Press Releases 2011

Aug 30, 10: Isabella Rossellini to preside over the Jury for the 2011 Berlinale

The Italian-American actress and director Isabella Rossellini will be the President of the Jury for the 61st Berlin International Film Festival (February 10-20, 2011) [...]

Dec 06, 10: Berlinale invites Jafar Panahi to Join the International Jury 2011

Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick has invited renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi to join the International Jury of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Dec 06, 10: Coen Brothers’ True Grit to Open the 61st Berlinale

The 61st Berlin International Film Festival will open with True Grit by Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen at the Berlinale Palast on February 10, 2011 [...]

Dec 15, 10: Berlinale 2011: First Competition Films

The first eight titles for the Competition programme of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival have been confirmed. In addition to the opening film True Grit by Joel and Ethan Coen (which is screening out of competition, as announced in the press release on December 7, 2010) another seven productions and co-productions have been selected [...]

Jan 18, 11: The Competition of the 61st Berlinale

The selection for the Competition programme of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival has been completed. It includes 22 films, 16 of which will be competing for the awards [...]

Jan 21, 11: Berlinale 2011: International Jury

The International Jury, presided over by Isabella Rossellini, will decide who is to take home the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears as well as the Alfred Bauer Prize in the Competition of the 61st Berlinale [...]

Jan 03, 11: 61st Berlinale: World Cinema in the Panorama

After visiting Asia, North and South America as well as many European countries to view and select films, 24 works - that is just under half of the 50 films to be presented in the Panorama section - are now certain [...]

Jan 19, 11: Panorama 2011 with Renowned Directors, Three Films on India and Many New Discoveries

Now that the programme is almost complete it can be said that in the aftermath of the financial crisis truly independent cinema is at an advantage [...]

Jan 26, 11: Berlinale 2011: Panorama Programme Now Complete

This year Panorama is presenting 16 feature films in its main programme, 14 in Panorama Special, 20 works in its Panorama Dokumente series and three supporting films. They are from 29 countries, 27 of which are screening as world premieres, 12 are directorial debuts [...]

Dec 22, 10: Artistic Experiments and Political Commitment: Crossing Borders and Testing Reality in this year’s Forum Expanded

Forum Expanded has made the exploration of the boundaries and intersections between art and cinema a matter of course at film festivals. This year, the programme focuses on films, videos and installations that challenge political thought in aesthetic form [...]

Jan 17, 11: The 41st Forum: Cracks in the Facade

A surprisingly large number of films in the programme of the 41st Berlinale Forum revolve around family, relationships and identity [...]

Jan 20, 11: Forum Expanded 2011

42 artists, filmmakers, performers and musicians from 16 countries will present cinematic works in exhibitions, screenings, radio broadcasts and on stage [...]

Sep 27, 10: Berlinale 2011: Debut Films from Perspektive Deutsches Kino Now Also in the Running for GWFF’s “Best First Feature Award”

During the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, Perspektive Deutsches Kino will celebrate its 10th birthday. This section has established itself with the film industry as well as with national and international audiences as an important platform for young talented German directors [...]

Nov 22, 10: Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Romuald Karmakar to be Jury President of “Dialogue en perspective” / Looking for a young jury!

The Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO), official partner of the Berlinale, is calling for applications to enter the jury for the “Dialogue en perspective” award in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section [...]

Dec 20, 10: Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Young German Filmmakers Seek Challenges

With six films invited to the Festival, the first half of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino programme for 2011 has been decided before the holidays [...]

Jan 11, 11: A Look Back Ahead – 10th Anniversary of Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Breaking new ground while still invoking what has shaped the past and one’s own socialisation is on the agenda of filmmakers and protagonists of this year’s Perspektive films [...]

Jan 26, 11: The new seven-member German-French-Bosnian jury of the Berlinale Perspektive Deutsches Kino section has been selected

For the eighth time, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk (DFJW) or German-French Youth Organisation, an official Berlinale partner, are once again giving young film-lovers a chance to help decide who receives the “Dialogue en perspective” Award [...]

Jan 27, 11: Berlinale: Stuttgart 21 - Denk mal! As Guest of Perspektive Deutsches Kino

“Were you at Monday’s demo?” Since January 2009, that’s been the question of all questions. Clever, inquisitive, open and creative, Stuttgart’s citizens have made themselves heard: the old and the young, whether manager, artist, housewife or shop assistant [...]

Feb 01, 11: A Festival’s Mission Is to Support Young Talents: A Franco-German Dialogue

Perspektive Deutsches Kino and the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO), an official partner of the Berlinale, are holding a roundtable discussion: “A Festival’s Mission Is to Support Young Talents: A Franco-German Dialogue.” [...]

Dec 17, 10: Changing Locations and the First Films in Berlinale Generation

In February, some 60 feature and short films will celebrate their premieres at the House of World Cultures, Generation’s new main venue. Twelve feature-length films have already been confirmed [...]

Jan 12, 11: Comebacks and Outbreaks - Berlinale Generation Juries and Programme

A total of 59 films from 30 countries have been selected for the competition of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus. They include many works by directors who were guests of Generation in previous years, as well as an extraordinary number of feature film debuts [...]

Feb 01, 11: Generation 2011: Opening Films and Programme Highlights

Generation’s new premiere venue in the House of World Cultures (Haus der Kulturen der Welt) provides a perfect setting for the section’s opening celebrations: seating almost 1.000, it is one of Berlin’s biggest and most beautiful cinemas [...]

Oct 08, 10: Berlinale 2011: Retrospective to Honour Legendary Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman

The Retrospective of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival will honour Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died in 2007. The cinematic oeuvre of this legendary filmmaker includes more than 60 works. Films such as The Silence (Tystnaden, 1962/63), Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap, 1972/73) and Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander, 1981/82 – which took home four Oscars) brought him international fame [...]

Jan 12, 11: Retrospective Ingmar Bergman: Guests and Events

Few film directors have worked as consistently over decades with the same team as Ingmar Bergman. With Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom and Liv Ullmann, three of Bergman’s most outstanding actresses will not only present “their” films at the Berlinale, but also converse in detail publicly about life and work with Bergman for both the screen and the stage [...]

Feb 01, 11: Berlinale 2011: Ingmar Bergman Retrospective and Homage for Armin Mueller-Stahl

The Retrospective of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival will honour Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died in 2007. The cinematic oeuvre of this legendary filmmaker includes more than 60 works [...]

Dec 23, 10: Berlinale Shorts: International Short Film Jury

Since 1955 the Berlinale awards Golden and Silver Bears to the best short films. And since 2003 the Berlinale Shorts has its own international jury each year [...]

Jan 17, 11: Berlinale Shorts: The Future Today. Music in Pictures. Dada Burns Genre.

The Berlinale Shorts is celebrating its birthday. In the section’s fifth year, the films being presented are elegant and eloquent in both form and content [...]

Apr 29, 10: Berlin Today Award 2011:

Film projects from Romania, Ireland, Japan and Great Britain are finalists in the Berlinale Talent Campus' short film competition [...]

Jul 21, 10: Framespotting: Filmmakers positioning themselves - Berlinale Talent Campus #9, February 12 – 17, 2011

The ninth edition of the Berlinale Talent Campus will take place in Hebbel am Ufer Theatre (HAU 1-3) in Berlin Kreuzberg from February 12 – 17, 2011. "Framespotting – Filmmakers positioning themselves" is the thematic focus for the 2011 Talent Campus, which 350 young international filmmakers will attend during the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Aug 16, 10: Berlin Today Award – Berlinale Talent Campus short film competition

Shooting begins for the current edition "Leaving the familiar sector"
Applications open for Berlin Today Award 2012 "Every step you take"

On Thursday, August 19, 2010, shooting begins in Berlin for Mother’s Little Helper; a short film about what happens when dieting goes wild [...]

Nov 23, 10: Nearly 4000 applications from 141 countries for the Berlinale Talent Campus #9 - Composer Michael Nyman to mentor the Score Competition

“Framespotting – Filmmakers Positioning Themselves” is the name of the game when the doors to the theatre “Hebbel am Ufer” open for young, international filmmakers on February 12, 2011, during the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Jan 13, 11: Prominent Experts at the Berlinale Talent Campus #9: Danis Tanović, Janus Metz, Samuel Maoz, Shekhar Kapur and Alex McDowell

“Filming War” — Panel with filmmakers Danis Tanović, Janus Metz and Samuel Maoz

No other events have influenced the narrative structures and aesthetic of films so much as the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries. High pressure and life-risking situations are inherent to filmmaking processes that depict war and crisis situations, whether they are fiction or documentary [...]

Jan 26, 11: Programme highlights at the Berlinale Talent Campus #9

Kerry Fox, Henning Mankell, José Padilha, Harry Belafonte, Isabella Rossellini, István Szabó, Ralph Fiennes and Edward Lachman join for Campus sessions [...]

Feb 03, 11: Storytelling expanded at the Berlinale Talent Campus #9: Panels with Wim Wenders, Heddy Honigmann, Andres Veiel, and Michel Reilhac

“New Horizons in 3D – Storytelling and Producing Redefined” with Wim Wenders, Alain Derobe, Gian-Piero Ringel and Erwin M. Schmidt [...]

Feb 13, 11: Opening of the Berlinale Talent Campus #9 & Berlin Today Award Ceremony - Hackney Lullabies by Kyoko Miyake wins the 2011 Campus short film competition

On Saturday evening (12.2.) at the Hebbel am Ufer Theatre, Festival Director Dieter Kosslick opened the Berlinale Talent Campus 2011 together with the heads of the Campus Christine Tröstrum and Matthijs Wouter Knol as well as with Medienboard CEO Kirsten Niehuus [...]

Feb 13, 11: Committed filmmakers speak their minds at the Berlinale Talent Campus #9 – Felix Rösch from Germany wins the Score Competition 2011

On 17.2., the ninth edition of the Berlinale Talent Campus came to a successful close with the award ceremony for this year's Score Competition in the Theater Hebbel am Ufer (HAU 1-3) [...]

Sep 14, 10: Berlin International Film Festival to present films longlisted for Film Awards of German Film Academy

The Berlin International Film Festival, the German Film Academy and German Films, the national company for promoting German films, have a joint project: as of 2011 the German Cinema series will take on a new form [...]

Sep 16, 10: Berlinale Co-Production Market: Financing and Co-Production Matchmaking for New Feature Film Projects – Submission Deadline on October 28, 2010

Effective immediately and until October 28, 2010, experienced producers from all over the world who are looking for co-production and financing partners may submit their new feature film projects to the Berlinale Co-Production Market [...]

Dec 16, 10: A Good Start for the European Film Market 2011

As the 61st Berlin International Film Festival gears up, the European Film Market (EFM) will also open its doors to the international film industry on February 10, 2011 [...]

Jan 14, 11: Berlinale Co-Production Market 2011 to Assist 38 Selected Film Projects Find Co-Production Partners

At the eighth Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 13 to 15, 2011), the producers and directors of 38 selected film projects from 25 countries worldwide will meet with 450 potential co-production and financing partners [...]

Jan 25, 11: “Breakfast & Books”: Have a Novel with Your Coffee at the Berlinale Co-Production Market

On February 15, international producers will for the sixth time have the opportunity to discover new literary material for screen adaptations at the Berlinale Co-Production Market [...]

Feb 02, 11: EFM Industry Debates 2011 – Spotlight On Current Industry Trends

In their fifth consecutive year, the EFM Industry Debates highlight current trends in the industry. This year the industry event, hosted by the EFM from 11 – 13 February in cooperation with the international trade magazines Screen International, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, will focus on independent film finance, the changing role of the sales agent in the current economic climate and the future of 3D [...]

Feb 17, 11: First Impression from the Bustling European Film Market 2011

An optimistic mood, numerous sales and a visible growth in the number of participants and films are the first positive conclusions that can be drawn from the European Film Market 2011 of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Mar 01, 11: A strong year: 6,900 participants from 90 countries at the European Film Market

A strong European Film Market 2011 (EFM) presented itself at the Martin- Gropius-Bau and the Marriott Hotel during the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Apr 20, 10: World Cinema Fund with Three Films in Cannes

Three films funded by the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF) have been invited to the Festival de Cannes [...]

May 25, 10: Berlinale/WCF-funded film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives takes Palme d’or

The Berlinale and World Cinema Fund (WCF) congratulate Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul on winning the Palme d’or in Cannes for his latest film [...]

Jul 06, 10: Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Jury decisions and WCF-Spotlight in South Africa

At the 12th session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF) jury on July 4, three new film projects were selected for production funding [...]

Aug 24, 10: Berlinale: Two World Cinema Fund films in Venice

Following the Palme d'Or success of the World Cinema Fund (WCF) film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, now two WCF-funded films will also screen at the Venice Film Festival (September 1-11, 2010) [...]

Nov 17, 10: Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Jury decisions

At the 13th session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF) jury on November 15, four new film projects were selected for production funding [...]

Feb 15, 11: Berlinale 2011: New Cooperation Partners of the World Cinema Fund / WCF Day on February 16, 2011

On February 16, 2011, the WCF Day will once again provide an opportunity to learn more about the programme, successes, funding strategies, films, initiatives and partners of the World Cinema Fund [...]

Dec 17, 10: Honorary Golden Bear for Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor and artist Armin Mueller-Stahl will be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Jan 28, 11: Berlinale Camera 2011

Since 1986, the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks [...]

Feb 18, 11: Berlinale 2011: Crystal Bears in the Generation14plus

The members of the Youth Jury in the Generation 14plus, Faysal Asfaha, Jonathan Curio, Leonie Goebel-Künnecke, Theresa Greiwe, Roberta Huldisch, Oskar E. Levis, Tara Mauritz give the following awards: [...]

Feb 19, 11: Berlinale 2011: PanoramaAudienceAwards PPP go to También la lluvia (Even The Rain) and Im Himmel, Unter der Erde. Der Jüdische Friedhof Weißensee

The audience has cast its votes: the 13th PanoramaAudienceAward PPP, which is presented in collaboration with radioeins of rbb (Berlin-Brandenburg’s public radio and television station), Berlin’s city magazine tip and the Berlinale’s Panorama section, goes to También la lluvia (Even The Rain) for the best feature film. For the best documentary film, Im Himmel, Unter der Erde. Der Jüdische Friedhof Weißensee (In Heaven Underground - The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery) came out on top, receiving more votes than its competitors [...]

Feb 19, 11: Perspektive Deutsches Kino: Die Ausbildung (The Education) by Dirk Lütter wins FGYO Prize “Dialogue en perspective”

Today, during the award ceremony of the independent juries of the 61st Berlinale, the young French-German-Bosnian jury awarded the “Dialogue en perspective” prize. It goes this year to Dirk Lütter’s film Die Ausbildung (The Education) [...]

Feb 19, 11: Berlinale 2011: Crystal Bears and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Awards in Generation Kplus

The members of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus, Ilenga Altuğ, Christian Becker, Merten Ebbert, Antonia Felsmann, Mascha Tabea Luise Leskien, Olivia Mirza, Jakob Oeschey, Paul Reichhoff, Lotta Schwerk, Jurek Stanislawski and Liv Thastum give the following awards [...]

Feb 19, 11: The Future Meets the Moment – Berlinale Shorts 2011 – DAAD Short Film Prize and EFA Film Nominee Berlin

The Short Film Jury with its renowned members - artist and photographer Nan Goldin, filmmaker and director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television in Jerusalem, and film producer and director Ibrahim Letaief from Tunisia - awards the DAAD Short Film Prize and the EFA Short Film Nominee Berlin to the following productions [...]

Feb 19, 11: The Awards of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival

All the awards - official and independent juries - of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Mar 03, 10: Statement on the Arrest of Iranian Filmmakers

The Berlin International Film Festival protests against the arrest of Iranian directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammed Rasoulof, and assistant director Mehdi Pourmoussa [...]

Mar 04, 10: Berlinale 2011

This year's anniversary Berlinale celebrated another fantastic highlight with the Award Ceremony on February 20, 2010. As has become tradition, the festival again came to a close with its Berlinale Kinotag for the public on February 21. For eleven days, the Berlinale provided visitors with cinematic discoveries, touching moments and stimulating encounters [...]

Jun 30, 10: No Ice or Snow: The Berlinale Outdoors in Summer!

At the 8th Summer Berlinale from July 16 to 19, the Open Air Cinema in Friedrichshain is presenting - in collaboration with radioeins - five highlights from the 60th Berlin International Film Festival’s programme [...]

Aug 23, 10: The Berlin International Film Festival mourns the death of Christoph Schlingensief

As a film, theatre and opera director, artist Christoph Schlingensief belonged to the most renowned and creative personalities of the German cultural scene [...]

Sep 13, 10: The Berlin International Festival mourns the loss of Claude Chabrol

The Berlinale was deeply saddened to hear of the death of the great French director Claude Chabrol. As one of the founders of the Nouvelle Vague, he ranked among the most celebrated and productive filmmakers of French cinema [...]

Sep 30, 10: The Berlin International Festival mourns the loss of Arthur Penn

The Berlinale was deeply saddened to hear of the death of the great US-American director Arthur Penn. Arthur Penn is considered one of the precursors of the New Hollywood [...]

Nov 16, 10: GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL is a new co-partner of the Berlin International Film Festival

"We are very happy to have won a German enterprise so rich in tradition as a partner. Sound craftsmanship is also a prerequisite for the success of any film," says Dieter Kosslick, Director of the Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Nov 18, 10: Red berries for the red carpet - Haus Rabenhorst renews its engagement at the Berlinale

The long-established juice manufactory Haus Rabenhorst stands not only for a superior selection of organic juices, but also for involvement in the cultural sector [...]

Nov 24, 10: Berlinale 2011: Leading Role for Climate Protection – Entega to be New Co-Partner

In the future, greater consideration will be given to the issue of sustainability at the Berlinale. With its commitment to climate protection, the Berlinale has launched a partnership with the energy supplier Entega [...]

Dec 01, 10: New Venues for Generation and Panorama at the Berlinale 2011

At the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, the House of World Cultures (Haus der Kulturen der Welt/HKW) will be the new venue for the premieres of Generation, the Berlinale’s section for children and youths [...]

Dec 01, 10: The Berlin International Film Festival mourns the loss of Mario Monicelli

The Berlinale was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Italian director Mario Monicelli. Monicelli was one of the most important Italian post-war directors and a master of the comedy genre [...]

Dec 14, 10: Entertainer Anke Engelke to Host Berlinale Galas

On February 10, 2011 the curtain will rise on the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. At the Berlinale Palast, Festival Director Dieter Kosslick will open the Festival with Minister of State and Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs Bernd Neumann, Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit and Jury President Isabella Rossellini [...]

Dec 16, 10: BMW Extends Contract as Principal Partner of the Berlinale

BMW will continue its engagement with the Berlin International Film Festival until 2013. After its brilliant debut this year at the 60th Berlinale, BMW is going to support the Berlinale as its exclusive automobile partner for another three years [...]

Dec 22, 10: The Poster for the Berlinale 2011

The 61st Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 10 to 20, 2011 and yet already in mid-January the Berlinale will call attention to itself citywide [...]

Dec 22, 10: The Berlinale protests against severe sentences for opposition directors in Iran

The Berlin International Film Festival sharply condemns the harsh sentences handed down to the renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi and his directing colleague Mohammad Rasoulof [...]

Jan 04, 11: The Berlinale Will Quench Your Thirst! Viva con Agua is the Berlinale’s new water partner

Viva con Agua, an organization that actively promotes safe drinking water worldwide, will be an “official Berlinale supplier” in 2011 [...]

Jan 14, 11: “Berlinale goes Kiez”: Flying Red Carpet Will Again Go to City’s Neighbourhood Cinemas in 2011

The Berlinale will again be unrolling its Flying Red Carpet at selected neighbourhood cinemas in 2011. With this series, it wants to express its thanks to Berlin’s movie-loving audiences and to those who put together the programmes of these cinemas [...]

Jan 18, 11: Solidarity with Jafar Panahi

In support of the convicted Iranian director Jafar Panahi, the Berlin International Film Festival is launching a number of initiatives at the upcoming Berlinale [...]

Jan 21, 11: Berlinale Special 2011

As part of the Official Programme, this year’s Berlinale Special will be presenting recent works by contemporary filmmakers and film portraits of outstanding personalities. In memory of Italian director Mario Monicelli, who died this past November, the Berlinale will screen Il Marchese del Grillo, for which Monicelli won a Silver Bear in 1982 [...]

Jan 24, 11: Culinary Cinema 2011: “Give Food a Chance”

“Give Food a Chance” is the motto of the 5th Culinary Cinema of the 61st Berlinale. It will be held from February 13 to 18, 2011. Twelve films about food and the environment will be shown in the movie theatre at the Martin-Gropius-Bau [...]

Jan 24, 11: Berlin International Film Festival Congratulates Kurt Maetzig on 100th Birthday

On January 25, 2011, Berlin-born director Kurt Maetzig is celebrating his 100th birthday. Kurt Maetzig was a pioneer of German post-war cinema and one of the most important figures in the history of DEFA film studios [...]

Jan 26, 11: Berlin International Film Festival Mourns the Loss of Bernd Eichinger

The Berlinale was deeply saddened to hear of the death of German film producer Bernd Eichinger. As one of the most important and influential personalities in the industry, producer, author and director Bernd Eichinger was for decades a prominent force in German cinema [...]

Jan 27, 11: Berlinale to Screen 4K Digital Restoration of Taxi Driver

It’s a tradition for the Berlinale to present restored masterpieces in the Berlinale Special programme: Thirty-five years after its premiere, the Berlinale will screen a 4K digital restoration of Martin Scorsese’s cult film Taxi Driver [...]

Jan 27, 11: Jury for the Best First Feature

The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the Best First Feature Award [...]

Feb 01, 11: Press file for the 61st Berlin International Filmfestival

The Berlinale 2011 press dossier, detailed film lists of all sections and the programme of the Berlinale Talent Campus can be downloaded here (only in German) [...]

Feb 01, 11: Jafar Panahi – Filmmaker of the World

Shortly after the Berlinale invited Jafar Panahi to be on this year’s International Jury, he was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from filmmaking for the next 20 years. Ever since, people have been protesting worldwide against this verdict as it violates the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the arts [...]

Feb 08, 11: Films and Patrons for Movie Theatres at “Berlinale goes Kiez”

The Berlinale will again be unrolling its Flying Red Carpet at selected neighbourhood cinemas in 2011. With this series, it wants to express its thanks to Berlin’s movie fans and to those who put together the programmes of these cinemas [...]

Feb 08, 11: Jafar Panahi – Filmmaker of the World

As recently announced, the Berlin International Film Festival is launching a number of initiatives this year to support the convicted Iranian directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof [...]

Feb 09, 11: Berlinale Opening 2011: Cowboy Boots to Kick Off Race for Bears

Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit, Jury President Isabella Rossellini and Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick will open the 61st Berlin International Festival on February 10 at 7.30 pm [...]

Feb 09, 11: Berlinale Continues to Be Popular with Sponsors

Our contracts with L’ORÉAL PARiS and BMW have been extended until 2013. And both ZDF broadcasting station and TESIRO have expressed interest in continuing our partnerships beyond 2011 [...]

Feb 11, 11: In memory of Bernd Eichinger, the Berlinale will show A Girl Called Rosemarie

In memory of the producer, writer and director Bernd Eichinger, the Berlinale will show Bernd Eichinger’s film A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996), starring Nina Hoss, who is a member of this year’s International Jury, in Kino International at 2.00 pm on Saturday, February 12, 2011 [...]

Feb 18, 11: Splendid Conclusion of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival

On Saturday, February 19, the 61st Berlin International Film Festival will come to a splendid conclusion with the award ceremony [...]