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( )  FIPRESCI Prize
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( )  OCIC Award
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( )  C.I.D.A.L.C. Ghandi Award
( )  C.I.D.A.L.C. Silver Medal
( )  UNICRIT Award
( )  UNICRIT Special Award
( )  IWG Golden Plaque
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Berlin International Film Festival: 1970

Golden Berlin Bear

Date:26 June - 7 July
Jury:George Stevens (I) (USA) (head of jury); Klaus Hebecker (West Germany) (second head of jury); David Neves (Brazil); Véra Volmane (France) (journalist); Billie Whitelaw (UK); Alberto Lattuada (Italy); Dusan Makavejev (Yugoslavia); Gunnar Oldin (Sweden); Manfred Durniok (West Germany)
Notes:
  • Its controversial plot and the selection of the movie O.K. (1970) for the competition of the festival is causing such a tohubohu between filmmakers and festival officials that the festival directors offer their resignation and the festival breaks down before it ends. On 5 July 1970, two days before the official ending of the festival, the international jury resigns. Only some minor awards are handed out.

  Winner:
 

  • - Not awarded.
  Other In-Competition Films:
 
  • Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) - Satyajit Ray
  • Baltutlämningen (1970) - Johan Bergenstråhle
    - The movie was being screened on an informal basis after the premature ending of the festival.
  • Black Out (1970) - Jean-Louis Roy
    - The movie was being screened on an informal basis after the premature ending of the festival.
  • Borsalino (1970) - Jacques Deray
    - Due to the premature ending of the festival this movie was not being screened.
  • Chacal de Nahueltoro, El (1969) - Miguel Littin
  • Chi no mure (1970) - Kei Kumai
  • Conformista, Il (1970) - Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Deuses E Os Mortos, Os (1970) - Ruy Guerra (I)
  • Dionysus (1970) - Brian De Palma
  • Extraño caso del doctor Fausto, El (1969) - Gonzalo Suárez (I)
    - Due to the premature ending of the festival this movie was not being screened.
  • Herederos, Los (1970) - David Stivel
  • Klann - grand guignol (1969) - Patrick Ledoux
    - Special screening.
  • Kärlekshistoria, En (1970) - Roy Andersson
  • O.K. (1970) - Michael Verhoeven
  • Ore'ach B'Onah Metah (1970) - Moshé Mizrahi
  • Out of It (1969) - Paul Williams (I)
  • Profeta da Fome, O (1970) - Maurice Capovila
  • Ragazza di nome Giulio, La (1970) - Tonino Valerii
    - Due to the premature ending of the festival this movie was not being screened.
  • Temps de mourir, Le (1970) - André Farwagi
  • Urlo, L' (1970) - Tinto Brass
  • Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970) - Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Éden et après, L' (1970) - Alain Robbe-Grillet

  • FIPRESCI Prize

    Notes:
    • The jury does not award a movie.

      Winner:
     

    • - Not awarded.

    FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

      Winner:
     

    • - To the latin-american program of the festival.

    Interfilm Award

    Notes:
    • The jury does not honor a movie due to the premature ending of the festival.

      Winner:
     

    • - Not awarded.

    Interfilm Award - Recommendation

      Winners:
     

    OCIC Award

    Notes:
    • The jury does not honor a movie due to the premature ending of the festival.

      Winner:
     

    • - Not awarded.

    OCIC Award - Recommendation

      Winners:
     

    C.I.D.A.L.C. Ghandi Award

      Winner:
     

    C.I.D.A.L.C. Silver Medal

      Winner:
     
    • Ginger Rogers
      - For her outstanding achievements as a dancer and actress.

    UNICRIT Award

      Winners:
     

    UNICRIT Special Award

      Winner:
     
    • Fred Astaire
      - For his achievements in the development of the musical and dancing film genre.

    IWG Golden Plaque

      Winner:
     

    Journalists' Special Award

    Notes:
    • After the resignation of the international jury an independent group of film critics from Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland formed to hand out this award.

      Winners: