The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1962.
The Golden Bear was awarded to A Kind of Loving directed by John Schlesinger.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition King Vidor, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President André Michel, French filmmaker Emeric Pressburger, British filmmaker and producer Hideo Kikumori, Japanese film critic Dolores del Río, Mexican actress Jurgen Schildt, Swedish film critic Max Gammeter, Swiss president of Filmgilde Biel Günther Stapenhorst, West-German producer Bruno E. Werner, West-German writer and art critic
Documentary and Short Films Competition Olavi Linnus, Finish writer and screenwriter (Finland) - Jury President Dorothy Macpherson, Canadian art film curator Abdellah Masbahi, Moroccan screenwriter Karl-Otto Alberty, West-German actor Pia Maria Plechl, Austrian journalist and writer Fridolin Schmid, West-German producer and director of Film and Picture Institute Munich A. L. Srinivasan, Indian producer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryA Kind of Loving John SchlesingerUnited KingdomA Train Leaves in Every HourIl y a un train toutes les heuresAndré CavensBelgiumThe Backet-maker and the MiracleEl tejedor de milagros Francisco del VillarMexicoThe DuelDuellenKnud Leif ThomsenDenmarkThe Elusive CorporalLe Caporal épingléJean RenoirFranceThe End of Summer小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no aki Yasujirō OzuJapanGive Me Ten Desperate MenDonnez-moi dix hommes désespérésPierre ZimmerFrance, IsraelThe HandsTa heria (Τα χέρια)John G. ContesGreeceHum Donoहम दोनों AmarjeetIndiaLittle PresentsPikku Pietarin pihaJack WitikkaFinlandLove at TwentyL'Amour à vingt ansFrançois Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda, Renzo Rossellini, Shintarō Ishihara and Marcel OphülsFrance, Italy, West Germany, Poland, JapanMitasareta seikatsu充たされた生活 Mitasareta seikatsu Susumu HaniJapanMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Henry KosterUnited StatesNo Exit Tad DanielewskiUnited States, ArgentinaOut of the Tiger's MouthTim Whelan, Jr.United StatesLa PoupéeJacques BaratierFrance, ItalyRedheadDie RoteHelmut KäutnerWest Germany, ItalyThe RobbersLos atracadoresFrancisco Rovira BeletaSpainSalvatore GiulianoFrancesco RosiItalyShe Got What She Asked ForLa bellezza di Ippolita Giancarlo ZagniItalySouthern StormBadai-SelatanSofia W. D.Indonesia The Steppe La steppaAlberto LattuadaItaly, France, YugoslaviaThrough a Glass DarklySåsom i en spegelIngmar BergmanSwedenTonnyNils R. Müller and Per GjersøeNorwayTo the Last Day이 생명 다하도록Sang-ok ShinSouth KoreaUnder the Same SkinBajo un mismo rostroDaniel TinayreArgentinaThe Unscrupulous OnesOs CafajestesRuy GuerraBrazilWife Number 13الزوجة ١٣Fatin Abdel WahabEgyptWithout DateOhne DatumOttomar DomnickWest Germany
Documentary and Short Films Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryThe AncestorsAndré LibikNigeriaGalapagos – Dream Island in the PacificGalapagos - Trauminsel im Pazifik Heinz SielmannWest GermanyNahanniDonald WilderCanadaStars at NoonLe Grand Magal de ToubaBlaise Senghor SenegalTest for the West: BerlinFranz BaakeWest GermanyVenedigKurt SteinwendnerAustriaDe werkelijkheid van Karel AppelJan VrijmanNetherlandsZooBert HaanstraNetherlands
Official Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Main Competition Golden Bear: A Kind of Loving by John Schlesinger Silver Bear for Best Director: Francesco Rosi for Salvatore Giuliano Silver Bear for Best Actress: Rita Gam and Viveca Lindfors for No Exit Silver Bear for Best Actor: James Stewart for Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: To the Last Day by Sang-ok Shin
Documentary and Short Films Competition Silver Bear, special award (Documentaries): Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific by Heinz Sielmann Short Film Golden Bear: De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel by Jan Vrijman Silver Bear for Best Short Film: Stars at Noon by Blaise Senghor Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: Nahanni by Donald Wilder The Ancestors by André Libik Venedig by Kurt Steinwendner Test for the West: Berlin by Franz Baake
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Award Zoo by Bert Haanstra
OCIC Award Through a Glass Darkly by Ingmar Bergman
Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis) Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Give Me Ten Desperate Men by Pierre Zimmer Honorable Mention: Little Presents by Jack Witikka Best Documentary Film Suitable for Young People: Galapagos – Dream Island in the Pacific by Heinz Sielmann Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Zoo by Bert Haanstra
References
External links 12th Berlin International Film Festival 1962 1962 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1962 at Internet Movie Database