# 30th Berlin International Film Festival

The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to Heartland, directed by Richard Pearce, and Palermo or 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.

## Juries
### Main Competition

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
* Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress - Jury President
* Betsy Blair, British actress
* Mathieu Carrière, French actor
* Alberto Isaac, Mexican director and screenwriter
* Peter Kern, Austrian actor
* Károly Makk, Hungarian director and screenwriter
* Alexander Mitta, Soviet director and screenwriter
* Alexandre Trauner, French production designer
* Angel Wagenstein, Bulgarian writer and director

## Official Sections
### Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Bizalom | Bizalom | István Szabó | Hungary |
| The Crime of Cuenca | El crimen de Cuenca | Pilar Miró | Spain |
| Death Watch | La Mort en direct | Bertrand Tavernier | France |
| Der Preis fürs Überleben | Der Preis fürs Überleben | Hans Noever | West Germany |
| The Enemy | Düşman | Zeki Ökten and Yılmaz Güney | Turkey |
| Germany, Pale Mother | Deutschland bleiche Mutter | Helma Sanders-Brahms | West Germany |
| Good Riddance | Les Bons débarras | Francis Mankiewicz | Canada |
| Heartland | Heartland | Richard Pearce | United States |
| Hlavy | Hlavy | Petr Sís | Czechoslovakia |
| Im Herzen des Hurrican | Im Herzen des Hurrican | Hark Bohm | West Germany |
| Marigolds in August | Marigolds in August | Ross Devenish | South Africa |
| Marmalade Revolution | Marmeladupproret | Erland Josephson | Sweden |
| Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | Москва слезам не верит | Vladimir Menshov | Soviet Union |
| The Orchestra Conductor | Dyrygent | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Palermo or Wolfsburg | Palermo oder Wolfsburg | Werner Schroeter | West Germany |
| The Raven's Dance | Korpinpolska | Markku Lehmuskallio | Finland |
| Rod Gröth | Rod Gröth | Jörg Moser-Metius | West Germany |
| Rude Boy | Rude Boy | Jack Hazan and David Mingay | United Kingdom |
| Seeking Asylum | Chiedo asilo | Marco Ferreri | Italy |
| Solo Sunny | Solo Sunny | Konrad Wolf and Wolfgang Kohlhaase | East Germany |
| Transit | טרנזיט | Daniel Wachsmann | Israel |
| Le Voyage en douce | Le Voyage en douce | Michel Deville | France |
| The Widow of Montiel | La Viuda de Montiel | Miguel Littín | Mexico, Colombia |

### Out of Competition

* Caligula, directed by Tinto Brass (Italy, United States)
* Cruising, directed by William Friedkin (United States)

### Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Billy Wilder:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Ace in the Hole | Ace in the Hole | Billy Wilder | United States |
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| Avanti! | Avanti! | Billy Wilder | United States, Italy |
| A Blonde Dream | Ein blonder Traum | Paul Martin | Germany |
| The Daredevil Reporter | Der Teufelsreporter | Ernst Laemmle | Germany |
| Double Indemnity | Double Indemnity | Billy Wilder | United States |
| Emil and the Detectives | Emil und die Detektive | Gerhard Lamprecht | Germany |
| Fedora | Fedora | Billy Wilder | West Germany |
| Five Graves to Cairo | Five Graves to Cairo | Billy Wilder | United States |
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| Mauvaise Graine | Mauvaise Graine | Billy Wilder | France |
| People on Sunday | Menschen am Sonntag | Billy Wilder | Germany |
| Sabrina | Sabrina | Billy Wilder | United States |
| Scampolo | Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße | Hans Steinhoff | Germany, Austria |
| Some Like It Hot | Some Like It Hot | Billy Wilder | United States |
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The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to 3-D films:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Bwana Devil | Bwana Devil | Arch Oboler | United States |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Jack Arnold | United States |
| Dial M for Murder | Dial M for Murder | Alfred Hitchcock | United States |
| Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein) | Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein) | Paul Morrissey | United States |
| Gorilla at Large | Gorilla at Large | Harmon Jones | United States |
| House of Wax | House of Wax | Andre DeToth | United States |
| Inferno | Inferno | Roy Ward Baker | United States |
| It Came from Outer Space | It Came from Outer Space | Jack Arnold | United States |
| Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Roy Del Ruth | United States |
| Dynasty | 千刀萬里追 | Mei-Chun Chang | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Revenge of the Shogun Women (a.k.a. 13 Nuns) | 十三女尼 | Mei-Chun Chang | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| The Mad Magician | The Mad Magician | John Brahm | United States |
| The Mask | The Mask | Julian Roffman | Canada |

## Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:

### Main Competition

* Golden Bear:
** Heartland by Richard Pearce
** Palermo or Wolfsburg by Werner Schroeter
* Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Seeking Asylum by Marco Ferreri
* Silver Bear for Best Director: István Szabó for Bizalom
* Silver Bear for Best Actress: Renate Krößner for Solo Sunny
* Silver Bear for Best Actor: Andrzej Seweryn for The Orchestra Conductor
* Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize: Marigolds in August by Ross Devenish
* Honourable Mention:
** Rude Boy
** The Raven's Dance
** The Enemy

## Independent Awards
### FIPRESCI Award

* Solo Sunny by Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase