15th Berlin International Film Festival

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 Alphaville directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
 * John Gillett, British film critic - Jury President
 * Alexander Kluge, West-German filmmaker, producer and writer
 * Ely Azeredo, Brazilian film critic
 * Monique Berger, French journalist and film critic
 * Kyushiro Kusakabe, Japanese film critic
 * Jerry Bresler, American film producer
 * Karena Niehoff, West-German journalist and film critic
 * , West-German filmmaker and producer
 * Hans-Dieter Roos, West-German film critic

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

Official Awards
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
 * 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
 * Honorable Mention: Love 65 by Bo Widerberg

OCIC Award

 * Charulata by Satyajit Ray

UNICRIT Award

 * Ninety Degrees in the Shade by Jiří Weiss