The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to Deprisa, deprisa directed by Carlos Saura.
The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Michael Balcon, as well a tribute to Turkish film director Yılmaz Güney who was a political prisoner at the time. The guest of the Homage was German film director Peter Pewas.
Juries The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition Jutta Brückner, German director, screenwriter and producer - Jury President Denis Héroux, French director and producer Astrid Henning-Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter Irina Kupchenko, Soviet actress Peter Bichsel, Swiss journalist and writer Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Spanish director, screenwriter, editor and producer Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thai director Jerzy Płażewski, Polish film critic, writer and film historian Italo Zingarelli, Italian producer
Official Sections
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAkaler Shandhaneyআকালের সন্ধানে Mrinal SenIndiaThe Boat Is FullDas Boot ist vollMarkus ImhoofSwitzerlandChildren's IslandBarnens öKay PollakSwedenCome Back Swallow燕归来Jinggong FuChinaDeprisa, deprisaCarlos SauraSpainDer Neger ErwinHerbert AchternbuschWest GermanyFeverGorączkaAgnieszka HollandPolandLe Grand Paysage d'Alexis DroevenJean-Jacques AndrienBelgiumHead OnMichael GrantCanadaHistory of the World in Three Minutes FlatMichael MillsCanadaIl minestroneSergio CittiItalyThe InventorDer ErfinderKurt GloorSwitzerlandKöszönöm, megvagyunkLászló LugossyHungaryKudratकुदरत Chetan AnandIndiaLuang Taหลวงตา Permphol CheyaroonThailandMaravillasManuel Gutiérrez AragónSpainMilka – A Film About TaboosMilka – elokuva tabuistaRauni MollbergFinlandOn Land, at Sea and in the AirTer land, ter zee en in de luchtPaul DriessenNetherlandsLa provincialeClaude GorettaSwitzerlandTributeBob ClarkCanadaThe TruckКамионът Christo ChristovBulgariaTwenty Six Days from the Life of DostoyevskyДвадцать шесть дней из жизни ДостоевскогоAleksandr ZarkhiSoviet UnionZigeunerweisenツィゴイネルワイゼンSeijun SuzukiJapanVrijdagHugo ClausBelgium Out of competition Ordinary People, directed by Robert Redford (United States) Raging Bull, directed by Martin Scorsese (United States)
Retrospective The following films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Michael Balcon: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryBulldog JackWalter FordeUnited KingdomDead of NightAlberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert HamerForeign AffairesTom WallsI Was a SpyVictor SavilleSabotageAlfred HitchcockSecret AgentAlfred HitchcockThe Blue LampBasil DeardenThe Gaunt StrangerWalter FordeThe Man Who Knew Too MuchAlfred HitchcockThe LadykillersAlexander MackendrickThe Lavender Hill MobCharles CrichtonThe 39 StepsAlfred Hitchcock
The following films were shown in the homage dedicated to Peter Pewas:
English title Original title Director(s) CountryMany Passed ByViele kamen vorbeiPeter PewasWest Germany
Official Awards
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Deprisa, Deprisa by Carlos Saura Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Akaler Sandhane by Mrinal Sen Silver Bear for Best Actress: Barbara Grabowska for Gorączka Silver Bear for Best Actor: Anatoly Solonitsyn for Dvadtsat shest dney iz zhizni Dostoevskogo Jack Lemmon for Tribute Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Markus Imhoof for Das Boot ist voll Honourable Mention: Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven Tsigoineruwaizen
References
External links 31st Berlin International Film Festival 1981 1981 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1981 at Internet Movie Database