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4th Berlin International Film Festival
1954 film festival in West Berlin, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 June 1954.[1] This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956.[2]
David Lean won the Golden Bear by the audience voting for his film Hobson's Choice.[3]
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Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:[4]
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Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:[3]
- Golden Bear: Hobson's Choice by David Lean
- Silver Bear: Bread, Love and Dreams by Luigi Comencini
- Bronze Berlin Bear: The Unfrocked One by Léo Joannon
- Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Living Desert by James Algar
- Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Great Adventure by Arne Sucksdorff
- Big Bronze Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Golden Age of Flemish Painting by Paul Haesaerts
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