History 21st festival

June 29 - July 12, 1978

Awards

Grand Prix
Shadows of a Hot Summer / Stíny horkého léta
Director: František Vláčil
Czechoslovakia

White Bim Black Ear / Belyy Bim Chyornoe ukho
Director: Stanislav Rostotskiy
USSR

Main Prizes
The Irishman
Director: Donald Crombie
Australia

It’s Rain and Shine Together / Veri az ördög a feleségét
Director: Ferenc András
Hungary

The Flight / Die Flucht
Director: Roland Gräf
East Germany

Oss
Director: Laila Mikkelsen
Norway

The Sailor’s Return
Director: Jack Gold
UK

Special Jury Mentions
The Marginal Ones / Oka Oori Katha
Director: Mrinal Sen
India

Autopsie d’un complot
Director: Mohamed Slim Riad
Algeria

Best Actress Award
Marisol
for the film The Days of the Past / Los días del pasado, dir. Mario Camus
Spain

Marie-José Nat
for the film Replay / Le passé simple, dir. Michel Drach
France

Best Actor Award
Giuliano Gemma
for the film The Iron Prefect / Il prefetto di ferro, dir. Pasquale Squitieri
Italy

Peter Faber
for the film Dokter Vlimmen, dir. Guido Pieters
Netherlands