Institutional Funding

Berlinale 2021

All information on films, series and installations of the 71st Berlin International Film Festival

Competition 2021

Carlo Chatrian and Mark Peranson on a multifaceted selection that is deeply rooted in the present

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Dissonances

Interview with section head Michael Stütz on the 2021 Panorama films

© Christos Kalohoridis © Christos Kalohoridis

Institutional Funding

Announcement of the Jury Decisions

On March 4 & 5, the juries of the Competition and the sections Berlinale Shorts, Encounters and Generation will announce their award decisions via video presentations

Foto: Lydia Hesse Foto: Lydia Hesse

Projects on the Road to Success

Three Awards and 1,300 Meetings at the Berlinale Co-Production Market

Perspektive Deutsches Kino & Berlinale Talents

Kompagnon-Fellowships

Eliza Petkova as well as Jonas Matauschek and his co-director Christian Johannes Koch awarded

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Berlinale Series

Playing With Expectations

Section head Julia Fidel on the 2021 series

Forum

On a Zig-Zag Course

Section head Cristina Nord in conversation

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Perspektive Deutsches Kino

A Worldwide Search for Oneself

Linda Söffker, section head, about this year's film selection

Berlinale Meets

Video interviews with the artists of this year's selection

The International Jury 2021 in the Berlinale Palast

A meet up with Ildikó Enyedi, Adina Pintilie, Gianfranco Rosi and Jasmila Žbanić . The jurors Mohammad Rasoulof and Nadav Lapid are not in Berlin and will be watching the films online.

© Christoph Rauscher

Conquering Dreamlands: Public Live Streams

Berlinale Talents offers a host of familiar events featuring top-class guests, which can be attended virtually between March 1 to 5 live and cost-free

© Cine Guimbi © Cine Guimbi
World Cinema Fund

WCF Day on March 5

“Decolonising Cinema” is the central theme of the WCF Day on March 5, 2021 from 2 to 5.30 p.m. The WCF Day is offered online due to the pandemic and can be accessed free of charge

European Film Market

EFM Podcast Launch

The EFM introduces a brand new year-round podcast series: “Industry Insights - The EFM Podcast” is about, and for the entertainment industry

© Irmela Schautz / EFM 2021 © Irmela Schautz / EFM 2021
European Film Market

The Stage is Set for the 2021 European Film Market

The comprehensive conference and film programme