Following up on the big announcement to continue as an in-person festival, Berlin International Film Festival 2022 revealed films in the Berlinale Shorts, Forum, Forum Expanded, Perspektive and Deutsches Kino programs.
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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Berlin Film Festival 2022 Reveals More Films in Berlinale Shorts, Forum, Forum Expanded, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Cole Doman and Antonio Marziale in Starfuckers by Antonio Marziale © Field Trip
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Berlin International Film Festival 2022 Confirmed as In-person Event
Berlin International Film Festival announced that the 2022 festival will now take place as an in-person 2G-plus event (additional masking and testing requirement) citing recent decisions by the Federal Government and the Berlin Senate.
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‘Peter von Kant’ by François Ozon Opens the 2022 Berlin Film Festival
Denis Menochet and Isabelle Adjani in Peter von Kant by François Ozon © C. BETHUEL, FOZ The world premiere of Peter von Kant by writer/director François Ozon will open the 72nd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. The film which stars Denis Menochet, Isabelle Adjani and Hanna Schygulla is part of the international Competition and will celebrate its world premiere on February 10, 2022, at the Berlinale Palast.
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Berlin Film Festival Unveils 2022 Berlinale Retrospective and Classics
Mae West in Klondike Annie by Raoul Walsh, Source: Deutsche Kinemathek, courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing, LLC (Berlinale) The Berlinale Retrospective “No Angels – Mae West, Rosalind Russell & Carole Lombard” postponed due to the pandemic will now be presented at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in February. The section’s 27 films were made during the heyday of the screwball comedy from 1932 to 1943, and each one showcases the distinctive style of its star. Ten of the movies will be shown with German subtitles.
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Berlin Film Festival 2022 Reveals First Films
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole in Against the Ice by Peter Flinth © Lilja Jonsdottir / Netflix Berlin International Film Festival confirmed the first films for the 2022 edition of the festival, including seven films for Berlinale Special, thirteen titles for Panorama, ten feature-length films and seven short films for Generation, and ten titles for the Forum.
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Isabelle Huppert to Receive Homage and Honorary Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
Isabelle Huppert in Frankie directed by Ira Sachs The Homage section of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival will be dedicated to French film and stage actor Isabelle Huppert, who will be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. In conjunction with the Award Ceremony on February 15, 2022 at the Berlinale Palast, the festival will screen as Berlinale Special Gala À propos de Joan (About Joan, dir: Laurent Larivière). Huppert is one of the most versatile actors in the world, and has played an impressive range of characters in almost 150 cinema and television productions.
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M. Night Shyamalan Named Jury President of 2022 Berlin Film Festival
M. Night Shyamalan © Bryan Bedder/Getty images for Universal Pictures Director and producer M. Night Shyamalan will serve as president of the International Jury at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.
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‘Mr Bachmann and His Class’ and ‘The Last Forest’ Win Berlin Film Fest Audience Awards
Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse (Mr Bachmann and his Class) Mr Bachmann and his Class (Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse) by Maria Speth won the Berlinale Competition Audience Award at Summer Special edition of the 71st Berlin International Film Festival. In the German film, a charismatic teacher helps his students, who all come from different countries originally, with the key to feeling at home in Germany and becoming citizens of the world.
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Yana Ugrekhelidze’s ‘Instructions for Survival’ Wins Compass-Perspektive-Award at Berlin Fest Summer Special Edition
Yana Ugrekhelidze (Instructions for Survival) © Daniel Seiffert / Berlinale 2021 Yana Ugrekhelidze’s Instructions for Survival (Germany) was awarded the Compass-Perspektive-Award at Berlin Film Festival Summer Special. The award is presented to the best film from the Perspektive Deutsches Kino programof the Berlinale Summer Special tonight.
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Berlinale Announces Winners of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus Competitions
Crystal Bear for the best film in the competition Kplus: Beans by Tracey Deer. © Sébastien Raymond Berlin International Film Festival announced the winners of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions, designed for a young audience.
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Berlin Film Festival Confirms Summer Special Will Take Place as an Outdoor Event
Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival After expressing some earlier doubts, Berlinale has confirmed that the Summer Special set for June 9-20, 2021 will take place as an outdoor open-air cinema experience at 16 venues.
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Berlin Film Festival Reconsiders Summer Special Edition Due to COVID19
Dame Helen Mirren at Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) Berlin Film Festival is reconsidering its Summer Special edition after a spike in ongoing COVID-19 infections caused officials to implement restrictions that make hosting the event difficult, if not impossible.