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29th Berlin International Film Festival

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Location
  
Berlin, Germany

Awards
  
Golden Bear (David)

Founded
  
1951

Website
  
Website

29th Berlin International Film Festival

Festival date
  
20 February – 3 March 1979

The 29th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979. The Golden Bear was awarded to the German film David directed by Peter Lilienthal.

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Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter was removed from the festival after withdrawal of several countries from the festival in protest of its inclusion. The retrospective dedicated to Rudolph Valentino was shown at the festival.

Jury

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

  • Jörn Donner (Head of Jury)
  • Julie Christie
  • Romain Gary
  • Ingrid Caven
  • Georg Alexander
  • Liliana Cavani
  • Paul Bartel
  • Pál Gábor

    • Films in competition

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

    Retrospective

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

    Awards

    The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

  • Golden Bear: David by Peter Lilienthal
  • Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Iskanderija... lih? by Youssef Chahine
  • Silver Bear for Best Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen for Vinterbørn
  • Silver Bear for Best Actress: Hanna Schygulla for Die Ehe der 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: Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    • References

    29th Berlin International Film Festival Wikipedia
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