26th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson |
| Festival date | 25 June – 6 July 1976 |
| Website | Website |
The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1976.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson directed by Robert Altman.[2]
The Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses by Nagisa Oshima was confiscated during the Berlinale premiere of the film and banned after a court hearing.[3] Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York was also screened at the festival.[1]
Juries
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]
Main Competition
[edit]- Jerzy Kawalerowicz Polish filmmaker and politician - Jury President
- Hannes Schmidt, West-German production designer
- Marjorie Bilbow, British writer
- Michel Ciment, French writer, journalist and film critic
- Guido Cinotti, Italian historian and essayist
- Georgiy Daneliya, Soviet filmmaker
- Wolf Hart, West-German director of photography
- Bernard R. Kantor, British publisher and academic
- Fernando Macotela, Mexican writer and film critic
- Márta Mészáros, Hungarian filmmaker
- Shūji Terayama, Japanese director, poet and playwright
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Lost Life | Verlorenes Leben | Ottokar Runze | West Germany |
| America at the Movies | George Stevens Jr. | United States | |
| Beach Guard in Winter | Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu | Goran Paskaljević | Yugoslavia |
| Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Robert Altman | United States | |
| Canoa: A Shameful Memory | Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso | Felipe Cazals | Mexico |
| Caro Michele | Mario Monicelli | Italy | |
| Death at an Old Mansion | 本陣殺人事件 | Yoichi Takabayashi | Japan |
| The Divine Nymph | Divina creatura | Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | Italy |
| Expropriation | Expropiación | Mario Robles | Venezuela, Peru |
| F comme Fairbanks | Maurice Dugowson | France | |
| The Garden of Stones | باغ سنگی | Parviz Kimiavi | Iran |
| Horu: Munakata Shikō no sekai | 彫る・棟方志功の世界 | Takeo Yanagawa | Japan |
| Hotel Pacific | Zaklęte rewiry | Janusz Majewski | Poland, Czechoslovakia |
| Judge and the Forest | Следователят и гората | Rangel Vulchanov | Bulgaria |
| The Last Plantation | Fogo morto | Marcos Farias | Brazil |
| Long Vacations of 36 | Las largas vacaciones del 36 | Jaime Camino | Spain |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Nicolas Roeg | United Kingdom | |
| Man Without a Name | Azonosítás | László Lugossy | Hungary |
| Mozart: Recordings of a Youth | Mozart – Aufzeichnungen einer Jugend | Klaus Kirschner | West Germany |
| Nights and Days | Noce i dnie | Jerzy Antczak | Poland |
| Ominide | Paolo Villani | Italy | |
| Small Change | L'Argent de poche | François Truffaut | France |
| The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner | Die plötzliche Einsamkeit des Konrad Steiner | Kurt Gloor | Switzerland |
| Trains | Caleb Deschanel | United States | |
| When the Poppies Bloom Again | Dokter Pulder zaait papavers | Bert Haanstra | Netherlands |
| The White Ship | Ак кеме | Bolotbek Shamshiyev | Soviet Union |
Out of competition
[edit]- All the President's Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula (United States)
Official Awards
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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]
- Golden Bear: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson by Robert Altman
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Canoa: A Shameful Memory by Felipe Cazals
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Mario Monicelli for Caro Michele
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Jadwiga Barańska for Nights and Days
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Gerhard Olschewski for A Lost Life
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: László Lugossy for Man Without a Name
- Silver Bear: The Garden of Stones by Parviz Kimiavi
Independent Awards
[edit]- Letter from My Village by Safi Faye[5]
- Long Vacations of 36 by Jaime Camino
- The Divine Plan by Nina Shivdasani
References
[edit]- ^ a b "26th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1976". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "History of the International Forum of New Cinema". Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1976". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Festival Awards". fipresci.org. Retrieved 5 March 2024.