20th Berlin International Film Festival

20th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmKlann – grand guignol
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
Festival date26 June – 6 July 1970
Websitewww.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, was opened on 26 June 1970 with French-Belgian film Klann – grand guignol by Patrick Ledoux and scheduled to end on 7 July.[1][2] However, on 5 July the competition was cancelled and no major prizes were awarded owing to a controversy surrounding the participation of Michael Verhoeven's West-German anti-war film o.k.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Archived 8 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine, page 165 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
  2. ^ "20th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Archived 8 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine, page 170 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
  4. ^ "Berlinale 1970: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2014.