4th Berlin International Film Festival

4th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Hobson's Choice
Festival date18–29 June 1954 (1954-06-18 – 1954-06-29)
Websitewww.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 June 1954.[1] 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.[2]

David Lean won the Golden Bear by the audience voting for his film Hobson's Choice.[3]

Main Competition

David Lean, winner of the Golden Bear at the event.

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer United States
Bread, Love and Dreams Pane, amore e fantasia Luigi Comencini Italy
Circus of Love Rummelplatz der Liebe Kurt Neumann West Germany, United States
Gate of Hell 地獄門 Teinosuke Kinugasa Japan
The Golden Age of Flemish Painting Een gouden eeuw-de kunst der Vlaamse primitieven Paul Haesaerts Belgium
The Great Adventure Det stora äventyret Arne Sucksdorff Sweden
Hobson's Choice David Lean United Kingdom
Ikiru 生きる Akira Kurosawa Japan
The Landowner's Daughter Sinhá Moça Tom Payne and Oswaldo Sampaio Brazil
The Living Desert James Algar United States
Magnificent Obsession Douglas Sirk
No Way Back Weg ohne Umkehr Victor Vicas West Germany
Submarine Attack La grande speranza Duilio Coletti Italy
The Unfrocked One Le Défroqué Léo Joannon France

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:[3]

References

  1. ^ "4th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ "JURIES 1954". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1954". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "PROGRAMME 1954". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.