During the festival the large-format Berlinale Star Portraits adorn the walls of the Berlinale Palast. There they are signed by the stars before their gala premieres.
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The Opening Gala of the 75th Berlinale
The festive Opening of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast. With the presentation of the International Jury, the awarding of the Honorary Golden Bear to Tilda Swinton and much more.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 10.00 am. Tickets are available online and always three days in advance. All information on booking, payment, prices and concessions.
The Berlinale celebrates 75 years full of stories and unforgettable moments by providing a look into the archive, the opportunity for encounters and exchange at the new HUB75 – The Berlinale Festival Center – and a walk down memory lane with an anniversary programme curated by Berlinale Shorts. More anniversary highlights.
The 75th Berlin International Film Festival is supported by the Principal Partners Armani beauty, CUPRA and Mastercard. Further support at the Co-Partner level comes from Campari, Potsdamer Platz and Staropramen as well as the media partners rbb and ZDF.
FAQs for a Respectful and Open Dialogue During the Berlinale
The Berlinale invites all guests, the film teams and the audience to participate in an exchange that is open, pluralistic and mutually respectful. For more read our FAQs Dialogue & Exchange
In a Berlinale Note, Festival Director Tricia Tuttle shares her thoughts on free speech, brave spaces, and film.
Timothée Chalamet, Robert Pattinson, Jessica Chastain, Jacob Elordi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margaret Qualley and many others are expected to attend the festival. Oscar nominated director Edward Berger will give the laudation for Honorary Golden Bear winner Tilda Swinton.
From February 15 to 21, Berlinale Goes Kiez will put the spotlight on neighbourhood cinema. Over seven days, selected festival films will be shown in arthouse cinemas of the capital region. The series will be complemented by a special screening at the JVA Plötzensee correctional facility.
In short texts, the Berlinale sections introduce themselves and their 2025 programme.
Awareness Team and Anti-Discrimination
During and shortly after the Berlinale, additional Awareness Teams are available to offer preliminary advice to any visitors or employees who observe, experience or are affected by discrimination in connection with the festival.
The Awareness Team can be contacted by emailing or by phoning +49 30 259 202 95 daily from February 13 to 23 (from 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm) and from February 24 to 28 (from 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm). The Awareness Team will be present at selected events during the Berlinale. The team can be identified by their dark blue clothing with the inscription "Awareness BDB e.V.".
With this year's theme "Listen Courageously - Cinematic Narratives in Times of Dissonance", Berlinale Talents invites the public to visit HAU Hebbel am Ufer. The programme includes 14 public talks as well as a variety of events for the 200 invited Talents.
Director’s Talks are an integral part of WCF Day every year. In further panels, the production conditions in specific WCF funding regions and new focal points of the WCF funding strategy are presented.
At the 75th Berlinale Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek Rainer Rother will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera. The film expert is also head of the Retrospective section and responsible for Berlinale Classics.
