Berlinale has revealed the first films in Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation, and Retrospective of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 13 to 23, 2025.
Berlin International Film Festival
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 each year. For the film industry and the media, the eleven days in February are also one of the most important events in the annual calendar and an indispensable trading forum.
The Berlin International Film Festival enjoys an eventful history. The festival was created for the Berlin public in 1951, at the beginning of the Cold War, as a “showcase of the free world”. Shaped by the turbulent post-war period and the unique situation of a divided city, the Berlinale has developed into a place of intercultural exchange and a platform for the critical cinematic exploration of social issues. To this day it is considered the most political of all the major film festivals.
Berlin International Film Festival started in 1951 and takes place in Berlin, Germany, Europe
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75th Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation
Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie in Honey Bunch by Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli (Cat People)
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Tom Tykwer’s The Light ( Das Licht) to Open 75th Berlin Film Festival
The Light (Das Licht) directed by Tom Tykwer (Frédéric Batier / X Filme) Tom Tykwer’s The Light (Das Licht) will world premiere as the opening film of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2025. The Light (Das Licht) will be presented as a Berlinale Special Gala out of competition.
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Director Todd Haynes Named Jury President of 75th Berlin Film Festival
Todd Haynes (Samir Hussein / Wire Image) Director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes has been named the President of the International Jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
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‘Wild, Weird, Bloody’ – Retrospective of 75th Berlin Film Festival to Celebrate 1970s Genre German Films
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe © Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will celebrate the offbeat and the wacky, mix it up with action, thrills, and graphic visuals of genre films from East and West Germany made in the 1970s, by showcasing 15 films in the Retrospective themed “Wild, Weird, Bloody”.
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Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film Award at 74th Berlin Film Festival
Dahomey © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy The documentary Dahomey by Mati Diop won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film documents the return of 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris, returning to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.
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Berlin International Film Festival Disinvites Far-right AfD Politicians from Opening Gala
© Richard Hübner / Berlinale Berlin International Film Festival has disinvited politicians from Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a far-right party, from the opening event of the festival.
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Berlin Film Festival Unveils Jury – Brady Corbet, Eliza Hittman, Brady Corbet, Christian Petzold and More
courtesy Berlinale Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the 2024 jury who decides who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears. The International Jury presided over by actor, director, producer and writer Lupita Nyong’o includes actor and director Brady Corbet (USA), director Ann Hui (Hong Kong, China), director Christian Petzold (Germany), director Albert Serra (Spain), actor and director Jasmine Trinca (Italy) and writer Oksana Zabuzhko (Ukraine). 20 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition.
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Chime, ‘August My Heaven’ and ‘The Strangers’ Case’ Added to Berlinale Special of 74th Berlin Film Festival
Omar Sy in The Strangers’ Case by Brandt Andersen © Philistine Films Three more films – Chime, August My Heaven and The Strangers’ Case have been added to the Berlinale Special program of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 15 to 25, 2024
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Films by Aaron Schimberg, Mati Diop, Olivier Assayas to Compete at Berlin Film Festival
Dahomey © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy A Different Man by Aaron Schimberg, Dahomey by Mati Diop, and Suspended Time by Olivier Assayas are among the 20 films that will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.
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‘Small Things Like These’ Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson to Open 74th Berlin Film Festival
Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These (Kleine Dinge wie diese) by Tim Mielants © Shane O’Connor The world premiere of Small Things Like These, directed by Tim Mielants will open the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2024. Starring in the film are Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley and Emily Watson. Small Things Like These will screen in Competition.
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74th Berlin Film Fest Reveals Opening Films + Panorama, Generation 14plus, Kplus, Forum, Forum Expanded Programs
Mzia Arabuli in Levan Akin’s Crossing © Haydar Tastan Levan Akin’s film Crossing will open the 2024 Panorama program of 74th Berlin International Film Festival, set to showcase 31 titles from 36 countries. The Panorama program includes new works by André Téchiné, Thomas Arslan, Birgitte Stærmose, David-Pierre Fila, Annie Baker, Dag Johan Haugerud, Bruce LaBruce and Nathan Silver. Also in the program is the four-part anthology series Zeit Verbrechen.
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Kristen Stewart’s ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Among Films Confirmed for 74th Berlin Film Festival Berlinale Special, Shorts and Classics
Katy O’Brian, Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding by Rose Glass © Anna Kooris Berlin International Film Festival today confirmed another twelve titles in the Berlinale Special along with 20 short films in the Berlinale Shorts competition. This year’s Berlinale Classics presents ten films in digitally-restored versions and will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese monster movie classic Gojira (Godzilla), and the return of Golden Bear winner Deprisa, deprisa to the big screen.