28th Berlin International Film Festival

The International Film Festival Berlin 1978 took place until March 5 February 22. Festival director Wolf Donner realized an old plan of his predecessor Alfred Bauer and was able to convince the Senate of Berlin from the fact that an earlier date for the Berlinale is correct. Thus the film Fair 'll strengthen, as February was a dry spell for the film industry and with the early date, the festival could sell more of the Cannes Film Festival. The shift from the summer festival weather for Berlin winter thunder occurred with humor. He distributed bobble hats to the guests.

The festival was opened The first performance this year by John Cassavetes and his film. His wife Gena Rowlands played in a Broadway star who is struggling with her ​​stage fright before the premiere. It was later rewarded with the Silver Bear for her dramatic performance. On the last day of the Berlinale, the festival adopted by the Germany premiere of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which was shown out of competition. A big risk was a wolf thunder by in the competition, he took the film Germany in Autumn. The film worked the fledgling events of terror autumn of 1977.

Hans -Christoph Blumenberg in March 1978 in time in his gleanings: Berlin 1978: a weak competition, but not a bad festival. Who does not irritate too much left from the motley Allerlei the Zoo Palast, yet came easily at his expense. Once there is Wolf Donner and his team quickly succeeded in making the Berlinale takes place in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, which, unlike the bedlam of Cannes, invites to talk and reflect, on the other hand, the appeal of this festival proves increasingly prestigious showcase of German cinema.

Competition

In competition at the Berlinale in 1978 following films were shown:

International Jury

This year was Patricia Highsmith Jury President of the International Jury. She stood in front of the following judges: Theo Angelopoulos (Greece ), Antonio Echza Sausinenea (Spain ), Frieda Grafe ( Germany ), Sergio Leone (Italy ), Jacques Rozier (France), Larissa Shepitko (USSR), Ana Carolina Teixeira Soares (Brazil ) and Konrad Wolf ( DDR).

Award winners

• Golden Bear: This year, the jury could not agree on a movie and gave the country Spain for its overall appearance at the Berlinale Golden Bear. Representing the films The trout and talks with Max received a Golden Bear.

• Silver Bears: The case ( Special Jury Prize )
• Georgi Djulgerow ( Best Director )
• Gena Rowlands in The first performance ( Best Actress )
• Craig Russell in Gonzo ( Best Actor )
• Jerzy Kawalerowicz (special artistic achievement and for his complete works )
• Octavio Cortázar (special artistic achievement and for his first work )

More prices

• FIPRESCI Prize (Competition): Apam néhány boldog Eve by Sándor Simó
• FIPRESCI Prize (Forum): Dayereh mina of Dariush Mehrjui
• Inter Film Award - Otto Sibelius Prize (Competition): The first performance of John Cassavetes
• Inter Film Award - Otto Sibelius Prize ( forum): The Second Awakening of Christa Klages by Margarethe von Trotta
• Reader's Choice Award Berliner Morgenpost: Gonzo by Richard Benner

Children's Film Festival

The children's film festival this year experienced its premiere. Under the title cinema for people aged sixteen films were shown for a young audience. 12,000 spectators in the first year of this section ensured with making sure that the series should establish quickly.

Sources and links

• 50 years Berlinale - International Film Festival from 1951 to 2000 by Wolfgang Jacobsen
• Internet Movie Database
• Berlinale Annual Archive