4th Berlin International Film Festival
Film festival
Festival poster | |
Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear: Hobson's Choice |
Festival date | 18–29 June 1954 (1954-06-18 – 1954-06-29) |
Website | www |
Berlin International Film Festival chronology | |
The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 June 1954.[1] This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956.[2]
David Lean won the Golden Bear by the audience voting for his film Hobson's Choice.[3]
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Richard Fleischer | United States | |
Bread, Love and Dreams | Pane, amore e fantasia | Luigi Comencini | Italy |
Circus of Love | Rummelplatz der Liebe | Kurt Neumann | West Germany, United States |
Gate of Hell | 地獄門 | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Japan |
The Golden Age of Flemish Painting | Een gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitieven | Paul Haesaerts | Belgium |
The Great Adventure | Det stora äventyret | Arne Sucksdorff | Sweden |
Hobson's Choice | David Lean | United Kingdom | |
Ikiru | 生きる | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
The Landowner's Daughter | Sinhá Moça | Tom Payne and Oswaldo Sampaio | Brazil |
The Living Desert | James Algar | United States | |
Magnificent Obsession | Douglas Sirk | ||
No Way Back | Weg ohne Umkehr | Victor Vicas | West Germany |
Submarine Attack | La grande speranza | Duilio Coletti | Italy |
The Unfrocked One | Le Défroqué | Léo Joannon | France |
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:[3]
- Golden Bear: Hobson's Choice by David Lean
- Silver Bear: Bread, Love and Dreams by Luigi Comencini
- Bronze Berlin Bear: The Unfrocked One by Léo Joannon
- Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Living Desert by James Algar
- Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Great Adventure by Arne Sucksdorff
- Big Bronze Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Golden Age of Flemish Painting by Paul Haesaerts
References
- ^ "4th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "JURIES 1954". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1954". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "PROGRAMME 1954". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- 4th Berlin International Film Festival 1954
- 1954 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1954 at Internet Movie Database
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