The Berlinale Retrospective 2026 celebrates a special decade! “Lost in the 90s” tours an era of upheaval, rebellion, and cinematic experimentation. The fall of the Berlin Wall, political chaos, MTV, ...

Chaired by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth, the Board of Supervisors of the Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH (KBB) today approved the selection ...

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 ...

The Berlin International Film Festival will award the 2026 Honorary Golden Bear to Academy Award–winning actress Michelle Yeoh in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema. The ...

Born in Asunción, Paraguay in 1973, he is a director and screenwriter. He studied communication in his hometown, followed by film at the London Film School. His short films, which revolve around ...

The Berlin International Film Festival has long been committed to the diversity of documentary forms. A distinct award for the best documentary film was launched in 2017. The Berlinale Documentary ...

The Berlin International Film Festival is delighted to announce that German director, author, and photographer Wim Wenders will lead the International Jury of the 76th Berlinale. “Wim Wenders is one ...

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will award Scottish actor Tilda Swinton the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. The award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony at the ...

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 ...

Berlin International Film Festival - official website The Chinese production Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) by Xu Zao completes this year’s Berlinale Perspectives lineup of 14 feature film debuts. Xu ...

Die Retrospektive der Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin feiert 2024 unangepasste Protagonist*innen, eigenwillige Filmsprachen und unkonventionelle Produktionen der deutschen Filmgeschichte ...

The 74th Berlin International Film Festival will award US-director, producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement in an award ceremony at the ...