Press Releases 2019

Oct 15, 18: Berlinale 2019: Series at the Zoo Palast: The Collaboration Continues

After successfully bringing together the Berlinale Series programme and the EFM industry event “Drama Series Days” at the Zoo Palast in 2018, preparations are now underway for 2019 [...]

Dec 06, 18: The Kindness of Strangers by Lone Scherfig
Will Open the 69th Berlinale

The 69th Berlin International Film Festival will open on February 7, 2019 with the world premiere of Lone Scherfig’s newest film The Kindness of Strangers [...]

Dec 11, 18: Juliette Binoche Will Head the 2019 Berlinale International Jury

The French actress and Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche will serve as president of the International Jury at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. [...]

Dec 13, 18: Berlinale 2019: François Ozon, Marie Kreutzer, Denis Côté, Fatih Akin, Angela Schanelec, and Emin Alper in the Competition / Heinrich Breloer, Zoya Akhtar and Charles Ferguson in the Berlinale Special

The first nine films have been selected for the Competition and the Berlinale Special of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Jan 10, 19: Competition and Berlinale Special: Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Hans Petter Moland, Isabel Coixet and Wang Quan'an in the Competition Programme / Feature Film Debut of Chiwetel Ejiofor in the Berlinale Special

Another 11 films have now been invited to the Competition of the 69th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. Six more have also been selected for the programme of the Berlinale Special [...]

Jan 17, 19: Berlinale Series 2019: Innovative Formats and Long-Awaited Highlights in the Programme’s Fifth Year

The fifth year of the Berlinale Series programme will see seven drama series from Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Israel, Austria and Sweden celebrating their premieres [...]

Jan 17, 19: Selection for Competition and Berlinale Special Completed

The programmes for the Competition and Berlinale Special sections at the 69th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival have been finalised [...]

Jan 29, 19: Berlinale 2019: International Jury

Once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2019. 17 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition. The winners will be announced at the Berlinale Palast on February 16 [...]

Feb 06, 19: Festive Opening of the 69th Berlinale

On February 7, the 69th Berlin International Film Festival will be off to a festive start [...]

Feb 11, 19: Programme Change in Competition 2019

Due to technical difficulties encountered during post-production, Yi miao zhong (One Second) by Zhang Yimou unfortunately cannot be presented on February 15 in the scope of the Competition section of the Berlinale. The Competition will thus feature a total of 16 films vying for the coveted Bear awards [...]

Dec 10, 18: Panorama 40: A Reflection On the Spirit of the Programme

2019 marks the 40th edition of the Panorama section of the Berlinale. Since its initiation in 1980 under the title Info-Schau, the section has presented films intended to inspire and provoke, and to challenge the audience’s viewing and thinking habits [...]

Dec 18, 18: First Half of the Programme for Panorama 2019 Complete:
Joanna Hogg, Jenna Bass, Jonah Hill, Syllas Tzoumerkas and PJ Harvey Among the Highlights

Section head Paz Lázaro and co-curator and programme manager Michael Stütz are delighted to announce the first 22 titles of the 2019 Panorama programme. 17 feature and five documentary films, representing a total of 21 production countries, have already been invited to screen at the festival [...]

Jan 21, 19: Panorama 2019: Breaking Free

The programme of the 2019 edition of Panorama is complete [...]

May 16, 18: Section head change for Berlinale Forum

Joint press release by the Berlin International Film Festival and Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art e.V.

Christoph Terhechte will vacate his position as director of the Berlinale Forum in July of 2018 [...]

Jun 15, 18: The Arsenal Board of Directors to Take On the Interim Leadership of the 2019 Berlinale Forum

Joint press release by the Berlin International Film Festival and Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art e.V.

The board of directors of Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art e.V., which consists of Milena Gregor, Birgit Kohler and Stefanie Schulte Strathaus, is to take on the interim leadership of the 2019 Forum [...]

Dec 20, 18: The 14th Forum Expanded: New spaces, more time

The 14th Forum Expanded is moving to a new location: The silent green Kulturquartier will open a new Berlin exhibition venue and the Forum Expanded group exhibition, which has been taking place annually since 2006, will be the inaugural event [...]

Jan 18, 19: Forum 2019: Risk Before Perfection

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art is putting on the Forum as part of the Berlinale for the 49th time [...]

Jan 22, 19: 14. Forum Expanded: ANTIKINO (The Siren’s Echo Chamber)

At a time when moving images are ubiquitous, transgressing media boundaries, if we can even still call it that, is defined by other parameters [...]

Jan 23, 19: Forum and Forum Expanded Present Archival Constellations

The Forum’s objectives have always included the idea of looking at film history from the point of view of contemporary cinema. Living archive work produces new things of all kinds [...]

Aug 06, 18: Berlinale Spotlight: Perspektive Deutsches Kino

In Berlin, from late August to mid-December 2018, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, the Berlinale’s section for new young talents, will present five films and their directors from this year’s programme [...]

Dec 20, 18: “Easy Love Is No Easy Love”— Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019 to Open With easy love By Tamer Jandali

The first six films have now been invited to participate in Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019. And this time everything revolves around love: love of another person, love of a special place, love of the cinema, love of one’s faith, and love of life [...]

Jan 08, 19: Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019: Coming of Age

Perspektive Deutsches Kino is coming of age. For the past 18 years, the Berlinale has dedicated itself with this section to supporting promising German filmmakers and talents who are self-confidently searching for their own form of artistic expression [...]

Sep 10, 18: Berlinale Spotlight: Generation in Japan

Together with the Nara International Film Festival, which is headed by film director Naomi Kawase, the Berlinale Generation section is presenting five feature films from previous Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competition programmes [...]

Dec 19, 18: Generation 2019: Hell-bent Women – On Both Sides of the Camera

In the run-up to the 42nd edition of Generation, so far 16 feature-length films from a total of 16 production and co-production countries have been invited to screen in the section’s two competitions, Kplus and 14plus [...]

Jan 11, 19: Generation 2019: Giving the Oppressed a Voice

Selected from a pool of nearly 2,500 submissions, a total of 62 short and feature-length films from 36 production and co-production countries will be presented in the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus programmes [...]

Jan 24, 19: Generation 2019: Juries, Cross Section, 30 Years Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School Tribute and Berlinale Schulprojekt

The Generation 14plus International Jury will award the Grand Prix for the Best Film (endowed with €7,500) and the Special Prize for the Best Short Film (€2,500) [...]

Feb 04, 19: Generation 2019: Programme Additions and Changes

We hereby announce the following additions and changes to this year's Generation programme [...]

Nov 13, 18: Retrospective 2019 – “Self-determined. Perspectives of women filmmakers”

The Retrospective of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival takes as its subject women filmmakers between 1968 and 1999 [...]

Dec 12, 18: Berlinale Classics — First Films Announced, Directed by Dominik Graf, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Márta Mészáros

The Berlinale Classics section of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival will present six premieres of digitally restored films. Three of those classics have already been chosen [...]

Dec 17, 18: Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Charlotte Rampling

The 69th Berlin International Film Festival will award the Honorary Golden Bear to British film and stage actress Charlotte Rampling for her lifetime achievement, as well as dedicating the Homage to a selection of her films [...]

Jan 09, 19: Berlinale Classics – Final Line-Up of Six Films

A total of six Berlinale Classics will be screening as part of the Retrospective at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Dec 21, 18: Berlinale Shorts Introduces the 2019 International Short Film Jury: Jeffrey Bowers, Vanja Kaludjercic und Koyo Kouoh

Senior Curator and Vimeo programmer from the USA, Jeffrey Bowers; MUBI’s Director of Acquisitions, Vanja Kaludjercic from Croatia; and Koyo Kouoh, founding artistic director of RAW Material Company from Senegal, make up the International Short Film Jury in 2019 [...]

Jan 14, 19: Berlinale Shorts: Programme Complete for 2019

At the 2019 edition of Berlinale Shorts, 24 films from 17 countries will be competing for the Golden and Silver Bear, the Audi Short Film Award (endowed with 20,000 euros) and a nomination as “Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards 2019” [...]

Nov 29, 18: Berlinale Talents: No Talent’s Perfect

How to fail better: In its 17th year, Berlinale Talents is looking for mistakes [...]

Jan 08, 19: Sustainably Good: These Are the 250 Participants

Make a statement, take a position: From February 9 to 14, 2019, 250 up-and-coming film professionals from 77 countries will gather at Berlinale Talents to share ideas, network, and further develop their latest projects [...]

Jan 24, 19: Berlinale Talents 2019: Take a Deep Breath and Fail Better!

The programme is set — and yet everything’s still open [...]

Feb 15, 19: Looking Forward to the Next Mistakes – Summary of the 17th Edition of Berlinale Talents

In front of a full house yesterday, anti-Mafia author Roberto Saviano brought the 17th edition of Berlinale Talents to a successful close [...]

Feb 28, 18: Berlinale 2019 — Norway will be the EFM “Country in Focus”

Norway will be the “Country in Focus” at the 2019 European Film Market (EFM) of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Aug 27, 18: Berlinale Co-Production Market 2019: Submit Feature Film Projects and Series Projects Now and Find International Partners

Until October 10, experienced producers from around the world may submit new feature-length film projects in need of co-producers and financiers to the 16th Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 9 - 13, 2019). [...]

Dec 17, 18: An Established Forum for Innovation and Transformation:
European Film Market (EFM) Already Fully Booked for 2019 Edition

The European Film Market (EFM) of the 69th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from February 7 to 15 [...]

Jan 10, 19: Berlinale Co-Production Market: Bringing Together Partners for 37 New Feature Film Projects

From February 9 to 13, 2019, the 16th edition of Berlinale Co-Production Market invites 600 international producers and financiers to come together to explore new partnerships [...]

Jan 15, 19: “Co-Pro Series” 2019: Ten New International Series Projects Look to Team Up With International Partners

On February 12 and 13, the Berlinale Co-Production Market is inviting producers, programming directors, distributors and other series financiers to the fifth annual edition of the exclusive pitch event “Co-Pro Series” [...]

Jan 18, 19: The Film Industry of the Future: “EFM Horizon” Examines Industry Innovations in Content, Structure and Technology

With “EFM Horizon”, for the third year running, the European Film Market (EFM) is offering its participants a platform to engage with innovations and new developments in the world of media and entertainment which promise to impact and shape the future of the film industry [...]

Jan 21, 19: “Books at Berlinale”: Twelve International Literary Works in Search of Film Producers

On February 11, in the scope of “Books at Berlinale”, a co-operation with the Frankfurter Buchmesse, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will present twelve new and notable literary works that lend themselves perfectly to adaptation for the screen [...]

Jan 23, 19: The African Film Industry of the Future at “Berlinale Africa Hub”/ “DocSalon” & “EFM Producers Hub” Feature Topics of Diversity and Inclusion

For the third year in a row, the “Berlinale Africa Hub”, an initiative of the European Film Market (EFM), is providing an international forum for communication and networking for African filmmakers and creatives [...]

Feb 11, 19: Solid Support for Promising Film Projects: Three Awards and 1,500 Meetings at the Berlinale Co-Production Market

At the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 9 to 13), three awards featuring cash prizes have been given to selected feature film projects [...]

Jul 18, 18: Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Funding Recommendations

At the 28th jury session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries recommended contributing to the funding of 13 film projects [...]

Oct 25, 18: Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at the “Around the World in 14 Films” Festival

For many years now, the Berlinale has extended its presence beyond the festival season with specially curated programmes. These activities are known as Berlinale Spotlight. On November 25, the World Cinema Fund (WCF) - the Berlinale’s funding initiative - will be a guest at Berlin’s “Around the World in 14 Films” festival [...]

Nov 16, 18: Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Funding Recommendations for Projects from Lebanon, Paraguay, Turkey, Costa Rica, Venezuela, the Philippines, Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kenya

At the 29th jury session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries recommended contributing to the funding of 13 film projects [...]

Feb 04, 19: Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Showing the Complexity of the World – Supporting the Pluralism of International Film Cultures

The WCF supports all fictional and documentary cinematic modes of expression that deal with depicting and/or interpreting reality [...]

Jan 29, 19: Berlinale Camera 2019: Honouring Sandra Schulberg, Wieland Speck, Agnès Varda and Herrmann Zschoche

Since 1986, the Berlinale Camera has been awarded to individuals and institutions that have a connection with the festival and have made an extraordinary contribution to the world of filmmaking [...]

Feb 15, 19: Berlinale 2019: Crystal Bears and the Awards by the Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education) In Generation 14plus

The members of the Youth Jury Generation 14plus give the following awards [...]

Feb 15, 19: The Two Kompagnon-Fellowships for Berlinale Talents and Perspektive Deutsches Kino Go to Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu and Julian Pörksen Respectively. Congratulations!

Today, on the final evening of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, once again two Kompagnon-Fellowships were awarded [...]

Feb 15, 19: The Compass-Perspektive-Award for the best film in the programme goes to Maryam Zaree for her film Born in Evin. Congratulations!

On the final evening of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, jury members Trini Götze, Jerry Hoffmann and Andrea Hohnen presented the Compass-Perspektive-Award 2019 for the best film. The distinction goes to the film Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree [...]

Feb 16, 19: Berlinale 2019: The Panorama Audience Awards go to 37 Seconds and Talking About Trees

The public has cast its votes [...]

Feb 16, 19: Berlinale 2019: Crystal Bears and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (The Children’s Charity of Germany) Awards in Generation Kplus

The members of the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus give the following awards [...]

Feb 16, 19: The Awards of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival

All the awards - official and independent juries - of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Apr 27, 18: The Berlinale Congratulates the Winners of the German Film Awards

“Congratulations to all the winners of the German Film Awards! We are especially pleased that so many films that premiered at the Berlinale have won awards,” says Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick. [...]

May 08, 18: The Berlinale Mourns the Loss of Ermanno Olmi

After a long battle with illness, Italian film director and screenwriter Ermanno Olmi passed away on May 7, 2018, at the age of 86 [...]

Jun 07, 18: The Berlinale Mourns the Loss of Kira Muratova

Russian-Ukrainian director Kira Muratova passed away on June 6, 2018 at the age of 83 in Odessa, Ukraine [...]

Jun 22, 18: Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek appointed as new directors of the Berlinale

Grütters: New leadership team will keep the Berlinale in the Champions League of film festivals beyond 2020 [...]

Jun 22, 18: Dieter Kosslick welcomes the newly appointed directors of the Berlinale

A very hearty welcome to the new Berlinale directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian [...]

Jul 03, 18: Berlinale Summer Spotlight: Open-Air Screenings of Prize-Winning Films

It’s becoming a tradition: if you missed the highlights of the Berlinale in February, you’ll have a chance to see the films before they open in cinemas at radioeins Freiluftkino Friedrichshain in Berlin from July 19 to 22, 2018 [...]

Jul 04, 18: Dieter Kosslick to Be First Recipient of Force-of-Nature Filmmaking Award

In 2018 the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab in Jerusalem — a programme to promote filmmakers’ projects launched by the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in 2011 — is presenting the Force-of-Nature Filmmaking Award for the first time [...]

Jul 05, 18: Berlinale Mourns the Loss of Claude Lanzmann

French director and author Claude Lanzmann has passed away [...]

Aug 22, 18: Berlinale Spotlight in Dhaka

On the occasion of the Dhaka DocLab (August 31 - September 5, 2018) the Berlin International Film Festival will present a Berlinale Spotlight in Bangladesh [...]

Sep 04, 18: Dieter Kosslick Honoured With Special Medallion in Telluride

Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick was honoured with the Special Medallion on September 2, 2018 at the 45th Telluride Film Festival [...]

Nov 07, 18: Berlinale Spotlight: Shorts

In November and December 2018, Berlinale short films will be travelling to India for the sixth year running [...]

Dec 19, 18: Berlinale Poster 2019

After years of mystery, the current series of motifs will reveal the secret behind the Berlinale’s heraldic animal [...]

Jan 16, 19: NATIVe: Female Directors and Protagonists From the Pacific Region Feature Prominently in 2019 Programme

In 2019, NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema is screening 16 short and feature-length fiction and documentary films from the Pacific region [...]

Jan 16, 19: The 13th Culinary Cinema: A Taste for Balance

The 13th Culinary Cinema will be held under the motto “A Taste for Balance” from February 10 to 15, 2019 [...]

Jan 22, 19: Berlinale Goes Kiez: The Festival in the Cinema Around the Corner

From February 9 to 15, 2019, when the Red Carpet is rolled out in a different neighbourhood daily, not only the film teams will be in the limelight, but also the cinemas themselves and their visitors [...]

Jan 24, 19: Diversity at Berlinale 2019

For years now, companies and cultural institutions around the globe have been tackling issues of inclusion and equal rights [...]

Jan 29, 19: Berlinale Goes Kiez: The Programme

From February 9 to 15, Berlinale Goes Kiez will bring the festival to local arthouse cinemas for the tenth time [...]

Jan 29, 19: GWFF Best First Feature Award Jury

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

Jan 29, 19: Glashütte Original – Documentary Award: Jury and nominated films

This year, for the third time, the Berlin International Film Festival will present the Glashütte Original - Documentary Award, which was established in 2017 thanks to the support of watch manufacturer Glashütte Original from Saxony [...]

Jan 29, 19: Press file for the 69th Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlinale 2019 press dossier, detailed film lists of all sections can be downloaded here [...]

Feb 04, 19: Applause for the Official Partners of the Berlinale

The 69th Berlin International Film Festival is again receiving support from its Principal Partners — L’Oréal Paris, ZDF, Glashütte Original and Audi — and its co-partners — Leysen1855 and Mastercard — as well some 30 other national and international enterprises [...]

Feb 11, 19: The Dates for the 70th Anniversary Edition of the Berlinale Are Set

The Berlin International Film Festival will be celebrating its 70th anniversary edition next year [...]