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30th Berlin International Film Festival

30th Berlin International Film Festival
30th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
Festival poster
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded 1951
Awards Golden Bear (Heartland, Palermo oder Wolfsburg)
Festival date 18–29 February 1980
Website Website

The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film Heartland directed by Richard Pearce and German film Palermo oder Wolfsburg directed by Werner Schroeter.

The retrospective dedicated to American film-maker Billy Wilder was shown at the festival.Moritz de Hadeln became the director of the festival and increased the efforts in expansion of Berlin film market.

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:


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