Morocco (film) agreed to bring the German actress to Hollywood under a two-picture contract, in February 1930. When Dietrich arrived in the United States to begin filming "Morocco" "[she] was subjected to the full power of Paramount's public relations machine" launching her into "international stardom" "before" American moviegoers had seen her as Lola Lola in "The Blue Angel", which appeared in U.S. theatres in 1931. Premiering in New York City on December 6, 1930, "Morocco"s success at the box-office was "immediate and impressive". Accolades for the film were issued by Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein, film critic Robert E. Sherwood and filmmaker Charles
28th Berlin International Film Festival Martínez Lázaro and "Las truchas" by José Luis García Sánchez. A new section for children was introduced at the festival. The "Part 2" of the retrospective dedicated to Marlene Dietrich was shown at the festival. 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 films were shown in the retrospective dedicated to Marlene Dietrich: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 28th Berlin International Film Festival The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978.