19th Berlin International Film Festival
# 19th Berlin International Film Festival

The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1969. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Yugoslav film Rani radovi directed by Želimir Žilnik.

## Jury

The following jury members were announced for the festival:

* Johannes Schaaf, actor, director and screenwriter (West Germany) - Jury President
* Agnesa Kalinova, journalist and film critic (Czechoslovakia)
* José P. Dominiani, screenwriter and film critic (Argentina)
* François Chalais, journalist and film historian (Belgium)
* John Russell Taylor, writer and film critic (United Kingdom)
* Giovanni Grazzini, film critic (Italy)
* Masaki Kobayashi, director and screenwriter (Japan)
* Archer Winsten, film critic (United States)
* Ulrich Gregor, film historian (West Germany)

## Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| - | - | - | - |
| A Touch of Love | | Waris Hussein | United Kingdom |
| Aido: Slave of Love | 愛奴 Susumu Hani | Susumu Hani | Japan |
| Love and Anger | Amore e rabbia | Carlo Lizzani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean-Luc Godard and Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France |
| Ballad of Carl-Henning | Balladen om Carl-Henning | Sven and Lene Grønlykke | Denmark |
| Brazil Year 2000 | Brasil Ano 2000 | Walter Lima, Jr. | Brazil |
| | Erotissimo | Gérard Pirès | France, Italy |
| Gravitation | Gravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa Horvata | Branko Ivanda | Yugoslavia |
| Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | গুপী গাইন বাঘা বাইন Gupi Gain Bagha Bain | Satyajit Ray | India |
| Greetings | | Brian De Palma | USA |
| I'm an Elephant, Madame | Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame | Peter Zadek | West Germany |
| We Are All Demons | Klabautermannen | Henning Carlsen | Denmark, Sweden, Norway |
| Honeycomb | La madriguera | Carlos Saura | Spain |
| His Day of Glory | La sua giornata di gloria | Edoardo Bruno | Italy |
| Joy of Learning | Le gai savoir | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Love Is Colder Than Death | Liebe ist kälter als der Tod | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| Made in Sweden | Made in Sweden | Johan Bergenstråhle | Sweden |
| Midnight Cowboy | | John Schlesinger | USA |
| | Presadjivanje Osecanja | Dejan Djurković | Yugoslavia |
| Early Works | Rani radovi | Želimir Žilnik | Yugoslavia |
| The Bed Sitting Room | | Richard Lester | United Kingdom |
| Three into Two Won't Go | | Peter Hall | United Kingdom |
| Coup de Grâce | Tiro de gracia | Ricardo Becher | Argentina |
| To See Or Not To See | | Břetislav Pojar | Canada |
| A Quiet Place in the Country | Un tranquillo posto di campagna | Elio Petri | Italy |

## Key

    $^†$ Winner of the main award for best film in its section

## Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

* Golden Bear: Rani radovi by Želimir Žilnik
* Silver Bear:
   * Un tranquillo posto di campagna by Elio Petri
   * Greetings by Brian De Palma
   * Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame by Peter Zadek
   * Made in Sweden by Johan Bergenstråhle
   * Brasil Ano 2000 by Walter Lima, Jr.
* Youth Film Award
   * Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Rani radovi by Želimir Žilnik
* OCIC Award
   * Midnight Cowboy by John Schlesinger
* C.I.D.A.L.C. Gandhi Award
   * The Bed Sitting Room by Richard Lester
* UNICRIT Award
   * Erotissimo by Gérard Pirès
