1st Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear awards: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 1st Berlin International Film Festival The 1st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 June 1951. The opening film was Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca". At this very first Berlin Festival, the Golden Bear award was introduced, and it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories: drama, comedy, crime or adventure, music film, and documentary. This system disappeared already the following year, partly because films that year were voted on by the audience. The following people were announced as being on the jury
67th Berlin International Film Festival 67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. "Django", directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film "On Body and Soul" directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival. The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award: The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts