The 15th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1965. The festival started selecting the jury members on its own rather than countries sending designated representatives. The Golden Bear was awarded to the French film Alphaville directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
John Gillett (Head of Jury)
Alexander Kluge
Ely Azeredo
Monique Berger
Kyushiro Kusakabe
Jerry Bresler
Karena Niehoff
Hansjürgen Pohland
Hans-Dieter Roos
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Golden Bear: Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard
Silver Bear for Best Director: Satyajit Ray for Charulata
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Madhur Jaffrey for Shakespeare Wallah
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Lee Marvin for Cat Ballou
Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
Repulsion by Roman Polanski
Le bonheur by Agnès Varda
Special Mention: Walter Newman and Frank Pierson for Cat Ballou
Youth Film Award
Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Pajarito Gómez by Rodolfo Kuhn
Youth Film Award - Honorable Mention
Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Das Boot von Torreira by Alfred Ehrhardt
Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Cat Ballou by Elliot Silverstein
FIPRESCI Award
Repulsion by Roman Polanski
FIPRESCI Award - Honorable Mention
Love 65 by Bo Widerberg
OCIC Award
Charulata by Satyajit Ray
UNICRIT Award
Ninety Degrees in the Shade by Jiří Weiss
