Supplier
AchtBerlin
With its extraordinary spaces and possibilities, AchtBerlin is as diverse as its tenants and guests. The Berlinale uses this exclusive location for various events in the run-up to the festival. At the heart of the location is a state-of-the-art cinema with 70 comfortable seats, equipped with the latest projection technology and Dolby Atmos—ideal for premieres, screenings, and exclusive presentations. All event areas are flexibly bookable and combinable during the Berlinale and can be individually adapted to any concept.
AchtBerlin | Peer Warnke | Event Sales Manager |
ARRI
For the 76th Berlinale, ARRI is supporting the Berlinale press conferences with a customized lighting concept and the high-end Skypanel and Orbiter spotlights, ensuring optimal illumination for interviews with filmmakers from the Berlinale programme.
ARRI | Reegan Köster | Senior Corporate Communications Manager
Barco
As the Official Projection Partner of Berlinale since 2004, Barco powers the festival’s main venues with next-generation cinema projection, underscoring its commitment to elevating the cinema experience and enabling leading filmmakers with cutting-edge laser technology to realize their vision on the big screen. Barco is committed to a bright, sustainable future for cinema with innovative solutions that reduce environmental impact from manufacturing to operations.
Barco | Press |
Berlin Cuisine
Berlin Cuisine brings exclusive, innovative and sustainable premium event catering to the Berlinale. For the Opening Reception, the Berlinale Dinner and for the Berlinale HUB, Berlin Cuisine transforms classic cuisine into unique taste experiences - environmentally conscious and creative. At food stations and in the form of flying menus, Berlin Cuisine offers sustainable indulgence that will be remembered - 100% veggie/vegan and regional.
Berlin Cuisine | Marketing |
Canon
Canon has been supporting the Berlin International Film Festival for more than 20 years as an Official Supplier for the festival’s visual documentation. With professional photo and film equipment, Canon helps festival photographers capture the special moments of the Berlinale and make them visible to an international audience. An imagePROGRAF large-format printing system also enables the production of the official star portraits directly on site. In addition, Canon offers accredited press photographers a Clean & Check service in the Berlinale Press Center to ensure smooth operations throughout the entire event.
Canon | Heidi Kiser | Senior Corporate Spokesperson & Media Relations Manager
ChariTea
Making the world a better place with every sip! This is Lemonaid's & Charitea's motto, two fairtrade soft drinks from St. Pauli. All ingredients are organically grown and come from fairtrade cooperatives from all over the world. Fair trade supports sustainable, fair agriculture. In addition, a fixed amount per bottle goes to social projects in the growing regions. The lemonades, iced teas and teas have been consumed at the Berlinale since 2014.
Lemonaid Beverages GmbH | Florian Körner | Head of Partnerships
CineStar
Located at Alexanderplatz, CineStar CUBIX fascinates audiences daily with its futuristic architecture and offers the largest Cinemascope experience thanks to the widest screen in all of Berlin. Cinema fans from all over the world can experience the complete programme of blockbusters, live broadcasts and event series. With nine theatres, 2,270 seats, luxury recliners and innovative image and sound technology, CineStar CUBIX offers a wide range of films for everyone!
CineStar-Gruppe | Oliver Fock | Geschäftsführer
CineCert
Since 2005, CineCert has provided software solutions and consulting services to Post-production companies, motion picture studios, cinema distribution networks and other organizations that depend on the precise implementation of digital cinema technology.
CineCert is supporting the Berlinale by providing its CLIPSTER mastering solution, allowing for the quick and reliable creation and validation of DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages) for film screenings.
CineCert CLIPSTER is the gold standard used by leading studios around the globe for mastering feature films and episodic television. It is a powerful tool to edit any type of media in any resolution and creates high-quality professional deliverables that meet stringent, professional delivery specifications.
CineCert | Carlos Carmona | Vice President, Business Development |
Dolby
Dolby has been providing the Berlinale with digital cinema hardware as well as services and support in the field of sound since 2001. In addition, Dolby's technical service staff will be on site and will advise on all technical issues, perform audio checks and ensure the best possible sound quality at all Berlinale venues. Since 2015, the Berlinale Palast has been equipped with an immersive Dolby Atmos sound system, which enables precise placement and movement of individual sounds around and even above the audience. Dolby Atmos offers the audience a stunning sound with impressive clarity, richness, detail and depth.
Dolby Laboratories Inc. | Andreas Stumptner | Senior Marketing & PR Manager DACH
Harkness Screens
Harkness is the world's leading screen manufacturer for digital cinema and once again a partner of the Berlinale. Harkness screens will be used for the Berlinale Palast and the Uber Eats Music Hall. The screen’s flexible PVC-based material is manufactured to a unique formulation and specification providing wide viewing angles, high contrast, bright pictures and excellent colour temperature. Screen technology is the result of significant work by Harkness’ Research and Development team and brings together a number of proprietary technologies to create a screen surface for the age of immersive cinema.
Harkness Screens | Tony Dilley | Senior Vice President Sales
Husumer Mineralbrunnen
Husumer Mineralbrunnen has been supporting the Berlinale at all events since 2011 with the product Viva con Agua mineral water. Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli e.V. is a non-profit organisation that promotes worldwide access to drinking water. Viva con Agua has found a reliable, regional cooperation partner in Husumer Mineralbrunnen.
Husumer Mineralbrunnen HMB GmbH | Lisann Struve | Vertriebsinnendienst
ILG-Außenwerbung
Ilg-Außenwerbung GmbH is a family-run company working with one of Berlin’s most charming advertising mediums: the Litfaßsäule. Since 1855, it has been part of everyday life in the city—visible, familiar, and firmly anchored in the urban landscape.
For the Berlinale 2026, our Litfaßsäulen bring the festival atmosphere directly onto the streets of the capital. They work in every corner of Berlin, ensuring that the Berlinale becomes visible, vibrant, and impossible to miss. Ilg combines Berlin tradition with modern outdoor advertising—reliable, flexible, and effective. The Litfaßsäule: a true Berliner since 1855, now right at the heart of the Berlinale festival experience.
Ilg-Außenwerbung | Franziska Malas | Vertriebsleiterin Büro Berlin
Letterboxd
Letterboxd is a global social network for cinephiles, where users can share their life in film. They can log, rate, and review what they’ve watched, keep track of what they want to see next, create lists of their favorites, and find inspiration for new ideas — discovering their next undiscovered obsession and becoming part of a forward‑thinking community of more than 24 million film fans worldwide. In partnership with the festival, Letterboxd supports the ongoing development of the Berlinale presence on the platform.
Letterboxd | Erika Flynn | Head of Partnerships |
Rausgegangen
Launched in 2015 with an email to 30 friends, Rausgegangen is now one of the largest recommendation platforms in Germany. Whether via Instagram, the Rausgegangen app or website - Rausgegangen brings people to the best events in the city every day. Under the motto "Berlinale Focus", Rausgegangen will launch an exclusive campaign to create special moments around the Berlinale. The whole process, from the first contact to the memory of the films and specials, is characterised by special moments that are captured in the media.
Rausgegangen | Lea Bohlmann |
The Feuerle Collection
Founded by Désiré Feuerle and Sara Puig in 2016, The Feuerle Collection bridges East and West through art, juxtaposing early Khmer sculptures, Imperial Chinese furniture, and international contemporary works, presented as a total work of art, entirely curated by Désiré Feuerle. Housed in a former telecommunications bunker renovated with John Pawson, the institution’s program includes art exhibitions, film, performance, music, incense and tea culture, as well as fashion design, meditation, and environmental initiatives. As part of the partnership, The Feuerle Collection is making its extraordinary premises available for exclusive Berlinale events.
The Feuerle Collection |
TOP-IX
Since 2007, the internet specialists at TOP-IX have been providing live web streaming of the press conferences and the daily Red Carpets as well as the Opening Gala and Awards Ceremonies on www.berlinale.de. TOP-IX operates its own "white label" platform which is entirely based inside the EU and it also hosts all content available in the Berlinale Online Archive.
TOP-IX Consortium | Andrea Casalegno | Direttore