 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz) |
| Festival date | 21 June – 2 July 1974 |
| Website | Website |
The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June – 2 July 1974.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Canadian film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz directed by Ted Kotcheff.[2]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seedling | अंकुर Ankur | Shyam Benegal | India |
| The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | Ted Kotcheff | Canada | |
| Rise, Fair Sun | 朝やけの詩 Asayake no uta | Kei Kumai | Japan |
| Bobby's War | Bobbys krig | Arnljot Berg | Norway |
| Charley One-Eye | Don Chaffey | United Kingdom, USA | |
| The Concert | Claude Chagrin | United Kingdom | |
| The Conscript | De loteling | Roland Verhavert | Belgium |
| The Love of Captain Brando | El amor del capitán Brando | Jaime de Armiñán | Spain |
| A Handful of Love | En handfull kärlek | Vilgot Sjöman | Sweden |
| Effi Briest | Fontane – Effi Briest | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| The Amlash Enchanted Forest | העיר יער קסום Ha'Ya'ar Ha-Kasum | Shlomo Suriano | Israel |
| In the Name of the People | Im Namen des Volkes | Ottokar Runze | West Germany |
| The Clockmaker | L'horloger de Saint-Paul | Bertrand Tavernier | France |
| Rebellion in Patagonia | La Patagonia rebelde | Héctor Olivera | Argentina |
| The Pelican | Le Pélican | Gérard Blain | France |
| Black Thursday | Les Guichets du Louvre | Michel Mitrani | France |
| Little Malcolm | Stuart Cooper | United Kingdom | |
| The Earth Is a Sinful Song | Maa on syntinen laulu | Rauni Mollberg | Finland |
| Boasting | من آنم که Man anam keh | Ali Akbar Sadeghi | Iran |
| Bread and Chocolate | Pane e cioccolata | Franco Brusati | Italy |
| A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja | Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja | Krsto Papić | Yugoslavia |
| Sagarana: The Duel | Sagarana, o Duelo | Paulo Thiago | Brazil |
| Sea Creatures | Robin Lehman | United Kingdom | |
| Still Life | طبیعت بیجان Tabiate bijan | Sohrab Shahid-Saless | Iran |
| Straf | Olga Madsen | Netherlands | |
| There Is No 13 | William Sachs | USA | |
| Two | Charles Trieschmann | USA | |
| Zeami | 世阿彌 Zeami | Susumu Harada | Japan |
| † | Winner of the main award for best film in its section |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]