# 19th Berlin International Film Festival

The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1969.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Early Works directed by Želimir Žilnik.

## Jury

The following jury members were announced for the festival:
* Johannes Schaaf, West-German actor and filmmaker- Jury President
* Agnesa Kalinova, Czech-Slovak journalist and film critic
* José P. Dominiani, Argentinian screenwriter and film critic
* François Chalais, Belgian journalist and film historian
* John Russell Taylor, British writer and film critic
* Giovanni Grazzini, Italian film critic
* Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese filmmaker
* Archer Winsten, American film critic
* Ulrich Gregor, West-German film historian

## Official Sections
### Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Aido: Slave of Love | 愛奴 | Susumu Hani | Japan |
| A Quiet Place in the Country | Un tranquillo posto di campagna | Elio Petri | Italy |
| A Touch of Love | A Touch of Love | Waris Hussein | United Kingdom |
| Ballad of Carl-Henning | Balladen om Carl-Henning | Sven and Lene Grønlykke | Denmark |
| The Bed Sitting Room | The Bed Sitting Room | Richard Lester | United Kingdom |
| Brazil Year 2000 | Brasil Ano 2000 | Walter Lima, Jr. | Brazil |
| Coup de Grâce | Tiro de gracia | Ricardo Becher | Argentina |
| Early Works | Rani radovi | Želimir Žilnik | Yugoslavia |
| Erotissimo | Erotissimo | Gérard Pirès | France, Italy |
| Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | গুপী গাইন বাঘা বাইন | Satyajit Ray | India |
| Gravitation | Gravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa Horvata | Branko Ivanda | Yugoslavia |
| Greetings | Greetings | Brian De Palma | United States |
| I'm an Elephant, Madame | Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame | Peter Zadek | West Germany |
| His Day of Glory | La sua giornata di gloria | Edoardo Bruno | Italy |
| Honeycomb | La madriguera | Carlos Saura | Spain |
| Joy of Learning | Le gai savoir | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Love and Anger | Amore e rabbia | Carlo Lizzani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean-Luc Godard and Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France |
| Love Is Colder Than Death | Liebe ist kälter als der Tod | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| Made in Sweden | Made in Sweden | Johan Bergenstråhle | Sweden |
| Midnight Cowboy | Midnight Cowboy | John Schlesinger | United States |
| Presadjivanje Osecanja | Presadjivanje Osecanja | Dejan Djurković | Yugoslavia |
| Three into Two Won't Go | Three into Two Won't Go | Peter Hall | United Kingdom |
| To See Or Not To See | To See Or Not To See | Břetislav Pojar | Canada |
| We Are All Demons | Klabautermannen | Henning Carlsen | Denmark, Sweden, Norway |

## Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
* Golden Bear: Early Works by Želimir Žilnik
* Silver Bear:
** A Quiet Place in the Country by Elio Petri
** Greetings by Brian De Palma
** II'm an Elephant, Madame by Peter Zadek
** Made in Sweden by Johan Bergenstråhle
** Brazil Year 2000 by Walter Lima, Jr.

## Independent Awards
### Youth Film Award

* Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Rani radovi by Želimir Žilnik

### OCIC Award

* Midnight Cowboy by John Schlesinger

### C.I.D.A.L.C. Gandhi Award

* The Bed Sitting Room by Richard Lester

### UNICRIT Award

* Erotissimo by Gérard Pirès