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 - Jury President
- Agnesa Kalinova, journalist and film critic
- José P. Dominiani, screenwriter and film critic
- François Chalais, journalist and film historian
- John Russell Taylor, writer and film critic
- Giovanni Grazzini, film critic
- Masaki Kobayashi, director and screenwriter
- Archer Winsten, film critic
- Ulrich Gregor, film historian
Films in competition
| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
| A Touch of Love | Waris Hussein | United Kingdom | |
| Aido: Slave of Love | 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
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