The Photo Boulevard is the Berlinale’s illustrated diary. The festival photographers are out and about every day at the venues and key locations, capturing atmospheric moments and iconic images for ...

Paula and La Maestra are 16 and inseparable. The strongest swimmers on their team, they are training together over the summer to represent Mexico at the Junior Pan American Swimming Championships. One ...

A troupe of Turkish drag queens calling themselves “The Migrant Workers” performs to great acclaim at an off-off club in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. One of their number, Lola, considers herself a gay ...

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 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 ...

On Monday, February 17, 2025, Books at Berlinale will present ten novelties by international authors with high potential for film adaptation as part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. Since 2006, ...

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 ...

With the passing of Moritz de Hadeln, the international film community has lost one of its most influential and respected figures. As a festival director, filmmaker, and passionate advocate for cinema ...

An independent jury formed by AG Kino - Gilde consisting of three cinema operators, will again award one feature film from the Generation 14plus competition in the scope of the 76th Berlinale. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...