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
Death of a PresidentSmierc prezydenta
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
7.9
Opening NightOpening night
John Cassavetes
The FallA Queda
Ruy Guerra, Nelson Xavier
Closed CircuitCircuito chiuso
Giuliano Montaldo
The Brothers LionheartBröderna Lejonhjärta
Olle Hellbom
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
The Far RoadToi ippon no michi
Sachiko Hidari
Paper FlowersFlores de papel
Gabriel Retes
Moritz, Dear MoritzMoritz, lieber Moritz
Hark Bohm
Pas koji je voleo vozovePas koji je voleo vozove
Goran Paskaljević
RhinegoldRheingold
Nikolaus Schilling
My Father's Happy YearsApám néhány boldog éve
Sándor Simó
Flaming HeartsFlammende Herzen
Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann
Outrageous!Outrageous!
Richard Brenner
A Night Full of RainLa fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia
Lina Wertmüller
AvantazhAvantazh
Georgi Djulgerov
One Page of LoveUne page d'amour
Maurice Rabinowicz
7.6
The Chess PlayersShatranj ke khilari
Satyajit Ray
Flaming HeartsFlammende Herzen
Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann
The TeacherEl brigadista
Octavio Cortázar
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