)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the

award:

Young Canadian Film

A non-competitive program highlighting recent films by new and emerging

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film directors. Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". ''

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'', September 1968.

Key

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: *

: '' Ole dole doff'' by

* Silver Bear for Best Director:

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career t ...

for ''

Peppermint Frappé ''Peppermint Frappé'' is a 1967 Spanish psychological thriller directed by Carlos Saura, starring Geraldine Chaplin and José Luis López Vázquez. The story centers on a man who becomes obsessed with the wife of an old friend, believing her to ...

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Stéphane Audran for ''

Les Biches ''Les biches'' () ("The Hinds" or "The Does", or "The Darlings") is a one-act ballet to music by Francis Poulenc, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered by the Ballets Russes on 6 January 1924 at the Salle Garnier in Monte Carlo. Ni ...

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean-Louis Trintignant for '' L'homme qui ment'' * Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: ** '' Nevinost bez zastite'' by

Dušan Makavejev Dušan Makavejev ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Макавејев, ; 13 October 1932 – 25 January 2019) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter, famous for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s—many of wh ...

** '' Lebenszeichen'' by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

** '' Come l'amore'' by

Enzo Muzii Enzo Muzii (13 January 1926 – 2 February 2014) was an Italian film director, writer and photographer. In 1968 he won the Jury Grand Prix at the Berlin International Film Festival for his film ''Something Like Love ''Something Like Love'' ( i ...

*Youth Film Award – Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: '' Come l'amore'' by

* FIPRESCI Award **'' Nevinost bez zastite'' by

*FIPRESCI award – Honorable Mention **

Asta Nielsen The General Students' Committee (German: Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss) or AStA, is the acting executive board and the external representing agency of the (constituted) student body at universities in most German states. It is therefore consid ...

*Interfilm Award – Otto Dibelius Film Award **'' Ole dole doff'' by

*OCIC Award **'' Ole dole doff'' by

*UNICRIT Award **'' Ole dole doff'' by

*IWG Golden Plaque **'' Ole dole doff'' by

and

Bengt Forslund Bengt Forslund (born 22 June 1932) is a Swedish film producer, screenwriter and production manager. He produced and co-wrote (with Jan Troell) '' The Emigrants'' (1971), for which he was nominated for Academy Awards for both Best Picture and W ...

\ **'' The Man Who Lies'' by Alain Robbe-Grillet

References

External links

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