First Talents Beirut to take place in September 2014
Berlinale Talents strengthens its collaboration with the Arab world: The short film Berlin Beirut (directed by Lebanese filmmaker Myrna Maakaron) won the first ‘Berlin Today Award’ back in 2004, this...
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Matthijs Wouter Knol to Be New Head of European Film Market
On June 1, 2014, Matthijs Wouter Knol from the Netherlands will become the new head of the Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM). Since 2008, Knol has been the programme manager of Berlinale Talents...
View ArticleBerlinale Mourns the Loss of Helma Sanders-Brahms
On May 27, 2014, German director, screenwriter and producer Helma Sanders-Brahms died after a long illness. She was one of the most important representatives of German post-war film. Her cinematic...
View ArticleBerlinale exports: First Talents Beirut to take place in September 2014
The short film Berlin Beirut (directed by Lebanese filmmaker Myrna Maakaron) won the first ‘Berlin Today Award’ back in 2004, this year the connection between Berlinale and Beirut will be further...
View ArticleBerlin International Film Festival Again Supporting “Berlinale in Sendai”
The Berlin International Film Festival is supporting the “Berlinale in Sendai” event for the second time. The event will take place on July 26 and 27 in Sendai City, a municipality in the Tohoku...
View ArticleBerlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Funding Recommendations
At the 20th jury session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), the jury recommended four new film projects for production funding and one work for distribution funding. Since its establishment in October...
View ArticleSummer Berlinale screenings under the Stars with Open-Air Cinema in...
In summer, Berlin is a city of outdoor events. And this includes: the Summer Berlinale at the Open-Air Cinema in Friedrichshain. From July 24 to July 27, this summertime sequel of the Festival will...
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Berlinale Talents: Florian Weghorn is the new programme manager / Application...
Florian_Weghorn-Copyright_Gerhard_KassnerOn July 1, 2014, Florian Weghorn took over as programme manager for Berlinale Talents. Weghorn was formerly deputy head of the section Generation. Together with...
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Berlinale 2015: Hommage and Golden Bear to Wim Wenders
Foto: Wim Wenders (Copyright: Donata Wenders) Der Himmel über Berlin erstrahlt am 12. Februar 2015 auf der Leinwand des Berlinale Palastes zu Ehren von Wim Wenders. Die 65. Internationalen...
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The EFM Goes Serial
As of February 2015, Berlinale’s industry platform – the European Film Market (EFM) with its Berlinale Co-Production Market division - will provide creators and producers of television series with the...
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Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Marie Bäumer to be Jury President of “FGYO-Award...
Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Marie Bäumer to be Jury President of “FGYO-Award Dialogue en perspective” 2015 / Looking for a Young Jury! The French-German Youth Office (FGYO), official partner of the...
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Dieter Kosslick to receive the Innovation Prize from the International...
Dieter Kosslick, the Director of the Berlinale, will be awarded the IEF Innovation Prize in recognition of his cultural achievements that promote Germany’s international reputation. Actress Maria...
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World Cinema Fund Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and Launches an Additional...
On its 10th anniversary, the World Cinema Fund (WCF) looks back at a successful and productive decade. Since its establishment, it has backed a total of 119 projects from 41 countries: it has granted...
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Darren Aronofsky to be Jury President of the Berlinale 2015
American director, screenwriter and producer Darren Aronofsky will be Jury President of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival."Darren Aronofsky has distinguished himself as an outstanding...
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Berlinale Talents main theme "2015: A Space Discovery"
Oscar® winner Howard Shore confirmed as an expertWith the main theme "2015: A Space Discovery", Berlinale Talents invites 300 emerging filmmakers to discover new ways of looking at cinematic space....
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Dieter Kosslick will stay Director of the Berlinale until 2019
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters has extended Dieter Kosslick's contract as Director of the Berlinale until May 31, 2019. Dieter Kosslick assumed directorship...
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Berlinale World Cinema Fund: New Funding Recommendations
At the 21st jury session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), the jury recommended four new film projects for production funding and one work for distribution funding. Since its establishment in October...
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Berlinale Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Wim Wenders
Dennis Hopper in The American Friend, 1977 The Homage of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival will be dedicated to German filmmaker Wim Wenders, who will also be awarded an Honorary Golden...
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Berlinale Retrospective 2015: “Glorious Technicolor. From George Eastman...
Singing in the wind The Retrospective of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival promises to be an opulent colour spectacle. It will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a colour film process that...
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Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship 2015 Berlinale and Glashütte...
Launched by the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section and Berlinale’s co-partner Glashütte Original, the “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship” will be awarded for the fourth time to a young...
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