# 7th Berlin International Film Festival

The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.
The Golden Bear was awarded to 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year.

## Juries

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

### Main Competition

* Jay Carmody, American theatre critic - Jury President
* Jean de Baroncelli, French writer and film critic
* John Sutro, British producer
* Dalpathal Kothari, Indian
* Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, Italian historian and film critic
* Bunzaburo Hayashi, Japanese producer (Japan)
* Miguel Alemán Jr., Mexican producer
* Thorsten Eklann, Swedish journalist
* José María Escudero, Spanish director of photography
* Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, historian and film critic
* Ernst Schröder, West-German actor

### Documentary and Short Film Competition

* Adolf Hübl, Austrian founder of the Bundesstaatliche Hauptstelle für Lichtbild und Bildungsfilm - Jury President
* Paul Heimann, West-German pedagogue
* Paul Louyet, Belgium producer
* Norman McLaren, Canadian director and producer
* Karl Naef, Swiss
* Yrjö Rannikko, Finish producer
* Ahmed Sefrioui, Moroccan

## Official Sections
### Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| 12 Angry Men | 12 Angry Men | Sidney Lumet | United States |
| 1918 | 1918 | T. J. Särkkä | Finland |
| The Adventures of Arsène Lupin | Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin | Jacques Becker | France, Italy |
| Arashi | 嵐 | Hiroshi Inagaki | Japan |
| Be Dear to Me | Ingen tid til kærtegn | Annelise Hovmand | Denmark |
| Brahim | Brahim | Jean Flechet | Morocco |
| El Hombre Señalado | El Hombre Señalado | Francis Lauric | Argentina |
| Fathers and Sons | Padri e figli | Mario Monicelli | Italy |
| Freedom | Freedom | Vernon Messenger (uncredited) | Nigeria |
| The Girl from Corfu | Πρωτευουσιάνικες περιπέτειες Protevousianikes peripeteies | Yannis Petropoulakis | Greece |
| Hang Tuah | Hang Tuah | Phani Majumdar | Singapore, Malaysia |
| Happiness | Felicidad | Alfonso Corona Blake | Mexico |
| It Was Not in Vain | Nije bilo uzalud | Nikola Tanhofer | Yugoslavia |
| Jonas | Jonas | Ottomar Domnick | West Germany |
| Kabuliwala | কাবুলিওয়ালা | Tapan Sinha | India |
| The Last Ones Shall Be First | Die Letzten werden die Ersten sein | Rolf Hansen | West Germany |
| Last Pair Out | Sista paret ut | Alf Sjöberg | Sweden |
| The Man in the Raincoat | L'Homme à l'imperméable | Julien Duvivier | France |
| Manuela | Manuela | Guy Hamilton | United Kingdom |
| No Sun in Venice | Sait-on jamais... | Roger Vadim | France, Italy |
| Rendezvous with Forgotten Years | Stevnemøte med glemte år | Jon Lennart Mjøen | Norway |
| Secrets of Life | Secrets of Life | James Algar | United States |
| The Spanish Gardener | The Spanish Gardener | Philip Leacock | United Kingdom |
| Tausend Kleine Zeichen | Tausend Kleine Zeichen | Herbert Seggelke | West Germany |
| The Teahouse of the August Moon | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Daniel Mann | United States |
| Tizoc | Tizoc: Amor indio | Ismael Rodríguez | Mexico |
| The Tough | الفتوة | Salah Abu Seif | Egypt |
| The Valley of the Lost Soul | 亡魂谷 | Chun Yen | Hong Kong |
| The Wayward Bus | The Wayward Bus | Victor Vicas | United States |
| The Wedding Day | 시집가는 날 | Byung-il Lee | South Korea |
| Whom God Forgives | Amanecer en Puerta Oscura | José María Forqué | Spain |
| The Window to Luna Park | La finestra sul Luna Park | Luigi Comencini | Italy |
| Woman in a Dressing Gown | Woman in a Dressing Gown | J. Lee Thompson | United Kingdom |

### Documentary and Short Film Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| Big Bill Blues | Big Bill Blues | Jean Delire | Belgium |
| Gente lontana | Gente lontana | Lionetto Fabbri | Italy |
| The Good Earth | Đất Lành | Ramon A. Estella | South Vietnam |
| Happiness | Felicidad | Alfonso Corona Blake | Mexico |
| The Horse Boy | 暴れん坊街道 | Tomu Uchida | Japan |
| La revolución mexicana en sus murales | La revolución mexicana en sus murales | Luis Spota | Mexico |
| The Last Paradise | L'ultimo paradiso | Folco Quilici | Italy |
| Plitvicka jezera | Plitvicka jezera | Dragoslav Holub | Yugoslavia |
| Ruf der Götter | Ruf der Götter | Dietrich Wawrzyn | West Germany |
| Secrets of Life | Secrets of Life | James Algar | United States |
| Tausend kleine Zeichen | Tausend kleine Zeichen | Herbert Seggelke | West Germany |

## Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

### Main Competition

* Golden Bear: 12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
* Silver Bear for Best Director: Mario Monicelli for Fathers and Sons
* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yvonne Mitchell for Woman in a Dressing Gown
* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Pedro Infante for Tizoc
* Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
** Whom God Forgives by José María Forqué
** Kabuliwala by Tapan Sinha

### Documentary and Short Film Competition

* Golden Bear (Documentaries): The secrets of nature by James Algar
* Silver Bear (Documentaries): L'ultimo paradiso by Folco Quilici
* Short Film Golden Bear: Gente lontana by Lionetto Fabbri
* Silver Bear for Best Short Film:
** Plitvička jezera by Šime Šimatović
** Tausend kleine Zeichen by Herbert Seggelke
** Big Bill Blues by Jean Delire

## Independent 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