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 West German film "Stammheim" directed by Reinhard Hauff. The retrospective was in honour of German actress and film producer Henny Porten and the homage was dedicated to American film director Fred Zinnemann. Claude Lanzmann's 9 hour long documentary film " Shoah" about The Holocaust was screened at the "Young Filmmakers Forum" (renamed the "International Forum of New Cinema" in 1987).