Press Releases 2007

Jan 04, 07: First Competition Films Confirmed: Modern History and Great Stars

“We are delighted”, says Festival director Dieter Kosslick, “to be able to present a number of new works by renowned directors and interesting young filmmakers again [...]

Jan 10, 07: World Premiere of La Vie en Rose to open the Competition of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival

From humble beginnings, raised in the Paris slums, she made it into the greatest concert halls around the world. Celebrated yet shrouded in scandal. The film La Vie en Rose tells the story of the passionate life of Edith Piaf [...]

Jan 11, 07: 57th Berlinale: International Cinema Stars on the Jury

This year, seven international stars and film experts will decide who is to take home the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears [...]

Jan 15, 07: New films by Ruzowitzky, Rivette, Téchiné, Nava, Eastwood, Schrader, Costanzo and Menzel nominated for the Berlinale Competition

The selection for the Competition of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival is nearly complete. “We have succeeded”, summarizes festival director Dieter Kosslick, “in getting films by important directors of international cinema to come to Berlin [...]

Jan 22, 07: The Competition Section is Complete

The selection for the Competition section of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival has been finalised [...]

Jan 11, 07: 22nd Panorama of the Berlinale announces first films

With works directed by actress Julie Delpy, actors Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, and Mitchell Lichtenstein, who starred in Ang Lee’s Golden Bear winning film Hsi Yen (The Wedding Banquet) from 1993, as well as new films by Hal Hartley, E J-Yong, Hong Sangsoo, Eytan Fox and Thomas Arslan, the Panorama 2007 is presenting a large number of renowned filmmakers [...]

Jan 23, 07: Panorama announces opening films and Panorama Dokumente

The Panorama main programme will open with The Tracey Fragments by Bruce McDonald [...]

Jan 26, 07: 50 films in the Panorama – the programme is now complete

This year’s Panorama will present 17 feature films in its main programme, 16 in the Panorama Special and 17 in its Panorama Dokumente series [...]

Dec 18, 06: Masterpieces by Okamoto Kihachi at the Forum

Screening nine film classics by Okamoto Kihachi from the 1950s and ’60s, the Forum once again devotes a focused programme to a Japanese old master [...]

Jan 05, 07: Live Spectacle in the Forum: Isabella Rossellini as Narrator of Guy Maddin’s Brand Upon the Brain! in the Deutsche Oper Berlin

With the European premiere of Guy Maddin’s Brand Upon the Brain! and the performance by Isabella Rossellini in the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Berlinale Forum this year presents a unique cinema experience [...]

Jan 17, 07: World cinematography of sharp contrasts and astonishing parallels:

This year’s programme of the Berlinale Forum comprises films from 30 countries including 25 world premieres and 15 debut films [...]

Jan 24, 07: Cinema Beyond its Boundaries: For the second time, Forum expanded presents video art, experimental and underground films

The area where film and art intersect finds its place at the Berlinale once again. Called into being by the Forum of the Berlinale in 2006, Forum expanded serves the critical commentary and expansion of cinematography [...]

Nov 23, 06: TV5MONDE and the German-French Youth Office are starting invitation for bids to participate as jury members for the prize 'Dialogue en perspective'

Young film lovers with passion for movie reviewing can apply from today for becoming a jury member of the Berlinale prize “Dialogue en perspective” [...]

Dec 21, 06: A strong showing by film academies and schools in Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Men fighting losing battles and women on the verge of breakdowns – at first glance this is the impression given by the characters in the first six films chosen for Perspektive Deutsches Kino [...]

Jan 08, 07: Jury president “Dialogue en perspective“: Mathilde Bonnefoy

The French cutter and director Mathilde Bonnefoy will be the president of the jury of the prize “Dialogue en perspective” at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Jan 18, 07: Ordinary people, extraordinary films – the programme of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino is now complete

The unusual challenges encountered by children and youths on the streets of our big cities are themes in three of the four documentaries which make this year’s Perspektive Deutsches Kino programme so exciting [...]

Jan 30, 07: Seven young film fans from Germany and France award the independent jury prize “Dialogue en perspective”

The jury members have been selected: Seven young film fans from Germany and France will award the independent jury prize “Dialogue en perspective” to a film in the category Perspektive Deutsches Kino at this year’s 57th Berlinale [...]

Dec 14, 06: Children’s and youth section Generation announces first films

The Berlinale’s children’s and youth section is celebrating its 30th anniversary under the new label, Generation. “The successful establishment of our youth film competition 14plus alongside the tradition-steeped Kinderfilmfest”, says festival director Dieter Kosslick, “has made it absolutely essential to rename the section [...]

Jan 12, 07: Generation presents 30th Anniversary Programme

The programme for the children and young people’s film section, Generation, has been finalised. The selection comprises 25 feature films, including three world premieres and ten international premieres from 22 countries In addition, 21 short films from 13 countries [...]

Feb 17, 07: Berlinale Generation Kplus: The Crystal Bears and the Prizes of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk

The Generation’s eleven-member Children’s Jury of the Kplus competition programme of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival awards the Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film as well as the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film and Special Mentions to the following films [...]

Nov 06, 06: Berlinale Retrospective 2007: City Girls. Images of Women in Silent Film

A bobbed hairdo, a bold gaze and confident manner, plus an active working life, all stereotyped the image of women whose myth persists in the term “New Woman” [...]

Dec 15, 06: Berlinale 2007: Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Arthur Penn

The Homage of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007 is dedicated to the renowned American film director Arthur Penn [...]

Jan 17, 07: Berlinale 2007: Special Events of the Retrospective and Homage

The Berlinale and the Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen are pleased to present a number of outstanding film restoration projects from Germany and abroad during this year’s Retrospective and Homage [...]

Jan 24, 07: Berlinale 2007: New Dynamics for the Short Film

All around the world and across the infinite universe of emotions: in two programmes, each just under 90 minutes, the Short Film Competition presents the most widely diverse range of cinematic ideas, styles and feelings [...]

Jul 27, 06: Berlinale Talent Campus #5 - Press Release #1

HOME AFFAIRS - privacy, films and politics

Berlinale Talent Campus #5, February 10th-15th, 2007

The time has come for young filmmakers from around the world to apply for the 2007 Berlinale Talent Campus. As the House of World Cultures will be closed for renovation, the 2007 edition of the CAMPUS will take place at a new location. We are pleased to call the “Hebbel-Theater am Ufer” (HAU) our home for next year’s festival [...]

Nov 16, 06: Berlinale Talent Campus #5 - Press Release No. 2

‚Planet Talent’ is growing, and the Global Film Village coming closer together

‘HOME AFFAIRS – privacy, films and politics’: the fifth Berlinale Talent Campus is dedicated to the search for cultural identity in an increasingly global film industry. The globalization of cinema offers new resources as it simultaneously renders necessary the reaffirmation of one’s own cinematic culture [...]

Dec 12, 06: Berlinale Talent Campus #5 - Press Release No. 3

For 350 Talents from around the world, the Campus opening on February 10th, 2007, is a prelude for the 6 days of intensive encounters. For the BERLIN TODAY AWARD finalists, however, the event represents the culmination of an exciting year [...]

Jan 25, 07: “Virtual Cinema” at the Berlinale Talent Campus #5

These days, no other stories do as well in the cinemas as stories set in fantastical worlds or that take audiences on a journey into the past [...]

Feb 12, 07: The Berlinale Talent Campus #5 to be opened by Festival Director Dieter Kosslick and Campus Director Dorothee Wenner

This evening Festival Director Dieter Kosslick and Campus Director Dorothee Wenner will officially open the Berlinale Talent Campus #5 in front of ca. 600 invited guests in the Theater Hebbel am Ufer [...]

Feb 16, 07: The Berlinale Talent Campus #5 Comes to a Successful Close

The Farewell Ceremony and bestowal of the Volkswagen Score Competition final award on Thursday marked the successful close of the Berlinale Talent Campus #5 [...]

Sep 15, 06: Berlinale Co-Production Market: Deadline for Submissions: November 2, 2006

Submissions are now being accepted for the fourth Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 11- 13, 2007). Until November 2, 2006, production companies from around the world can submit new projects for which they would like to find international co-production partners [...]

Sep 22, 06: Berlinale Day at the Frankfurt Book Fair

On October 5, a Berlinale Day will be held at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Oct. 4-8, 2006) for the second time. The two biggest cultural events in Germany have a common aim: to promote the exchange between literature and film, as well as support their cooperation [...]

Jan 10, 07: Berlinale Co-Production Market 2007 presents new film projects

A total of 37 projects from 25 countries will be presented during the fourth Berlinale Co-Production Market (Feb. 11-13, 2007) [...]

Jan 30, 07: European Film Market 2007: Dynamic Growth and Special Highlights

The European Film Market (EFM), the main event for the film industry at the Berlin International Film Festival, continues to expand - in quantity and in quality [...]

Feb 06, 07: EFM 2007: Arts Alliance Media to present Digital Film Debate Series

The successful collaboration between Arts Alliance Media (AAM) and the European Film Market (EFM) continues. For 2007 and 2008, AAM will be the exclusive main partner of the EFM [...]

Feb 22, 07: Another successful European Film Market

The European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlin International Film Festival had another strong year in 2007 [...]

Aug 28, 06: World Cinema Fund: Two Films in Venice

With Roma Rather Than You by Teguia Tariq and Suely in the Sky by Karim Ainouz, two WCF-financed projects will be presented at this year’s Venice Film Festival [...]

Nov 15, 06: Berlinale: World Cinema Fund supports films from Peru, Chile and Jordan

In the fifth selection round of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), five film projects from Peru, Chile and Jordan were chosen for funding. The WCF jury – independent distributor Isabelle Dubar (France), curator Keith Shiri (Zimbabwe/England), programme coordinator of Swiss Television Alberto Chollet (Switzerland) and Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick – made its selection from 82 projects submitted from 27 countries and awarded a total of 225,000 euros in funding [...]

Jan 09, 07: World Cinema Fund – Iranian and Kurdish projects to receive distribution funding

The World Cinema Fund (WCF) has selected two new films for distribution funding: Dol by Kurdish director Hiner Saleem, and Zemestan (It’s Winter) by Rafi Pitts, who was born in Iran [...]

Feb 15, 07: World Cinema Fund (WCF) expands focus regions: South East Asia and the Caucasus

During the World Cinema Fund Day on February 14 the WCF announced an expansion of the focus regions [...]

Jan 26, 07: Berlinale 2007: Support for Debut Films increased further

The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the award for the best debut film. This year, a dedicated, three-man international jury will decide on the best debut film. [...]

Jan 30, 07: Berlinale Cameras for Gianni Minà, Márta Mészáros, Dorothea Moritz and Ron Holloway

The Berlin International Film Festival has been presenting the Berlinale Camera since 1986 to film personalities or institutions to whom they feel particularly indebted – and to whom they wish to express their appreciation in the form of this special honour [...]

Feb 13, 07: Short Film Awards

The members of the international short film jury Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima (Nigeria) Riina Sildos (Estonia) Ning Ying (China) award the following prizes:

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Feb 16, 07: Generation: A Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the 14plus Competition

The Youth Jury of 14plus, the youth film competition of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, awards a Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film and a Special Mention to the following films [...]

Feb 17, 07: Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Documentary Pool Of Princesses from Bettina Blümner wins “Dialogue en perspective”

As part of the award ceremony of the independent jury prizes of the Berlinale, a young French-German jury today presented the “Dialogue en perspective” to the film Pool Of Princesses from Bettina Blümner [...]

Feb 17, 07: The Awards of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival

Download (PDF): The Awards of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Sep 11, 06: Berlinale: Innovations for 2007

There will be two innovations for the 57th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 8-18, 2007): the Kinderfilmfest/14plus section will now be called Generation; and the short films in the Competition and the Panorama are to be united in a single programme [...]

Nov 03, 06: Berlinale celebrates 60 years of Magnum Photos with Magnum in Motion

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the legendary agency Magnum Photos, the Berlin International Film Festival and Magnum present a rare opportunity to view films by and about its outstanding photographers [...]

Dec 22, 06: The special Berlinale series Magnum in Motion: guests and programme

Several well-known Magnum photographers will be present when the Berlinale screens 33 films by and about the agency’s great photo reporters during this year’s special series Magnum in Motion [...]

Jan 12, 07: Berlinale 2007: Eat, Drink, See Movies- Celebrating Culinary Cinema

With Eat, Drink, See Movies – Celebrating Culinary Cinema, the 57th Berlin International Film Festival will present a new series of movies and events revolving around the topic of film, food and enjoyment [...]

Jan 16, 07: World premiere in the series Berlinale Special: Fassbinder’s Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered

Berlin Alexanderplatz was the finest of his artistic accomplishments: the tragic story of Franz Biberkopf, based on an Alfred Döblin novel, is considered Fassbinder’s most radical and personal work [...]

Jan 19, 07: Berlinale 2007: Festival has four main sponsors for the first time

“The Berlinale is growing continuously. Without the financial and creative contributions of our partners from commerce and industry, we would not be able to meet the challenge [...]

Jan 22, 07: Berlinale Keynotes: New format at the International Film Festival Berlin

The Berlin International Film Festival and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg are inviting participants to the very first, exclusive, international Berlinale Keynotes [...]

Jan 25, 07: Berlinale Special 2007: Remembrance and Experiment

The Berlinale Special is part of the festival’s official programme and presents recent works by contemporary filmmakers whose films the Berlinale wants to honour. [...]

Jan 30, 07: Press file for the 57th Berlin International Filmfestival

The Berlinale 2007 press file for download (only in German) [...]

Feb 07, 07: “McWitz” to mark the finale of Eat, Drink, See Movies – Celebrating Culinary Cinema

Top German chefs to serve food to go for young cinema goers [...]

Feb 07, 07: Berlinale Keynotes: New Berlinale format for the future of the film industry in the digital age

On Tuesday February 13, Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, the Director of the Berlinale Dieter Kosslick and Medienboard Managing Director Petra Müller will open the first edition of Berlinale Keynotes [...]

Feb 07, 07: Glitz and Glamour at the Opening of the 57th Berlinale

The Opening Gala of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival will be held on February 8 in the Berlinale Palast at Potsdamer Platz. Again, the event will be broadcast live on television (ZDF/3sat) [...]

Feb 14, 07: Successful Premiere for Berlinale Keynotes - Industry Gurus and over 300 international professionals

The Berlinale Keynotes got off to a successful start. Over 300 distinguished international industry representatives, invited by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Feb 17, 07: Berlinale – a festival of stars, audiences and the film business - The 57th Berlin International Film Festival comes to a successful close

With the Award Ceremony the Berlinale 2007 reaches its climax on Saturday, February 17. 1.600 guests are invited to the ceremony in the Berlinale Palast [...]

Mar 06, 07: The Berlinale in Turin

The Berlinale is going on tour: Turin and the Piedmont Region are presenting a selection of this year’s festival programme from March 9 to 11 [...]