16th Berlin International Film Festival

The 16th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1966.

The Golden Bear was awarded to film Cul-de-sac directed by Roman Polanski.

Jury
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
 * Pierre Braunberger, French producer - Jury President
 * Franz Seitz, West-German filmmaker and producer
 * Emilio Villalba Welsh, Argentinian writer
 * Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Indian filmmaker, journalist and writer
 * Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian filmmaker, poet and writer
 * Lars Forssell, Swedish poet, journalist and academic
 * Hollis Alpert, American writer and film critic
 * Helmuth de Haas, West-German journalist and writer
 * Kurt Heinz, West-German composer

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: Cul-de-sac by Roman Polanski
 * Silver Bear for Best Director: Carlos Saura for The Hunt
 * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Lola Albright for Lord Love a Duck
 * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jean-Pierre Léaud for Masculin Féminin
 * Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
 * The Chasers by Yngve Gamlin
 * No Shooting Time for Foxes by Peter Schamoni
 * Special Recognition: Nayak by Satyajit Ray

Youth Film Award

 * Best Short Film Suitable for Young People: High Steelby Don Owen
 * Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People: Masculin Féminin by Jean-Luc Godard
 * Honorable Mention: Naked Hearts by Édouard Luntz

FIPRESCI Award

 * Seasons of Our Love by Florestano Vancini
 * Honorable Mention: Max Ophüls

Interfilm Award

 * Seasons of Our Love by Florestano Vancini
 * Honorable Mention: Masculin Féminin by Jean-Luc Godard

OCIC Award

 * Georgy Girl by Silvio Narizzano

UNICRIT Award

 * Nayak by Satyajit Ray