José Luis García Sánchez The Golden Berlin Bear of 1978 actually was given for the spanish contribution to the festival at all. Also included were: Las palabras de Max (1978) by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and Ascensor (1978), a short by 'Tomás Muñoz'
Winner
All nominees
RhinegoldRheingold
Nikolaus Schilling
The Brothers LionheartBröderna Lejonhjärta
Olle Hellbom
The FallA Queda
Ruy Guerra, Nelson Xavier
Death of a PresidentSmierc prezydenta
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
My Father's Happy YearsApám néhány boldog éve
Sándor Simó
Lemon PopsicleEskimo Limon
Boaz Davidson
Moritz, Dear MoritzMoritz, lieber Moritz
Hark Bohm
Outrageous!Outrageous!
Richard Brenner
7.9
Opening NightOpening night
John Cassavetes
The TeacherEl brigadista
Octavio Cortázar
Flaming HeartsFlammende Herzen
Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann
A Night Full of RainLa fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia
Lina Wertmüller
AvantazhAvantazh
Georgi Djulgerov
The Far RoadToi ippon no michi
Sachiko Hidari
Paper FlowersFlores de papel
Gabriel Retes
7.1
Lone Wolf
Roman Balayan
One Page of LoveUne page d'amour
Maurice Rabinowicz
7.6
The Chess PlayersShatranj ke khilari
Satyajit Ray
Jörg Ratgeb - PainterJörg Ratgeb - Maler
Bernhard Stephan
Pas koji je voleo vozovePas koji je voleo vozove
Goran Paskaljević
Germany in AutumnDeutschland im Herbst
Rayner Verner Fassbinder, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Aleksandr Klyuge, Maximiliane Mainka, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus, Edgar Reitz, Katja Rupé, Folker Shlendorf, Peter Schubert, Bernhard Sinkel