The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film Il diavolo directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro and Japanese film Bushidô zankoku monogatari directed by Tadashi Imai.
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Wendy Toye (Head of Jury)
Harry R. Sokal
Fernando Ayala
Jean-Pierre Melville
B. R. Chopra
Guglielmo Biraghi
Masatora Sakurai
Karl Malden
Günther Engels
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Golden Bear:
Il diavolo by Gian Luigi Polidoro
Bushidô zankoku monogatari by Tadashi Imai
Silver Bear for Best Director: Nikos Koundouros for Mikres Aphrodites
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Bibi Andersson for Älskarinnan
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field
Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize: The Caretaker by Clive Donner
Youth Film Award
Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Merci, Monsieur Schmitz by Alain Champeaux, Pierre Vetrine
Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Ha-Martef by Natan Gross and Stop Train 349 by Rolf Hädrich
Youth Film Award - Honorable Mention
Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: The Home-Made Car by James Hill
Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
FIPRESCI Award
Nikos Koundouros by Nikos Koundouros
FIPRESCI Award - Honorable Mention
The Reunion by Damiano Damiani
Interfilm Award
Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
OCIC Award
Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
UNICRIT Award
The Innocents by Juan Antonio Bardem
