27th Berlin International Film Festival

27th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmNickelodeon
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: The Ascent
Festival date24 June – 5 July 1977
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1977.[1] The festival opened with Nickelodeon by Peter Bogdanovich.[2]

The Golden Bear was awarded to The Ascent directed by Larisa Shepitko.[3] Since this edition the annual Retrospective and Homage events has been coordinated jointly between the festival organization and the Deutsche Kinemathek.[4] The retrospective shown at the festival was dedicated to German actress Marlene Dietrich, which was divided into two parts, with Part 1 being shown this year along with the retrospective called Love, Death and Technology. Cinema of the Fantastical 1933–1945.[5] The guest of the Homage was West German filmmaker Wilfried Basse.[6]

  1. ^ "27th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Jacobsen: 50 Jahre Berlinale – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, page 174 – Nicolai, Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-87584-905-1
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRIZES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "History". deutsche-kinemathek.de. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.