36th Berlin International Film Festival

The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with Ginger and Fred by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to German film Stammheim directed by Reinhard Hauff. The retrospective dedicated to German actress and film producer Henny Porten was shown at the festival. Claude Lanzmann'a 9 hour long documentary film Shoah about holocaust was screened at International Forum of New Cinema.

36th Berlin International Film Festival

The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with Ginger and Fred by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to German film Stammheim directed by Reinhard Hauff. The retrospective dedicated to German actress and film producer Henny Porten was shown at the festival. Claude Lanzmann'a 9 hour long documentary film Shoah about holocaust was screened at International Forum of New Cinema.