News 75th Berlinale

Awards | Competition

Jan 30, 2025: Berlinale 2025: International Jury

In 2025, once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale. 19 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition. The winners will be announced at the Berlinale Palast on February 22 [...]

Awards | Berlinale Shorts

Jan 30, 2025: Berlinale Shorts 2025 – International Short Film Jury

The programmer and short film expert Jing Haase (Denmark), film composer Dascha Dauenhauer (Germany) and director Phạm Ngọc Lân (Vietnam) are the International Short Film Jury of Berlinale Shorts [...]

Awards | Generation

Jan 30, 2025: International Jury and Children's and Youth Jury of Generation

In each of the section's two competitions, the three members of Generation's International Jury will be awarding the Grand Prix for the Best Film and the Special Prize for the Best Short Film [...]

Awards | Perspectives

Jan 30, 2025: The Perspectives Jury

The award for a fiction debut is endowed with 50,000 euros, funded by GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten). A three-member jury chooses the winner for the Best First Feature Award [...]

Awards

Jan 30, 2025: Jury Berlinale Documentary Award

The Berlinale Documentary Award is endowed with 40,000 euros in prize money [...]

Awards | Retrospective & Berlinale Classics

Jan 29, 2025: Berlinale Camera 2025: Tribute to Rainer Rother

At the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, film expert and Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera [...]

Berlinale Shorts | Awards

Jan 21, 2025: CUPRA Becomes a Partner of Berlinale Shorts and Promotes New Talent with CUPRA Filmmaker Award

CUPRA, the new Mobility Partner of Berlinale, is expanding its commitment by partnering with Berlinale Shorts and funding the jointly initiated Berlinale Shorts CUPRA Filmmaker Award [...]

Awards

Dec 20, 2024: Berlinale 2025: Honorary Golden Bear for Tilda Swinton

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will award Scottish actor Tilda Swinton the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. The award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2025 [...]

Competition | Awards

Nov 14, 2024: Todd Haynes to be Jury President of the Berlinale 2025

The US-American director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes will be President of the International Jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Perspectives | Awards

Jul 02, 2024: Berlinale Launches Perspectives, a New International Competition for Feature-Length Fiction Debuts, Strengthening the Profile of New Talent Within the Festival

This new stand-alone competition will include up to 14 fiction debuts from all over the world, with a jury of three deciding on the Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 euros, funded by GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten) [...]


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