Berlin International Film Festival and as transcripts, on the Talent Campus' website. Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale, is a film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the "Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. With around 300,000 tickets sold and 500,000 admissions each year, it has the largest public attendance of any annual film festival. Up to 400 films are shown in several sections across cinematic genres. Around twenty films compete for
27th Berlin International Film Festival 27th Berlin International Film Festival The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June – 5 July 1977. The festival opened with "Nickelodeon" by Peter Bogdanovich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film "The Ascent" directed by Larisa Shepitko. The retrospective dedicated to Marlene Dietrich was shown at the festival. It was divided into two parts, "Part 1" was shown this year. The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: