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
My Father's Happy YearsApám néhány boldog éve
Sándor Simó
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
Death of a PresidentSmierc prezydenta
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Flaming HeartsFlammende Herzen
Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann
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