4th Berlin International Film Festival
The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 June 1954. 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. David Lean won the Golden Bear by the audience voting for his film Hobson's Choice at the festival.
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
| The Great Adventure | Det stora äventyret | Arne Sucksdorff | Sweden |
| Hobson's Choice | David Lean | United Kingdom | |
| Ikiru | 生きる Ikiru | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| Submarine Attack | La grande speranza | Duilio Coletti | Italy |
| The Unfrocked One | Le Défroqué | Léo Joannon | France |
| Bread, Love and Dreams | Pane, amore e fantasia | Luigi Comencini | Italy |
| The Landowner's Daughter | Sinhá Moça | Tom Payne and Oswaldo Sampaio | Brazil |
| The Living Desert | James Algar | USA | |
| The Golden Age of Flemish Painting | Een gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitieven | Paul Haesaerts | Belgium |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Richard Fleischer | USA | |
| Magnificent Obsession | Douglas Sirk | USA | |
| Gate of Hell | 地獄門 Jigokumon | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Japan |
| Circus of Love | Rummelplatz der Liebe | Kurt Neumann | West Germany, USA |
| No Way Back | Weg ohne Umkehr | Victor Vicas | West Germany |
Key
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:- Golden Bear: Hobson's Choice by David Lean
- Silver Bear: Pane, amore e fantasia by Luigi Comencini
- Bronze Berlin Bear: Le défroqué by Léo Joannon
- Big Gold Medal : The Living Desert by James Algar
- Big Silver Medal : Det stora äventyret by Arne Sucksdorff
- Big Bronze Medal : The Golden Age of Flemish Painting by Paul Haesaerts