16th Berlin International Film Festival
The 16th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June – 5 July 1966. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film Cul-de-sac directed by Roman Polanski.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:- Pierre Braunberger, producer - Jury President
- Franz Seitz, director, screenwriter and producer
- Emilio Villalba Welsh, writer
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, director, screenwriter, journalist and writer
- Pier Paolo Pasolini, filmmaker, poet and writer
- Lars Forssell, poet, journalist and academic
- Hollis Alpert, writer and film critic
- Helmuth de Haas, journalist and writer
- Kurt Heinz, composer
Films in competition
English title | Original title | Director | Country |
Cul-de-sac | Roman Polanski | United Kingdom | |
Der Weibsteufel | Georg Tressler | Austria | |
Georgy Girl | Silvio Narizzano | United Kingdom | |
The Chasers | Jakten | Yngve Gamlin | Sweden |
Knud | Jørgen Roos | Denmark | |
La caza | Carlos Saura | Spain | |
Seasons of Our Love | Le stagioni del nostro amore | Florestano Vancini | Italy |
Naked Hearts | Les coeurs verts | Édouard Luntz | France |
Lord Love a Duck | George Axelrod | USA | |
Masculin, féminin | Jean-Luc Godard | France | |
The Hero | নায়ক Nayak | Satyajit Ray | India |
The Fear | Ο φόβος O fovos | Kostas Manoussakis | Greece |
The Priest and the Girl | O Padre e a Moça | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Brazil |
No Shooting Time for Foxes | Schonzeit für Füchse | Peter Schamoni | West Germany |
The Group | Sidney Lumet | USA | |
High Steel | Don Owen | Canada | |
A Question of Honour | Una questione d'onore | Luigi Zampa | Italy, France |
Rosalie | Walerian Borowczyk | France |
Key
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:- Golden Bear: Cul-de-sac by Roman Polanski
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Carlos Saura for La caza
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Lola Albright for Lord Love a Duck
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean-Pierre Léaud for Masculin, féminin
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
- * Jakten by Yngve Gamlin
- * Schonzeit für Füchse by Peter Schamoni
- Special Recognition: Nayak by Satyajit Ray
- Youth Film Award
- *Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: High Steel by Don Owen
- *Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Masculin Féminin by Jean-Luc Godard
- Youth Film Award – Honorable Mention
- *Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Naked Hearts by Édouard Luntz
- FIPRESCI Award
- *Seasons of Our Love by Florestano Vancini
- FIPRESCI Award – Honorable Mention
- *Max Ophüls
- Interfilm Award
- *Seasons of Our Love by Florestano Vancini
- Interfilm Award – Honorable Mention
- *Masculin Féminin by Jean-Luc Godard
- OCIC Award
- *Georgy Girl by Silvio Narizzano
- UNICRIT Award
- *Nayak by Satyajit Ray