30th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Heartland, Palermo oder Wolfsburg)
Festival date18–29 February 1980
WebsiteWebsite
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The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Heartland directed by Richard Pearce and West German film Palermo oder Wolfsburg directed by Werner Schroeter.[2]

The retrospective was dedicated to American filmmaker Billy Wilder along with a 3D films retrospective.[3] Moritz de Hadeln became the director of the festival and increased the efforts in expansion of Berlin film market.[4] To ease tensions with the Soviet Union due to the Cold War era at the moment, the organizers decided to withdraw the films Ninotchka and One, Two, Three from the Billy Wilder retrospective.[1]

Jury

Ingrid Thulin, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]

Films in competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Bizalom István Szabó Hungary
Seeking Asylum Chiedo asilo Marco Ferreri Italy
Der Preis fürs Überleben Hans Noever West Germany
Germany, Pale Mother Deutschland bleiche Mutter Helma Sanders-Brahms West Germany
The Orchestra Conductor Dyrygent Andrzej Wajda Poland
The Enemy Düşman Zeki Ökten and Yılmaz Güney Turkey
The Crime of Cuenca El crimen de Cuenca Pilar Miró Spain
Heartland Richard Pearce United States
Hlavy Petr Sís Czechoslovakia
Im Herzen des Hurrican Hark Bohm West Germany
The Raven's Dance Korpinpolska Markku Lehmuskallio Finland
Death Watch La Mort en direct Bertrand Tavernier France
The Widow of Montiel La Viuda de Montiel Miguel Littín Mexico, Colombia
Le Voyage en douce Michel Deville France
Good Riddance Les Bons débarras Francis Mankiewicz Canada
Marigolds in August Ross Devenish South Africa
Marmalade Revolution Marmeladupproret Erland Josephson Sweden
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Москва слезам не верит Moskva slezam ne verit Vladimir Menshov Soviet Union
Palermo or Wolfsburg Palermo oder Wolfsburg Werner Schroeter West Germany
Rod Gröth Jörg Moser-Metius West Germany
Rude Boy Jack Hazan and David Mingay United Kingdom
Solo Sunny Konrad Wolf and Wolfgang Kohlhaase East Germany
Transit טרנזיט Daniel Wachsmann Israel
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Out of Competition

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Billy Wilder:

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Ace in the Hole Billy Wilder United States
A Foreign Affair
Avanti! United States, Italy
A Blonde Dream Ein blonder Traum Paul Martin Germany
The Daredevil Reporter Der Teufelsreporter Ernst Laemmle Germany
Double Indemnity Billy Wilder United States
Emil and the Detectives Emil und die Detektive Gerhard Lamprecht Germany
Fedora Billy Wilder West Germany
Five Graves to Cairo United States
Irma la Douce
Kiss Me, Stupid
Love in the Afternoon
Mauvaise Graine France
People on Sunday Menschen am Sonntag Germany
Sabrina United States
Scampolo Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße Hans Steinhoff Germany, Austria
Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder United States
Stalag 17
Sunset Boulevard
The Apartment
The Emperor Waltz
The Fortune Cookie
The Front Page
The Lost Weekend
The Major and the Minor
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Seven Year Itch
The Spirit of St. Louis
Witness for the Prosecution

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to 3-D films:

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Bwana Devil Arch Oboler United States
Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold
Dial M for Murder Alfred Hitchcock
Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein) Paul Morrissey
Gorilla at Large Harmon Jones
House of Wax Andre DeToth
Inferno Roy Ward Baker
It Came from Outer Space Jack Arnold
Phantom of the Rue Morgue Roy Del Ruth
Dynasty 千刀萬里追 Mei-Chun Chang Taiwan, Hong Kong
Revenge of the Shogun Women (a.k.a. 13 Nuns) 十三女尼 Mei-Chun Chang
The Mad Magician John Brahm United States
The Mask Julian Roffman Canada

Official Awards

Werner Schroeter, one of the winners of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "30th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1980". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. ^ "JURIES 1980". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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