The Berlinale is a unique place of artistic exploration and entertainment. It is one of the largest public film festivals in the world, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe ...

Set against the backdrop of an unfinished two-storey cement house, where the haunting hum of warplanes is a constant part of the local soundscape, the film unfolds the story of an eleven-year-old boy ...

A small, secluded spot in the depths of the Black Forest. Two girls disappear from the same house: the first in 1949, the second in 1999. They never reappear. When Jessie inherits the house, she only ...

Following 2024’s “Relations & Resistance” and 2025’s “Open Wounds, Open Words”, the motto of this year’s edition of the Forum Special is “Be Human Only, Dish Out the Truth”. The Forum thus continues ...

The Berlinale Forum sharpens the gaze for films of social relevance and as a form of aesthetic reflection. These are films by people who take their work and its impact seriously: the way it affects ...

In 2024, once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale. 20 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition ...

The director was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and emigrated to the USA when she was nine. Her film Moment of Impact won the Documentary Directing Award at Sundance and the Grand Prize at Cinéma du ...

Outstanding filmmakers are expected in Berlin for the 76th Berlinale. At the Opening Gala, the highly acclaimed director and screenwriter Sean Baker will deliver the laudatory speech for Honorary ...

When she grows up, she will be a girl. This is something Sasha has dreamed of since childhood. Her family soon realises how serious she is. In addition to interviews with the parents, who acknowledge ...

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Berlinale Publikumstag (Audience Day) on February 23. After the festive Award Ceremony (see full list of award winners ...

Before the celebration of the winners, the Festival Director Tricia Tuttle said a few words about the last ten days. This Berlinale has taken place in a world that feels raw and fractured. Many of ...

From June 21 to 24, Summer Berlinale at radioeins Freiluftkino Friedrichshain invites audiences to discover selected highlights of the 76th Berlinale before their theatrical release. “The Summer ...