28th Berlin International Film Festival
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The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival
was held from February 22 to March 5, 1978. This was the first year the festival was held in February.
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
was held from February 22 to March 5, 1978. This was the first year the festival was held in February.
Jury
- Patricia HighsmithPatricia HighsmithPatricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short-story writer most widely known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951...
(Head of Jury) - Sergio LeoneSergio LeoneSergio Leone was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots...
- Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Jacques RozierJacques RozierJacques Rozier is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival...
- Konrad WolfKonrad WolfKonrad Wolf was an East German film director, son of Friedrich Wolf, brother of Markus Wolf....
- Frieda Grafe
- Antonio Echza Sausinenea
- Ana Carolina Teixeira SoaresAna Carolina (director)Ana Carolina is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She directed seven films between 1969 and 2003.In 1978, she was a member of the jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival...
- Larisa ShepitkoLarisa Shepitko-Early Life:She went to the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow as a student of Alexander Dovzhenko. She was a student of Dovzhenko's for 18 months until he died in 1956. Shepitko graduated from VGIK in 1963 with her prize winning diploma film Heat, made when she was 22 years old...
Films in competition
- A QuedaA QuedaA Queda is a 1976 Brazilian drama film directed by Ruy Guerra and Nelson Xavier. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Nelson Xavier* Hugo Carvana* Cosme dos Santos...
by Ruy GuerraRuy GuerraRuy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira is a film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor in Brazil. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques in Moçambique, when it was still a colony of Portugal....
, Nelson XavierNelson XavierNelson Xavier is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 80 films and television shows since 1959. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.... - AscensorAscensorAscensor is a 1978 short Spanish film directed by Tomás Muñoz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.-Cast:* Armando Aguirre* Antonio Lara* Miguel Moncho* Maria Luisa Oliveda* Juan Subatella...
by Tomás Muñoz - Apám néhány boldog éveMy Father's Happy YearsMy Father's Happy Years is a 1977 Hungarian drama film directed by Sándor Simó. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Eszter Szakács - Anya, Törökné* Loránd Lohinszky - Apa, Török János* Irma Patkós - Irma néni...
by Sándor SimóSándor SimóSándor Simó was a Hungarian film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 25 films and directed a further seven. His 1977 film My Father's Happy Years was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* My Father's Happy Years * Whoops -External links:... - AvantazhAdvantage (film)Advantage is a 1977 Bulgarian drama film directed by Georgi Djulgerov. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where Djulgerov won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Rousy Chanev - Petela* Plamen Donchev - Gerchev...
by Georgi DjulgerovGeorgi DjulgerovGeorgi Djulgerov is an award-winning Bulgarian film director, screenwriter, producer, and professor at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Born in Burgas, Bulgaria, on September 30, 1943... - BiryukLone Wolf (film)Lone Wolf is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Mikhail Golubovich - Biryuk* Oleg Tabakov - Bersenev* Yelena Khrol - Ulita...
by Roman BalayanRoman BalayanRoman Balayan is a Ukrainian-Armenian film director.-Career:Graduated by the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, he has lived and worked in Ukraine. Balayan calls himself a student of Sergei Parajanov. He was nominated and won several international prizes... - Bröderna LejonhjärtaThe Brothers Lionheart (film)The Brothers Lionheart is a 1977 Swedish fantasy film directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the book The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren...
by Olle HellbomOlle HellbomNils Olof "Olle" Hellbom was a Swedish film director, producer, and writer. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren.-Director:* 1957 - Mästerdetektiven lever farligt* 1959 - Raggare!... - Circuito chiusoClosed Circuit (film)Closed Circuit is a 1978 Italian crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Flavio Bucci - Il sociologo* Tony Kendall - Roberto Vinci* Aurore Clément - Gabriella...
by Giuliano MontaldoGiuliano MontaldoGiuliano Montaldo is an Italian film director.While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film Achtung! Banditi!... - Deutschland im HerbstGermany in AutumnGermany in Autumn is a 1978 West German omnibus film about the German Autumn. The film is composed of contributions from different filmmakers, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Edgar Reitz and Volker Schlöndorff. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a...
by multiple directors - El brigadistaThe Teacher (1977 film)The Teacher is a 1977 Cuban drama film directed by Octavio Cortázar. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.-Cast:* René de la Cruz* Javier González...
by Octavio CortázarOctavio CortázarOctavio Cortázar was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1961 and 2005... - Eskimo LimonEskimo LimonEskimo Limon is a 1978 Israeli cult film directed by Boaz Davidson which led to a series of sequels.- Original film :Eskimo Limon was first released on February 11, 1978, starring Yftach Katzur , Jonathan Sagall , Zachi Noy and Anat Atzmon...
by Boaz DavidsonBoaz DavidsonBoaz Davidson is an Israeli film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine and studied film in London.... - Flammende HerzenFlaming HeartsFlaming Hearts is a 1978 German drama film directed by Walter Bockmayer and Rolf Bührmann. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival...
by Walter BockmayerWalter BockmayerWalter Bockmayer is a German film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1988. His 1978 film Flaming Hearts was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
, Rolf Bührmann - Flores de papelPaper Flowers (1977 film)Paper Flowers is a 1977 Mexican drama film directed by Gabriel Retes. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ana Luisa Peluffo* Gabriel Retes* Tina Romero* Claudio Brook* Ignacio Retes* Silvia Mariscal...
by Gabriel RetesGabriel RetesJosé Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti is a Mexican film director. His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:*Arresto domiciliario... - Jörg Ratgeb – MalerJörg Ratgeb – PainterJörg Ratgeb – Painter is a 1978 East German drama film directed by Bernhard Stephan. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Alois Svehlík - Jörg Ratgeb* Margrit Tenner - Barbara* Olgierd Lukaszewicz - Bischof...
by Bernhard StephanBernhard StephanBernhard Stephan is a German film director and screenwriter. His 1978 film Jörg Ratgeb – Painter was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:... - La fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggiaA Night Full of RainA Night Full of Rain is an Italian American film directed by Lina Wertmüller and stars Candice Bergen and Giancarlo Giannini.Lina Wertmuller was nominated as best director at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978....
by Lina WertmüllerLina WertmüllerLina Wertmüller is an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties.-Biography:... - La palabras de Max by Emilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez Lázaro is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Voice....
- Las truchasLas TruchasLas Truchas is a 1978 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. It satirizes middle class society under the rule of Franco via a story about the annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten trout while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it...
by José Luis García SánchezJosé Luis García SánchezJosé Luis García Sánchez is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival... - Moritz, lieber MoritzMoritz, Dear MoritzMoritz, Dear Moritz is a 1978 German drama film directed by Hark Bohm. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Michael Kebschull - Moritz Stuckmann* Kyra Mladeck - Mutter Stuckmann* Walter Klosterfelde - Vater Stuckmann...
by Hark BohmHark BohmHark Bohm is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Bohm, who starred in some of his early films... - Opening Night by John CassavetesJohn CassavetesJohn Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
- Outrageous!Outrageous!Outrageous! is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1977. The film was directed and written by Richard Benner, and based on a short story by Margaret Gibson. The film stars Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen, and Hollis McLaren as Liza Conners, Turner's schizophrenic roommate...
by Richard BennerRichard BennerRichard Benner was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1977 film Outrageous! was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where Craig Russell won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.-External links:... - Pas koji je voleo vozoveThe Dog Who Loved TrainsThe Dog Who Loved Trains , is a 1977 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Paskaljević.The film was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978.-Cast:* Svetlana Bojković - Mika* Irfan Mensur - Mladic...
by Goran PaskaljevićGoran PaskaljevicGoran Paskaljević is a Serbian film director. He was raised by his grandparents in Niš, following the divorce of his parents, and 14 years later returned to Belgrade where he worked in his stepfather's cinema.... - RhinegoldRhinegold (film)Rhinegold is a 1978 German drama film directed by Niklaus Schilling. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Elke Haltaufderheide - Elisabeth Drossbach* Rüdiger Kirschstein - Wolfgang Friedrichs...
by Niklaus SchillingNiklaus SchillingNiklaus Schilling is a Swiss film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1967 and 1996.His 1977 film The Expulsion from Paradise was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival... - Shatranj Ke Khilari by Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
- Śmierć prezydentaDeath of a President (1977 film)Death of a President is a 1977 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution....
by Jerzy Kawalerowicz - Toi ippon no michiThe Far RoadThe Far Road is a 1977 Japanese film directed by and starring Sachiko Hidari. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival....
by Sachiko HidariSachiko HidariSachiko Hidari was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1952 and 1995. At the 14th Berlin International Film Festival she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her roles in Kanojo to kare and The Insect Woman... - Une page d'amourOne Page of LoveOne Page of Love is a 1978 French-Belgian film directed by Maurice Rabinowicz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ève Bonfanti - Anna* Adrian Brine - Policier* Geraldine Chaplin - Lise...
by Maurice RabinowiczMaurice RabinowiczMaurice Rabinowicz is a Belgian film director and writer.He studied theatre at the Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle in Brussels, graduating in 1970. His style of film-making has been described as Brechtian...
Awards
- Golden BearGolden BearAccording to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
:- AscensorAscensorAscensor is a 1978 short Spanish film directed by Tomás Muñoz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.-Cast:* Armando Aguirre* Antonio Lara* Miguel Moncho* Maria Luisa Oliveda* Juan Subatella...
by Tomás Muñoz - La palabras de Max by Emilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez Lázaro is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Voice....
- Las truchasLas TruchasLas Truchas is a 1978 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. It satirizes middle class society under the rule of Franco via a story about the annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten trout while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it...
by José Luis García SánchezJosé Luis García SánchezJosé Luis García Sánchez is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival...
- Ascensor
- Silver Bear - Special Jury PrizeJury Grand PrixThe Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
: A QuedaA QuedaA Queda is a 1976 Brazilian drama film directed by Ruy Guerra and Nelson Xavier. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Nelson Xavier* Hugo Carvana* Cosme dos Santos...
by Ruy GuerraRuy GuerraRuy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira is a film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor in Brazil. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques in Moçambique, when it was still a colony of Portugal....
, Nelson XavierNelson XavierNelson Xavier is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 80 films and television shows since 1959. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.... - Silver Bear for Best DirectorSilver Bear for Best DirectorThe Silver Bear for Best Director is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for best achievement in direction.-Awards:-Repeated winners:*Mario Monicelli *Satyajit Ray *Carlos Saura -External links:*...
: Georgi DjulgerovGeorgi DjulgerovGeorgi Djulgerov is an award-winning Bulgarian film director, screenwriter, producer, and professor at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Born in Burgas, Bulgaria, on September 30, 1943...
for AvantazhAdvantage (film)Advantage is a 1977 Bulgarian drama film directed by Georgi Djulgerov. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where Djulgerov won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Rousy Chanev - Petela* Plamen Donchev - Gerchev... - Silver Bear for Best ActressSilver Bear for Best ActressThe Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
: Gena RowlandsGena RowlandsGena Rowlands is an American actress of film, stage and television. The four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner is best known for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, in two of which, Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence, she gave Academy...
for Opening Night - Silver Bear for Best ActorSilver Bear for Best ActorThe Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
: Craig RussellCraig Russell (actor)Russell Craig Eadie , better known by his stage name Craig Russell, was a Canadian female impersonator and actor.-Early life and career:...
for Outrageous!Outrageous!Outrageous! is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1977. The film was directed and written by Richard Benner, and based on a short story by Margaret Gibson. The film stars Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen, and Hollis McLaren as Liza Conners, Turner's schizophrenic roommate... - Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution:
- Śmierć prezydentaDeath of a President (1977 film)Death of a President is a 1977 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution....
by Jerzy Kawalerowicz - El brigadistaThe Teacher (1977 film)The Teacher is a 1977 Cuban drama film directed by Octavio Cortázar. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.-Cast:* René de la Cruz* Javier González...
by Octavio CortázarOctavio CortázarOctavio Cortázar was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1961 and 2005...
- Śmierć prezydenta
- Special Recognition: Deutschland im HerbstGermany in AutumnGermany in Autumn is a 1978 West German omnibus film about the German Autumn. The film is composed of contributions from different filmmakers, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Edgar Reitz and Volker Schlöndorff. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a...
External links
- 1978 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1978 at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...