13th Berlin International Film Festival

The 13th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1963.

The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to To Bed or Not to Bed directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro and Bushido, Samurai Saga directed by Tadashi Imai.

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

Main Competition

 * Wendy Toye, British actress and director - Jury President
 * Harry R. Sokal, West-German producer
 * Fernando Ayala, Argentinian filmmaker and producer
 * Jean-Pierre Melville, French filmmaker
 * Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian filmmaker and producer
 * Guglielmo Biraghi, Italian journalist and film critic
 * Masatora Sakurai, Japanese
 * Karl Malden, American actor
 * Günther Engels, West-German

Documentary and Short Film Competition

 * T. O. S. Benson, Nigerian minister of culture - Jury President
 * Charles Boost, Dutch illustrator and writer
 * Volker Baer, West-German journalist
 * Carlos Fernández Cuenca, Spanish journalist and film critic
 * Børge Høst, Danish filmmaker and producer
 * Wolfgang Kiepenheuer, West-German director and producer
 * Abdel Rahim Sorour, Emirati

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

Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

Main Competition

 * Golden Bear:
 * To Bed or Not to Bed by Gian Luigi Polidoro
 * Bushido, Samurai Saga by Tadashi Imai
 * Silver Bear for Best Director: Nikos Koundouros for Young Aphrodites
 * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Bibi Andersson for The Mistress
 * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field
 * Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize: The Caretaker by Clive Donner

Documentary and Short Film Competition

 * Silver Bear (Documentaries): River of Ocean by Peter Baylis
 * Short Film Golden Bear: Bowspelement by Charles Huguenot van der Linden
 * Silver Bear for Best Short Film: The Home-Made Car by James Hill
 * Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (Short film):
 * Tori by Errko Kivikoski
 * Shaqayeq-e Suzan by Hushang Shafti

FIPRESCI Award

 * Young Aphrodites by Nikos Koundouros
 * 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

Youth Film Award (Jugendfilmpreis)

 * Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People:
 * Ha-Martef by Natan Gross
 * Stop Train 349 by Rolf Hädrich
 * Honorable Mention: Lilies of the Field by Ralph Nelson
 * Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: Merci, Monsieur Schmitz by Alain Champeaux and Pierre Vetrine
 * Honorable Mention: The Home-Made Car by James Hill