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| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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| 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 |
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The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson directed by Robert Altman.
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. Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York was also screened at the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
- 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
Main Competition
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
- All the President's Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula (United States)
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
- 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
FIPRESCI Award
- Letter from My Village by Safi Faye
- Long Vacations of 36 by Jaime Camino
- The Divine Plan by Nina Shivdasani
References
- ^ "26th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "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.
External links
- 26th Berlin International Film Festival 1976
- 1976 Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival:1976 at Internet Movie Database
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