7th Berlin International Film Festival
The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet.Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
International feature film jury
- Jay Carmody, theatre critic - Jury President
- Jean de Baroncelli, writer and film critic
- John Sutro, producer
- Dalpathal Kothari
- Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, historian and film critic
- Bunzaburo Hayashi, producer
- Miguel Alemán Jr., producer
- Thorsten Eklann, journalist
- José María Escudero, director of photography
- Edmund Luft, playwright, historian and film critic
- Ernst Schröder, actor
International documentary and short jury
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:Key
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
International jury awards
Amanecer en Puerta Oscura by José María Forqué
Kabuliwala by Tapan Sinha
Documentaries and short films jury awards
Plitvicka jezera by Dragoslav Holub
Tausend kleine Zeichen by Herbert Seggelke
Big Bill Blues by Jean Delire
Independent jury awards
- FIPRESCI Award
- *Woman in a Dressing Gown by J. Lee Thompson
- *Honourable mention: Be Dear to Me by Annelise Hovmand
- OCIC Award
- *12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
- *Special Mention: Woman in a Dressing Gown by J. Lee Thompson
