The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985. The Golden Bear was awarded to East German film '' Die Frau und der Fremde'' directed by Rainer Simon and British film '' Wetherby'' directed by

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. The retrospective was dedicated to ''

Special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual wor ...

s''.

Jury

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

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, actor (France) - Jury President * Max von Sydow, actor (Sweden) * Alberto Sordi, actor, screenwriter and director (Italy) * Regimantas Adomaitis, actor (Soviet Union) * Sheila Benson, journalist and film critic (United States) * Wolfgang Kohlhaase, writer (East Germany) *

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, poet, essayist and screenwriter (Turkey) * Luis Megino, writer and producer (Spain) * Ingrid Scheib-Rothbart, head of the Goethe-Institut of New York (West Germany) * , producer (West Germany) * István Szabó, director and screenwriter (Hungary)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear:

Out of competition

* '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact'', directed by Peter Hyams (USA) * '' Brazil'', directed by Terry Gilliam (United Kingdom) * '' Country'', directed by Richard Pearce (USA) * ', directed by Bernhard Wicki (West Germany) * '' Niemanns Zeit – Ein deutscher Heimatfilm'', directed by Horst Kurnitzky and

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(West Germany) * '' 東京裁判 Tōkyō Saiban'', directed by Masaki Kobayashi (Japan) * '' 雅马哈鱼档 Yamaha yudang'', directed by Liang Zhang (China)

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective "Special Effects":

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: ** '' Die Frau und der Fremde'' by Rainer Simon ** '' Wetherby'' by

* Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: '' Szirmok, virágok, koszorúk'' by László Lugossy * Silver Bear for Best Director: Robert Benton for '' Places in the Heart'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress: Jo Kennedy for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Fernando Fernán Gómez for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement:

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for '' Potomok belogo barsa'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: '' Ronja Rövardotter'' * Honourable Mention: ** Damiano Damiani for '' Pizza Connection'' ** '' Les enfants'' ** Tarık Akan for ''

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'' * FIPRESCI Award **''Tōkyō saiban'' by Masaki Kobayashi

Literature

* Brigitte Tast: ''Als Farbe das Grau, als Format der Innenblick. 35. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 1985'', Schellerten 2014,

References

External links

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