17th Berlin International Film Festival
1967 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
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The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1967.[1]
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Le Départ
Festival date23 June â 4 July 1967
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Le Départ |
| Festival date | 23 June â 4 July 1967 |
| Website | Website |
The Golden Bear was awarded to Le Départ directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.[2]
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
- Thorold Dickinson, British filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Rüdiger von Hirschberg, West-German producer
- Knud Leif Thomsen, Danish filmmaker
- Michel Aubriant, French journalist and writer
- Sashadhar Mukerjee, Indian producer
- Aleksandar PetroviÄ, Yugoslavian filmmaker
- Willard Van Dyke, American filmmaker and photographer
- Manfred Delling, West-German journalist and writer
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ABC of Love | El ABC del amor | Rodolfo Kuhn, Eduardo Coutinho and Helvio Soto | Argentina, Brazil, Chile |
| A Gangstergirl | Het gangstermeisje | Frans Weisz | Netherlands |
| The Collector | La Collectionneuse | Ãric Rohmer | France |
| The Departure | Le Départ | Jerzy Skolimowski | Belgium |
| The Dream | Сан | Mladomir PuriÅ¡a ÄorÄeviÄ | Yugoslavia |
| Fleá Ceoil | Louis Marcus | Ireland | |
| Here's Your Life | Här har du ditt liv | Jan Troell | Sweden |
| Life's Just Great | Livet är stenkul | Jan Halldoff | Sweden |
| Liv | Pål Løkkeberg | Norway | |
| Lost Spring | ææ¥ | Noboru Nakamura | Japan |
| Next Year, Same Time | Alle Jahre wieder | Ulrich Schamoni | West Germany |
| Paranoia | Adriaan Ditvoorst | Netherlands | |
| The Rats Woke Up | BuÄenje pacova | Živojin PavloviÄ | Yugoslavia |
| The Seventh Floor | Il fischio al naso | Ugo Tognazzi | Italy |
| The Strange Night | La notte pazza del conigliaccio | Alfredo Angeli | Italy |
| Story of Barbara | Historien om Barbara | Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt | Denmark |
| Tattoo | Tätowierung | Johannes Schaaf | West Germany |
| Through the Eyes of a Painter | M. F. Husain | India | |
| The Two of Us | Le vieil homme et l'enfant | Claude Berri | France |
| Vortex, the Face of Medusa | Το ÏÏÏÏÏÏο ÏÎ·Ï ÎÎÎ´Î¿Ï ÏÎ±Ï | Nikos Koundouros | Greece, United Kingdom |
| The Wall | Le mur | Serge Roullet | France |
| The Whisperers | Bryan Forbes | United Kingdom | |
Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
Independent Awards
Youth Film Award
- Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: La Collectionneuse by Ãric Rohmer
FIPRESCI Award
Interfilm Award
- Here's Your Life by Jan Troell
- The Two of Us by Claude Berri
- Honorable Mention: The Whisperers by Bryan Forbes