26th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival

26th Berlin International Film Festival

26th Berlin International Film Festival

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]

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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:

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "26th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "PRIZES & HONOURS 1976". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. [3]
    "History of the International Forum of New Cinema". Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. [4]
    "JURIES 1976". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Festival Awards". fipresci.org. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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