30th Berlin International Film Festival


The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Heartland directed by Richard Pearce and West German film Palermo oder Wolfsburg directed by Werner Schroeter.
The retrospective was dedicated to American filmmaker Billy Wilder along with a 3D films retrospective. Moritz de Hadeln became the director of the festival and increased the efforts in expansion of Berlin film market. 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.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
BizalomIstván SzabóHungary
Seeking AsylumChiedo asiloMarco FerreriItaly
Der Preis fürs ÜberlebenHans NoeverWest Germany
Germany, Pale MotherDeutschland bleiche MutterHelma Sanders-BrahmsWest Germany
The Orchestra ConductorDyrygentAndrzej WajdaPoland
The EnemyDüşmanZeki Ökten and Yılmaz GüneyTurkey
The Crime of CuencaEl crimen de CuencaPilar MiróSpain
HeartlandRichard PearceUSA
HlavyPetr SísCzechoslovakia
Im Herzen des HurricanHark BohmWest Germany
The Raven's DanceKorpinpolskaMarkku LehmuskallioFinland
Death WatchLa Mort en directBertrand TavernierFrance
The Widow of MontielLa Viuda de MontielMiguel LittínMexico, Colombia
Le Voyage en douceMichel DevilleFrance
Good RiddanceLes Bons débarrasFrancis MankiewiczCanada
Marigolds in AugustRoss DevenishSouth Africa
Marmalade RevolutionMarmeladupproretErland JosephsonSweden
Moscow Does Not Believe in TearsМосква слезам не верит Moskva slezam ne veritVladimir MenshovSoviet Union
Palermo or WolfsburgPalermo oder WolfsburgWerner SchroeterWest Germany
Rod GröthJörg Moser-MetiusWest Germany
Rude BoyJack Hazan and David MingayUnited Kingdom
Solo SunnySolo SunnyKonrad Wolf and Wolfgang KohlhaaseEast Germany
Transitטרנזיט TransitDaniel WachsmannIsrael

Out of competition

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Billy Wilder:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Ace in the HoleBilly WilderUSA
A Foreign AffairBilly WilderUSA
Avanti!Billy WilderUSA, Italy
The Daredevil ReporterDer TeufelsreporterErnst LaemmleGermany
Double IndemnityBilly WilderUSA
A Blonde DreamEin blonder TraumPaul MartinGermany
Emil and the DetectivesEmil und die DetektiveGerhard LamprechtGermany
FedoraBilly WilderWest Germany
Five Graves to CairoBilly WilderUSA
Irma la DouceBilly WilderUSA
Kiss Me, StupidBilly WilderUSA
Love in the AfternoonBilly WilderUSA
Mauvaise GraineBilly WilderFrance
People on SundayMenschen am SonntagBilly WilderGermany
SabrinaBilly WilderUSA
ScampoloScampolo, ein Kind der StraßeHans SteinhoffGermany, Austria
Some Like It HotBilly WilderUSA
Stalag 17Billy WilderUSA
Sunset BoulevardBilly WilderUSA
The ApartmentBilly WilderUSA
The Emperor WaltzBilly WilderUSA
The Fortune CookieBilly WilderUSA
The Front PageBilly WilderUSA
The Lost WeekendBilly WilderUSA
The Major and the MinorBilly WilderUSA
The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesBilly WilderUSA
The Seven Year ItchBilly WilderUSA
The Spirit of St. LouisBilly WilderUSA
Witness for the ProsecutionBilly WilderUSA

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to 3-D films:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Bwana DevilArch ObolerUSA
Creature from the Black LagoonJack ArnoldUSA
Dial M for MurderAlfred HitchcockUSA
Flesh for Frankenstein Paul MorrisseyUSA
Gorilla at LargeHarmon JonesUSA
House of WaxAndre DeTothUSA
InfernoRoy Ward BakerUSA
It Came from Outer SpaceJack ArnoldUSA
Phantom of the Rue MorgueRoy Del RuthUSA
Dynasty千刀萬里追 Qian dao wan li zhuMei-Chun ChangTaiwan, Hong Kong
Revenge of the Shogun Women 十三女尼 Shi shan nu niMei-Chun ChangTaiwan, Hong Kong
The Mad MagicianJohn BrahmUSA
The MaskJulian RoffmanCanada

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: