title: 19th Berlin International Film Festival
text: # 19th Berlin International Film Festival
  
  The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1969. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Yugoslav film Rani radovi directed by Želimir Žilnik.
  
  ## Jury
  
  The following jury members were announced for the festival:
  
  * Johannes Schaaf, actor, director and screenwriter (West Germany) - Jury President
  * Agnesa Kalinova, journalist and film critic (Czechoslovakia)
  * José P. Dominiani, screenwriter and film critic (Argentina)
  * François Chalais, journalist and film historian (Belgium)
  * John Russell Taylor, writer and film critic (United Kingdom)
  * Giovanni Grazzini, film critic (Italy)
  * Masaki Kobayashi, director and screenwriter (Japan)
  * Archer Winsten, film critic (United States)
  * Ulrich Gregor, film historian (West Germany)
  
  ## Films in competition
  
  The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
  
  | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | A Touch of Love | | Waris Hussein | United Kingdom |
  | Aido: Slave of Love | 愛奴 Susumu Hani | Susumu Hani | Japan |
  | Love and Anger | Amore e rabbia | Carlo Lizzani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean-Luc Godard and Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France |
  | Ballad of Carl-Henning | Balladen om Carl-Henning | Sven and Lene Grønlykke | Denmark |
  | Brazil Year 2000 | Brasil Ano 2000 | Walter Lima, Jr. | Brazil |
  | | Erotissimo | Gérard Pirès | France, Italy |
  | Gravitation | Gravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa Horvata | Branko Ivanda | Yugoslavia |
  | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | গুপী গাইন বাঘা বাইন Gupi Gain Bagha Bain | Satyajit Ray | India |
  | Greetings | | Brian De Palma | USA |
  | I'm an Elephant, Madame | Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame | Peter Zadek | West Germany |
  | We Are All Demons | Klabautermannen | Henning Carlsen | Denmark, Sweden, Norway |
  | Honeycomb | La madriguera | Carlos Saura | Spain |
  | His Day of Glory | La sua giornata di gloria | Edoardo Bruno | Italy |
  | Joy of Learning | Le gai savoir | Jean-Luc Godard | 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 | | John Schlesinger | USA |
  | | Presadjivanje Osecanja | Dejan Djurković | Yugoslavia |
  | Early Works | Rani radovi | Želimir Žilnik | Yugoslavia |
  | The Bed Sitting Room | | Richard Lester | United Kingdom |
  | Three into Two Won't Go | | Peter Hall | United Kingdom |
  | Coup de Grâce | Tiro de gracia | Ricardo Becher | Argentina |
  | To See Or Not To See | | Břetislav Pojar | Canada |
  | A Quiet Place in the Country | Un tranquillo posto di campagna | Elio Petri | Italy |
  
  ## Key
  
      $^†$ Winner of the main award for best film in its section
  
  ## Awards
  
  The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
  
  * Golden Bear: Rani radovi by Želimir Žilnik
  * Silver Bear:
     * Un tranquillo posto di campagna by Elio Petri
     * Greetings by Brian De Palma
     * Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame by Peter Zadek
     * Made in Sweden by Johan Bergenstråhle
     * Brasil Ano 2000 by Walter Lima, Jr.
  * 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
  