30th Berlin International Film Festival

30th Berlin International Film Festival

Festival poster
Location	Berlin, Germany
Founded	1951
Awards	Golden Bear (Heartland, Palermo oder Wolfsburg)
Festival date	18–29 February 1980
Website	Website

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 German film Palermo oder Wolfsburg directed by Werner Schroeter.^[2]

The retrospective dedicated to American film-maker Billy Wilder was shown at the festival.^[3] Moritz de Hadeln became the director of the festival and increased the efforts in expansion of Berlin film market.^[4]

Jury

Ingrid Thulin, Jury President

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

• Ingrid Thulin (Head of the Jury)
• Betsy Blair
• Mathieu Carrière
• Alberto Isaac
• Peter Kern
• Károly Makk
• Alexander Mitta
• Alexandre Trauner
• Angel Wagenstein

Films in competition

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

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
	Bizalom	István Szabó	Hungary
Seeking Asylum	Chiedo asilo	Marco Ferreri	Italy
	Der Preis fürs Überleben	Hans Noever	Germany
Germany, Pale Mother	Deutschland bleiche Mutter	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Germany
The Orchestra Conductor	Dyrygent	Andrzej Wajda	Poland
The Enemy	Düşman	Zeki Ökten, Yılmaz Güney	Turkey
The Crime of Cuenca	El crimen de Cuenca	Pilar Miró	Spain
Heartland	Heartland	Richard Pearce	USA
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	Chile
	Le Voyage en douce	Michel Deville	France
Good Riddance	Les Bons débarras	Francis Mankiewicz	Canada
Marigolds in August	Marigolds in August	Ross Devenish	South Africa
Marmalade Revolution	Marmeladupproret	Erland Josephson	Sweden
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	Moskva slezam ne verit	Vladimir Menshov	Soviet Union
Palermo or Wolfsburg	Palermo oder Wolfsburg	Werner Schroeter	Germany
Rude Boy	Rude Boy	Jack Hazan, David Mingay	United Kingdom
Solo Sunny		Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase	East Germany
Transit	Transit	Daniel Wachsmann	Israel

Key

^†	Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Awards

Werner Schroeter, one of the winner of the Golden Bear at the event.

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

• Golden Bear:
  • Heartland by Richard Pearce
  • Palermo oder Wolfsburg by Werner Schroeter
• Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Chiedo asilo by Marco Ferreri
• Silver Bear for Best Director: István Szabó for Bizalom
• Silver Bear for Best Actress: Renate Krößner for Solo Sunny
• Silver Bear for Best Actor: Andrzej Seweryn for Dyrygent
• Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize: Marigolds in August by Ross Devenish
• Honourable Mention:
  • Rude Boy
  • Korpinpolska
  • Düşman
• FIPRESCI Award
  • Solo Sunny by Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase

References

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

External links

• 30th Berlin International Film Festival 1980
• 1980 Berlin International Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival:1980 at Internet Movie Database