Berlin International Film Festival 1979
The 1979 Berlin International Film Festival began on February 20, 1979 and ended on March 3, 1979. At this festival there was a scandal when the delegations of the socialist countries in protest against the screening of the film, which they believed to be offensive to the Vietnamese people, by the Hell go by Michael Cimino peeled off their films and festival participants. Going through Hell was shown in competition outside of competition.
competition
The following films took part in the competition this year:
International jury
Jörn Donner was the jury president this year. She presided over the following jury: Georg Alexander (Germany), Paul Bartel (USA), Liliana Cavani (Italy), Ingrid Caven (Germany), Julie Christie (Great Britain), Pál Gábor (Hungary) and Romain Gary (France).
Award winners
- Golden Bear : David
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Silver bears :
- Alexandria ... why? (Special prize of the jury)
- Astrid Henning-Jensen (Best Director)
- Hanna Schygulla in The Marriage of Maria Braun (Best Actress)
- Michele Placido in Ernesto (Best Actor)
- Henning von Gierke for furnishing Nosferatu (outstanding individual achievement)
- Sten Holmberg for his camera work in Der Kaiser (Outstanding individual achievement)
Further prices
- FIPRESCI Prize (competition): Albert - why? by Josef Rödl
- FIPRESCI Prize (Forum): La Macchina cinema by Silvano Agosti , Marco Bellocchio , Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli
- Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Prize (competition): Albert - why? by Josef Rödl
- Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Prize (Forum): Sürü - The herd of Zeki Ökten
- Berliner Morgenpost reader award : The marriage of Maria Braun by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
literature
- 50 Years of the Berlinale - International Film Festival 1951–2000 by Wolfgang Jacobsen