30th Berlin International Film Festival
The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980.[1] The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to Heartland, directed by Richard Pearce, and Palermo or Wolfsburg, directed by Werner Schroeter.[2] The retrospective was dedicated to American filmmaker Billy Wilder along with a 3D films retrospective.[3] Moritz de Hadeln became the director of the festival and increased the efforts in expansion of Berlin film market.[4] To ease tensions with the Soviet Union due to the Cold War era at the moment, the organizers decided to withdraw the films Ninotchka and One, Two, Three from the Billy Wilder retrospective.[1] JuriesMain CompetitionThe following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
Official SectionsMain CompetitionThe following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
Out of Competition
RetrospectiveThe following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Billy Wilder:
The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to 3-D films:
Official AwardsThe following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2] Main Competition
Independent AwardsReferences
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