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BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

      • FESTIVAL CENTRAL
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    Golden Berlin Bear

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ubu

      6.8 (52)
      Geoff Dunbar
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      David

      6.6 (179)
      Peter Lilienthal
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      The Adolescent

      6.2 (462)
      Jeanne Moreau
    • [object Object]

      Love on the Run

      7.0 (7.9K)
      François Truffaut
    • [object Object]

      El corazón del bosque

      6.3 (109)
      Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
    • [object Object]

      The Marriage of Maria Braun

      7.7 (16K)
      Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • [object Object]

      Ernesto

      6.9 (617)
      Salvatore Samperi
    • [object Object]

      Die erste Polka

      7.1 (26)
      Klaus Emmerich
    • [object Object]

      Hardcore

      7.1 (16K)
      Paul Schrader
    • [object Object]

      Alexandria... Why?

      7.3 (2.2K)
      Youssef Chahine
    • [object Object]

      Kassbach - Ein Portrait

      7.3 (91)
      Peter Patzak
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      Kejsaren

      5.8 (46)
      Jösta Hagelbäck
    • [object Object]

      Meetings with Remarkable Men

      7.2 (1.3K)
      Peter Brook
    • [object Object]

      Messidor

      7.2 (595)
      Alain Tanner
    • [object Object]

      Movie Movie

      6.4 (1.4K)
      Stanley Donen
    • [object Object]

      The Stud Farm

      6.7 (171)
      András Kovács
    • [object Object]

      Nosferatu the Vampyre

      7.4 (48K)
      Werner Herzog
    • [object Object]

      Winterborn

      5.8 (123)
      Astrid Henning-Jensen

    Silver Berlin Bear

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    Best Actor

    • Michele Placido in Angel of Evil (2010)
      Winner
      • Michele Placido
      • Ernesto

    Best Actress

    • Hanna Schygulla
      Winner
      • Hanna Schygulla
      • The Marriage of Maria Braun

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Astrid Henning-Jensen
      • Winterborn

    Best Short Film

    • Winner

      Phantom

      René Perraudin
      Uwe Schrader

    Outstanding Single Achievement

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Marriage of Maria Braun

      7.7 (16K)
      To the whole team.
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      Winner

      Kejsaren

      5.8 (46)
      Sten Holmberg
      For the cinematography.
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      Winner

      Nosferatu the Vampyre

      7.4 (48K)
      Henning von Gierke
      For the production design.

    Special Jury Prize

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alexandria... Why?

      7.3 (2.2K)
      Youssef Chahine

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Albert - Why?

      6.6 (40)
      Josef Rödl

    Forum of New Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Way Home

      7.4 (903)
      Bill Douglas
      Tied with The Cinema Machine (1978).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cinema Machine

      6.7 (20)
      Silvano Agosti
      Marco Bellocchio
      Sandro Petraglia
      Stefano Rulli
      Tied with My Way Home (1978).

    Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Film Award

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Albert - Why?

      6.6 (40)
      Josef Rödl
      Tied with The Herd (1978).

    Forum of New Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Herd

      8.1 (5.6K)
      Zeki Ökten
      Tied with Albert - Why? (1978).

    Interfilm Award - Recommendation

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      David

      6.6 (179)
      Peter Lilienthal
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parashuram

      7.6 (65)
      Mrinal Sen

    Forum of New Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fad'jal

      7.2 (33)
      Safi Faye
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mughamarat batal

      5.5 (15)
      Merzak Allouache

    Interfilm Award - Special Recommendation

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    Forum of New Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anacrusa

      7.0 (7)
      Ariel Zúñiga
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Origins of a Meal

      7.3 (128)
      Luc Moullet

    OCIC Award

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Winterborn

      5.8 (123)
      Astrid Henning-Jensen

    Forum of New Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Herd

      8.1 (5.6K)
      Zeki Ökten

    OCIC Award - Special Recommendation

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      David

      6.6 (179)
      Peter Lilienthal

    C.I.D.A.L.C. UNESCO Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kassbach - Ein Portrait

      7.3 (91)
      Peter Patzak

    C.I.D.A.L.C. Diploma

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alexandria... Why?

      7.3 (2.2K)
      Youssef Chahine

    Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Marriage of Maria Braun

      7.7 (16K)
      Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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    • Berlinale
    • Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale)

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    Academy Awards, USABAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    February 20, 1979 - March 3, 1979

    Event location

    Berlin, Germany

    Event links

    • http://www.berlinale.de/
    • http://www.teddyaward.org/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://www.signis.net/
    • http://www.cifej.com/
    • http://www.filmklubb.no/ficc/introdu.htm
    • http://www.friedensfilmpreis.de/
    • http://www.gwff.de/
    • http://www.fdk-berlin.de/
    • http://www.ippnw.de/frieden/ffp/index.htm

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