The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Frank Capra, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President Joaquim Novais Teixeira, Portuguese politician, writer and film critic Jean Marais, French actor Paul Rotha, British filmmaker L. B. Rao Indian Duilio Coletti, Italian filmmaker Michiko Tanaka, Japanese actress Gerhard T. Buchholz, West-German filmmaker and producer Willy Haas, West-German writer Gerhard Lamprecht, West-German filmmaker and producer Leopold Reitemeister, West-German art historian
Documentary and Short Film Competition Wali Eddine Sameh, Egyptian filmmaker - Jury President Günther Birkenfeld, West-German producer Werner Eisbrenner, West-German composer and conductor Adolf Forter, Swiss producer Anton Koolhaas, Dutch writer Jan Olof Olsson, Swedish writer Edward Toner, Irish co-founder of the Irish Film Centre
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAnna of BrooklynAnna di Brooklyn Vittorio De Sica and Carlo LastricatiItalyA Party in Hellشب نشینی در جهنمSamuel Khachikian and Mushegh SarvarianIranAsh WednesdayMiércoles de cenizaRoberto GavaldónMexicoA Time to Love and a Time to DieDouglas SirkUnited States, West GermanyCairo Stationباب الحديد Youssef ChahineEgyptThe Defiant OnesStanley KramerUnited StatesThe Devil's PassLa Passe du diable Jacques Dupont and Pierre SchoendoerfferFranceDjajapranaKotot SoekardiIndonesiaDo Aankhen Barah Haathदो आँखें बारह हाथ Rajaram Vankudre ShantaramIndiaGirls in UniformMädchen in UniformGéza von RadványiWest Germany, FranceIce Cold in Alex J. Lee ThompsonUnited KingdomIt Happened in Broad DaylightEs geschah am hellichten Tag Ladislao VajdaSwitzerland, West Germany, SpainThe Girls Are WillingGuld og grønne skoveGabriel AxelDenmarkJun'ai Monogatari純愛物語 Tadashi ImaiJapanThe Law Is the LawLa loi, c'est la loiChristian-JaqueFrance, ItalyLet's Make the Impossible!¡Viva lo imposible! Rafael GilSpainMiriamWilliam MarkusFinlandOi paranomoiΟι παράνομοι Nikos KoundourosGreeceStrange GodsLos dioses ajenos Román Viñoly BarretoArgentinaThe Temptress and the Monk白夜の妖女Eisuke TakizawaJapanThe Tenth of MayDer 10. Mai Franz SchnyderSwitzerlandUna cita de amorEmilio FernándezMexicoUt av mørketArild BrinchmannNorwayWild Is the WindGeorge CukorUnited StatesWild StrawberriesSmultronställetIngmar BergmanSwedenThe Witch Beneath the SeaTumulto de PaixõesZygmunt SulistrowskiBrazil, United States
Documentary and Short Film Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryDream Road of the WorldTraumstraße der WeltHans DomnickWest GermanyGlassGlasBert HaanstraNetherlandsJaguarSean GrahamGhanaKönigin im FrauenreichH. ZickendrahtSwitzerlandLa lunga raccoltaLionetto FabbriItalyPerriN. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph WrightUnited StatesTrans Canada SummerRonald DickCanada
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Main Competition Golden Bear: Wild Strawberries by Ingmar Bergman Silver Bear for Best Director: Tadashi Imai for Jun'ai Monogatari Silver Bear for Best Actress: Anna Magnani for Wild Is the Wind Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for The Defiant Ones Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Do Aankhen Barah Haath by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram
Documentary and Short Film Competition Golden Bear (Documentaries): Perri by N. Paul Kenworthy and Ralph Wright Silver Bear (Documentaries): Dream Road of the World by Hans Domnick Short Film Golden Bear: La lunga raccolta by Lionetto Fabbri Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Glass by Bert Haanstra Königin im Frauenreich by H. Zickendraht
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award Ice Cold in Alex by J. Lee Thompson Smultronstället by Ingmar Bergman Special mention: Jaguar by Sean Graham
OCIC Award Do Aankhen Barah Haath by Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram Special Mention (Berlin Senate Education Prize): La Passe du diable by Jacques Dupont and Pierre Schoendoerffer
References
External links 8th Berlin International Film Festival 1958 1958 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1958 at Internet Movie Database