The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12–23 February 1982. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film '' Veronika Voss'' directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The Honorary Golden Bear (''Goldener Ehrenbär'') was introduced for the first time in this edition to pay tribute to important figures in the world of film. The award has been presented for an exceptional artistic career and is given to the guest of honour of the Homage. In this edition it was awarded to American actor

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. A new section was introduced at the festival by

Manfred Salzgeber Manfred Salzgeber (10 January 1943 in Łódź - 12 August 1994 in Berlin) was a German actor and film producer. He was director of the "Sektion Panorama" at the ''Internationales Filmfestspiel Berlin''. He was a co-founder of the ''Internationale ...

, which was renamed ''Panorama'' in 1986. The retrospective dedicated to German film director Curtis Bernhardt titled ''Insurrection of Emotions'' along with East German children’s films of the 50-70s in collaboration with the DEFA.

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Joan Fontaine, actress (United States) - Jury President *

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, filmmaker, writer and politician (Soviet Union) * Brigitte Fossey, actress (France) *

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, film critic and film historian (West Germany) * László Lugossy, director (Hungary) * Gian Luigi Rondi, film critic (Italy) * Helma Sanders-Brahms, director, screenwriter and producer (West Germany) * Mrinal Sen, director, screenwriter and producer (India) * David Stratton, film critic and film historian (Australia)

Films in competition

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

Out of competition

* '' Butterfly'', directed by Matt Cimber (USA) * ''

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'', directed by Bertrand Tavernier (France) * '' Whose Life Is It Anyway?'', directed by John Badham (USA) * '' Feine Gesellschaft - beschränkte Haftung'', directed by

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(West Germany) * '' Großstadtzigeuner'', directed by

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(West Germany) * '' Kraftprobe'', directed by

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(West Germany) * ''

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'', directed by

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(West Germany) * '' Mille milliards de dollars'', directed by

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(France)

Key

Retrospective and Homage

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Insurrection of Emotions: Curtis Bernhardt": The following films were shown in the retrospective "East German Children’s Films": The following films were shown in the homage to

: The film '' Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt'' by Walter Ruttmann was also shown in the retrospective.

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: '' Veronika Voss'' by Rainer Werner Fassbinder * Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: '' Dreszcze'' by Wojciech Marczewski * Silver Bear for Best Director:

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for '' Il Marchese del Grillo'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Katrin Saß for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor: ** Michel Piccoli for '' Une étrange affaire'' ** Stellan Skarsgård for '' Den Enfaldige Mördaren'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement: Zoltán Fábri for ''

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'' * Honourable Mention: ** '' Muzhiki!'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

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'' * Golden Bear – Honorary Award:

* FIPRESCI Award **'' Dreszcze'' by Wojciech Marczewski

References

External links

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