The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985.[2] The Golden Bear was awarded to East German film Die Frau und der Fremde directed by Rainer Simon and British film Wetherby directed by David Hare.[3] The retrospective was dedicated to Special effects.[4]
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Location | West Berlin, Germany |
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Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Die Frau und der Fremde and Wetherby) |
No. of films | 326 films[1] |
Festival date | 15–26 February 1985 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
Jury
editThe following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[5]
- Jean Marais, actor (France) - Jury President
- Max von Sydow, actor (Sweden)
- Alberto Sordi, actor, screenwriter and director (Italy)
- Regimantas Adomaitis, actor (Soviet Union)
- Sheila Benson, journalist and film critic (United States)
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase, writer (East Germany)
- Onat Kutlar, poet, essayist and screenwriter (Turkey)
- Luis Megino, writer and producer (Spain)
- Ingrid Scheib-Rothbart, head of the Goethe-Institut of New York (West Germany)
- Chris Sievernich , producer (West Germany)
- István Szabó, director and screenwriter (Hungary)
Films in competition
editThe following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:[1]
Out of competition
edit- 2010: The Year We Make Contact, directed by Peter Hyams (USA)
- Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam (United Kingdom)
- Country, directed by Richard Pearce (USA)
- Grünstein's Clever Move , directed by Bernhard Wicki (West Germany)
- Niemanns Zeit – Ein deutscher Heimatfilm, directed by Horst Kurnitzky and Marion Schmid (West Germany)
- 東京裁判 Tōkyō Saiban, directed by Masaki Kobayashi (Japan)
- 雅马哈鱼档 Yamaha yudang, directed by Liang Zhang (China)
Key
edit† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
Retrospective
editThe following films were shown in the retrospective "Special Effects":[7]
Awards
editThe following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[3]
- Golden Bear:
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Szirmok, virágok, koszorúk by László Lugossy
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Robert Benton for Places in the Heart
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Jo Kennedy for Wrong World
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Fernando Fernán Gómez for Stico
- Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Tolomush Okeyev for Potomok belogo barsa
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: Ronja Rövardotter
- Honourable Mention:
- FIPRESCI Award
- Tōkyō saiban by Masaki Kobayashi
Literature
edit- Brigitte Tast: Als Farbe das Grau, als Format der Innenblick. 35. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 1985, Schellerten 2014, ISBN 978-3-88842-045-0
References
edit- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 1985". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "35th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 1985". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 1985". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1985". Retrieved 28 July 2014.