| 18th Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Location: | West Berlin, Germany |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Awards: | Golden Bear |
| Date: | 21 June – 2 July 1968 |
| Website: | Website |
| Chronology: | Berlin International Film Festival |
| Preceded By: | 17th |
| Followed By: | 19th |
The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968.[1]
The Golden Bear was awarded to Who Saw Him Die? directed by Jan Troell.
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[2]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asta Nielsen | Asta Nielsen | Denmark | ||
| Bandits in Milan | Banditi a Milano | Carlo Lizzani | Italy | |
| Les Biches | Claude Chabrol | France, Italy | ||
| Challenge in the Snow | 13 jours en France | Claude Lelouch and François Reichenbach | France | |
| Charly | Ralph Nelson | USA | ||
| The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach | Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach | Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet | West Germany, Italy | |
| The Day of the Owl | Il giorno della civetta | Damiano Damiani | Italy, France | |
| The Ernie Game | Don Owen | Canada | ||
| Hunger for Love | Fome de Amor | Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Brazil | |
| Gates to Paradise | Andrzej Wajda | United Kingdom, Yugoslavia | ||
| The Immortal Story | Orson Welles | France | ||
| India '67 | An Indian Day | S. Sukhdev | India | |
| Innocence Unprotected | Nevinost bez zastite | Dušan Makavejev | Yugoslavia | |
| Krek | Крек | Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo | Yugoslavia | |
| The Man Who Lies | L'Homme qui ment | Alain Robbe-Grillet | France, Czechoslovakia | |
| Nanami, The Inferno of First Love | 初恋・地獄篇 | Susumu Hani | Japan | |
| Peppermint Frappé | Carlos Saura | Spain | ||
| Portrait: Orson Welles | François Reichenbach and Frédéric Rossif | France | ||
| Signs of Life | Lebenszeichen | Werner Herzog | West Germany | |
| Something Like Love | Come l'amore | Enzo Muzii | Italy | |
| Toets | Tim Tholen | Netherlands | ||
| To Grab the Ring | To Grab the Ring: Enkele reis voor Alfred | Nikolai van der Heyde | Netherlands | |
| Tolerance | Tolerancija | Zlatko Grgić and Branko Ranitović | Yugoslavia | |
| U raskoraku | Milenko Štrbac | Yugoslavia | ||
| Weekend | Week-end | Jean-Luc Godard | France | |
| Who Saw Him Die? | Ole dole doff | Jan Troell | Sweden | |
A non-competitive program highlighting recent films by new and emerging Canadian film directors.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Great Big Thing (1968) | Eric Till | ||
| A Place to Stand (1967) | Christopher Chapman | ||
| Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967) | Entre la mer et l'eau douce | Michel Brault | |
| The Cat in the Bag (1964) | Le Chat dans le sac | Gilles Groulx | |
| Don't Let It Kill You (1968) | Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | |
| Dust from Underground (1968) | Poussière sur la ville | Arthur Lamothe | |
| High (1967) | Larry Kent | ||
| The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl (1968) | Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce | ||
| The Revolutionary (1965) | Le Révolutionnaire | ||
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5]