• Source: 29th Berlin International Film Festival

      • The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979. The Golden Bear was awarded to David directed by Peter Lilienthal.
      The retrospective was dedicated to Italian actor Rudolph Valentino and to another one titled "We Danced Around the World. Revue Films".


      Controversy


      Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter selection for the main competition was surrounded by controversy, as it was accused of racism, and several countries decided to withdraw their films from the festival in protest.


      Juries


      The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:


      = Main Competition

      =
      Jörn Donner, Finnish filmmaker - Jury President
      Julie Christie, British actress
      Romain Gary, French writer and screenwriter
      Ingrid Caven, German actress and singer
      Georg Alexander, German actor
      Liliana Cavani, Italian director and screenwriter
      Paul Bartel, American actor, director and screenwriter
      Pál Gábor, Hungarian director and screenwriter (Hungary)
      Věra Chytilová, Czech director and screenwriter


      Official Sections




      = Main Competition

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


      = Out of Competition

      =
      Het verloren paradijs, directed by Harry Kümel (Belgium)


      = Retrospective

      =
      The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Rudolph Valentino:


      Official Awards



      The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

      Golden Bear: David by Peter Lilienthal
      Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Alexandria... Why? by Youssef Chahine
      Silver Bear for Best Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen for Winterborn
      Silver Bear for Best Actress: Hanna Schygulla for The Marriage of Maria Braun
      Silver Bear for Best Actor: Michele Placido for Ernesto
      Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:
      Henning von Gierke for Nosferatu the Vampyre
      Sten Holmberg for Kejsaren
      Silver Bear: The Marriage of Maria Braun by Rainer Werner Fassbinder


      References




      External links


      29th Berlin International Film Festival 1979
      1979 Berlin International Film Festival
      Berlin International Film Festival:1979 at Internet Movie Database

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