7th Berlin International Film Festival

The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.

The Golden Bear was awarded to 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year.

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

Main Competition

 * Jay Carmody, American theatre critic - Jury President
 * Jean de Baroncelli, French writer and film critic
 * John Sutro, British producer
 * Dalpathal Kothari, Indian
 * Fernaldo Di Giammatteo, Italian historian and film critic
 * Bunzaburo Hayashi, Japanese producer (Japan)
 * Miguel Alemán Jr., Mexican producer
 * Thorsten Eklann, Swedish journalist
 * José María Escudero, Spanish director of photography
 * Edmund Luft, West-German playwright, historian and film critic
 * Ernst Schröder, West-German actor

Documentary and Short Film Competition

 * Adolf Hübl, Austrian founder of the Bundesstaatliche Hauptstelle für Lichtbild und Bildungsfilm - Jury President
 * Paul Heimann, West-German pedagogue
 * Paul Louyet, Belgium producer
 * Norman McLaren, Canadian director and producer
 * Karl Naef, Swiss
 * Yrjö Rannikko, Finish producer
 * Ahmed Sefrioui, Moroccan

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: 12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
 * Silver Bear for Best Director: Mario Monicelli for Fathers and Sons
 * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yvonne Mitchell for Woman in a Dressing Gown
 * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Pedro Infante for Tizoc
 * Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize:
 * Whom God Forgives by José María Forqué
 * Kabuliwala by Tapan Sinha

Documentary and Short Film Competition

 * Golden Bear (Documentaries): The secrets of nature by James Algar
 * Silver Bear (Documentaries): L'ultimo paradiso by Folco Quilici
 * Short Film Golden Bear: Gente lontana by Lionetto Fabbri
 * Silver Bear for Best Short Film:
 * Plitvička jezera by Šime Šimatović
 * Tausend kleine Zeichen by Herbert Seggelke
 * Big Bill Blues by Jean Delire

FIPRESCI Award

 * Woman in a Dressing Gown by J. Lee Thompson
 * Honourable mention: Be Dear to Me by Annelise Hovmand

OCIC Award

 * 12 Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
 * Special Mention: Woman in a Dressing Gown by J. Lee Thompson