13th Berlin International Film Festival
# 13th Berlin International Film Festival

The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963. The Golden Bear was awarded ex aequo to the Italian film Il diavolo directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro and Japanese film Bushidô zankoku monogatari directed by Tadashi Imai.

## Jury

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

International feature film jury

* Wendy Toye, actress and director (United Kingdom) - Jury President
* Harry R. Sokal, producer (West Germany)
* Fernando Ayala, director, screenwriter and producer (Argentina)
* Jean-Pierre Melville, director and screenwriter (France)
* Baldev Raj Chopra, director and producer (India)
* Guglielmo Biraghi, journalist and film critic (Italy)
* Masatora Sakurai (Japan)
* Karl Malden, actor (United States)
* Günther Engels (West Germany)

International documentary and short jury

* T.O.S. Benson, minister of culture (Nigeria) - Jury President
* Charles Boost, illustrator and writer (Netherlands)
* Volker Baer, journalist (West Germany)
* Carlos Fernández Cuenca, journalist and film critic (Spain)
* Børge Høst, director, screenwriter and producer (Denmark)
* Wolfgang Kiepenheuer, director and producer (West Germany)
* Abdel Rahim Sorour, (United Arab Emirates)

## Films in competition

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

Feature film :

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| - | - | - | - |
| The Mistress | Älskarinnan | Vilgot Sjöman | Sweden |
| Bushido, Samurai Saga | 武士道残酷物語 Bushidō zankoku monogatari | Tadashi Imai | Japan |
| The Caretaker | | Clive Donner | United Kingdom |
| Chased by the Dogs | اللص والكلاب El less wal kilab | Kamal El Sheikh | Egypt |
| Freud: The Secret Passion | | John Huston | USA |
| Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle | Garrincha – Alegria do Povo | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Brazil |
| To Bed or Not to Bed | Il diavolo | Gian Luigi Polidoro | Italy |
| The Immortal | L'Immortelle | Alain Robbe-Grillet | France, Italy, Turkey |
| The Reunion | La rimpatriata | Damiano Damiani | Italy, France |
| The Terrace | La terraza | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina |
| The Suitor | Le Soupirant | Pierre Étaix | France |
| Life and Death in Flanders | Leven en dood op het land | Emile Degelin | Belgium |
| Lilies of the Field | | Ralph Nelson | USA |
| The Innocents | Los inocentes | Juan Antonio Bardem | Argentina, Spain |
| Man and Beast | Mensch und Bestie | Edwin Zbonek | West Germany, Yugoslavia |
| Young Aphrodites | Mikres Aphrodites | Nikos Koundouros | Greece |
| The Cellar | המרתף Ha-Martef | Natan Gross | Israel |
| The Country Doctor | Retalhos da Vida de Um Médico | Jorge Brum do Canto | Portugal |
| King, Queen and Slave | साहिब बीबी और ग़ुलाम Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | Abrar Alvi | India |
| Heaven Sent | Un drôle de paroissien | Jean-Pierre Mocky | France |
| Stop Train 349 | Verspätung in Marienborn | Rolf Hädrich | West Germany, France, Italy |
| The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women | 열녀문 Yeolnyeomun | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| Open Secret | Yksityisalue | Maunu Kurkvaara | Finland |

Documentary and short film :

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Bowspelement | Charles Huguenot van der Linden | Netherlands |
| Flaming Poppies | شقایق سوزان Shaqayeq-e Suzan | Hushang Shafti | Iran |
| Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle | Garrincha, Alegria do Povo | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Brazil |
| River of Ocean | Der große Atlantik | Peter Baylis | West Germany |
| The Home-Made Car | | James Hill | United Kingdom |
| | Merci, Monsieur Schmitz | Alain Champeaux and Pierre Vetrine | France |
| The Marketplace | Tori | Errko Kivikoski | Finland |
| You Must Choose Life | Wähle das Leben | Erwin Leiser | Switzerland, Sweden, Austria |

## Key

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

## Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

International jury awards

* Golden Bear:
   * Il diavolo by Gian Luigi Polidoro
   * Bushidô zankoku monogatari by Tadashi Imai
* Silver Bear for Best Director: Nikos Koundouros for Mikres Aphrodites
* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Bibi Andersson for Älskarinnan
* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field
* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: The Caretaker by Clive Donner

Documentaries and short films jury awards

* Silver Bear (Documentaries): Der große Atlantik by Peter Baylis
* Short Film Golden Bear: Bowspelement by Charles Huguenot van der Linden
* Silver Bear for Best Short Film: The Home-Made Car by James Hill
* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film): ex aequo Tori by Errko Kivikoski Shaqayeq-e Suzan by Hushang Shafti

Independent jury awards

* FIPRESCI Award
   * Mikres Afrodites by Nikos Koundouros
   * Honorable Mention:
   * La rimpatriata by Damiano Damiani
* Interfilm Award
   * Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
* OCIC Award
   * Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
* UNICRIT Award
   * Los inocentes by Juan Antonio Bardem
* Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis):
   * Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: ex aequo Ha-Martef by Natan Gross and Stop Train 349 by Rolf Hädrich
   * Honorable Mention: Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
   * Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Merci, Monsieur Schmitz by Alain Champeaux and Pierre Vetrine
   * Honorable Mention: The Home-Made Car by James Hill
