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9th Berlin International Film Festival

9th Berlin International Film Festival
9th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
Festival poster
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded 1951
Awards Golden Bear (Les Cousins)
Festival date 26 June – 7 July 1959
Website Website

The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June – 7 July 1959. The festival welcome cinematic movement known as the New Wave and screening the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and François Truffaut. The Golden Bear was awarded to the French film Les Cousins directed by Claude Chabrol.

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:


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