26th Berlin International Film Festival

The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1976.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson directed by Robert Altman.[2]

26th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear (Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson)
Festival date25 June – 6 July 1976
WebsiteWebsite

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]

Jury
Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[4]

  • Jerzy Kawalerowicz director, screenwriter and politician (Poland) - Jury President
  • Hannes Schmidt, production designer (West Germany)
  • Marjorie Bilbow, writer (United Kingdom)
  • Michel Ciment, writer, journalist and film critic (France)
  • Guido Cinotti, historian and essayist (Italy)
  • Georgiy Daneliya, director and screenwriter (Soviet Union)
  • Wolf Hart, director of photography (West Germany)
  • Bernard R. Kantor, publisher and academic (United Kingdom)
  • Fernando Macotela, writer and film critic (Mexico)
  • Márta Mészáros, director and screenwriter (Hungary)
  • Shūji Terayama, director, poet and playwright (Japan)

Films in competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
America at the Movies George Stevens Jr. USA
Man Without a Name Azonosítás László Lugossy Hungary
The Garden of Stones باغ سنگی Baghé sangui Parviz Kimiavi Iran
The White Ship Белый пароход Belyy parokhod Bolotbek Shamshiyev Soviet Union
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Robert Altman USA
Canoa: A Shameful Memory Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso Felipe Cazals Mexico
Caro Michele Mario Monicelli Italy
Beach Guard in Winter Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu Goran Paskaljević Yugoslavia
The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner Die plötzliche Einsamkeit des Konrad Steiner Kurt Gloor Switzerland
The Divine Nymph Divina creatura Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Italy
Doctor Pulder Sows Poppies Dokter Pulder zaait papavers Bert Haanstra Netherlands
Expropriation Expropiación Mario Robles Venezuela, Peru
F comme Fairbanks Maurice Dugowson France
The Last Plantation Fogo morto Marcos Farias Brazil
Death at an Old Mansion 本陣殺人事件 Honjin satsujin jiken Yoichi Takabayashi Japan
彫る・棟方志功の世界 Horu: Munakata Shikō no sekai Takeo Yanagawa Japan
Small Change L'Argent de poche François Truffaut France
Long Vacations of 36 Las largas vacaciones del 36 Jaime Camino Spain
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
Judge and the Forest Следователят и гората Sledovatelyat i gorata Rangel Vulchanov Bulgaria
Trains Caleb Deschanel USA
The Man Who Fell to Earth Nicolas Roeg United Kingdom
A Lost Life Verlorenes Leben Ottokar Runze West Germany
Hotel Pacific Zaklęte rewiry Janusz Majewski Poland, Czechoslovakia

Out of competition

Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section

Awards
Robert Altman, winner of the Golden Bear at the event

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]

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References
  1. "26th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. "PRIZES & HONOURS 1976". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. "History of the International Forum of New Cinema". Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. "JURIES 1976". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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