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Mar 26, 2024: Berlinale Meets Fußball: Successful Premiere Combines Film and Football for the UEFA EURO 2024

As part of the cultural programme for the EURO 2024, the 74th Berlin International Film Festival was able to create a unique event that put the spotlight on young football talent from all over Germany: Berlinale Meets Fußball [...]

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Mar 15, 2024: Film Screening & Discussion: “Bring them home now” - Youth by Tom Shoval

To create space for discussions about the fight for the release of the hostages in Gaza, the Krokodil cinema Berlin is screening Tom Shoval's Youth (Panorama 2013) in cooperation with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg [...]

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Feb 29, 2024: Festival Date for the Berlinale 2025

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 13 to 23, 2025 [...]

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Feb 26, 2024: Berlinale Files Criminal Charges Over the Spreading of Anti-Semitic Posts / Criticism of Statements Made by Artists at the Berlinale Award Ceremony

On Sunday, February 25, the Instagram channel of the Berlinale Panorama section was briefly hacked. / After the Berlinale Award Ceremony, the German media and various politicians criticised the statements made by award winners on the Middle East war [...]

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Feb 21, 2024: Successful First Part of the 74th Berlinale

The first half of the festival was marked by glamorous, but also political appearances on the Red Carpet and packed cinemas [...]

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Feb 14, 2024: Opening of the Berlinale 2024

On February 15, the start of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival will be celebrated in the Berlinale Palast. The event will be broadcast on ZDF/3sat from 7.20 pm and streamed live on the Berlinale website [...]

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Feb 13, 2024: The Official Partners of the 74th Berlinale

The 74th Berlin International Film Festival receives support from its Principal Partners Armani beauty, Uber and ZDF; its Co-Partners Campari, Mastercard, Potsdamer Platz and rbb media; and approximately 30 other national and international businesses [...]

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Feb 08, 2024: Berlinale Opening: Disinvitation of AfD Politicians

Over the past few days, there has been an intense discussion in the cultural sector, in the press and on social media as well as within the Berlinale team about the invitations of AfD politicians, a right-wing extremist party, to the Opening of the Berlinale [...]

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Feb 06, 2024: Berlinale Goes Kiez: The Programme

From February 17 to 23, Berlinale Goes Kiez will be rolling out the Red Carpet in a new Berlin neighbourhood on a daily basis, bringing festival atmosphere and international guests to arthouse cinemas in Berlin and surrounding areas [...]

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Feb 06, 2024: Berlinale 2024: Diversity and Inclusion

The Berlinale is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and is constantly working to further develop inclusive events [...]

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Feb 01, 2024: Berlinale Issues Call for Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Expression for Competition Directors Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha

The festival is shocked and dismayed to learn that Moghaddam and Sanaeeha could be prevented from traveling to the festival to present their film and meet their audience in Berlin [...]

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Jan 22, 2024: Berlinale Goes Kiez 2024: Celebrating Neighbourhood Cinemas

Together with its audience, the festival would like to celebrate film and the cinema in particular. True to the established formula, from February 17 to 23 the little red carpet will be making its way from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, and even to the outskirts of the city [...]

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Jan 22, 2024: Press Dossier for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival

The press dossier comprises the film selection of the 74th Berlinale [...]

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Jan 19, 2024: Berlinale Statement

Film festivals provide a space for artistic expression and enable peaceful dialogue. They are places of encounter and exchange and contribute to international understanding [...]

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Dec 22, 2023: The Art of the Film Poster

Running until March 3, 2024, 300 film posters ranging from the early days of cinema up to today can be seen in the Kulturforum – just a five-minute walk from the Berlinale Palast. In this interview, the exhibition curators talk about the focus of the collection, true rarities and what makes the perfect movie poster [...]

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Dec 20, 2023: The 2024 Berlinale Key Design

Starting in late January, at Potsdamer Platz and across the city, the Berlinale poster will build anticipation for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

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Dec 13, 2023: 74th Berlinale: Cinema Venues

15 cinemas will be part of the regular venues for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

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Dec 12, 2023: Tricia Tuttle Appointed New Director of the Berlin International Film Festival Starting in April 2024

Chaired by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, the Board of Supervisors of the Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH (KBB) today approved the selection committee’s proposal to appoint Tricia Tuttle as director of the Berlin International Film Festival starting in April 2024 [...]

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Nov 29, 2023: Berlinale Meets Fußball – Film Project for Euro2024

The Berlinale is taking part in the cultural programme for the 2024 European Football Championship with Berlinale Meets Fußball [...]

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Oct 06, 2023: Outlook for Berlinale 2024: New Emphases in Commitment to German Newcomer Films and the Field of Partnerships

From February 15 to 25, 2024, the 74th Berlin International Film Festival will again be inviting audiences and the industry to a wide-ranging programme of films, inspiring encounters, and stimulating exchanges [...]

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Sep 13, 2023: Berlinale Film Entry

Film submissions for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival are now open [...]

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Sep 02, 2023: Personal Statement of the Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian

For the past four years at the Berlinale, I have been fortunate enough to work along with extraordinary people [...]

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Jul 11, 2023: 2024 Berlinale: “Next Move” - Focusing and Condensing for a Future-Oriented Festival Structure

Executive Director Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian evaluated the structure of the Berlinale after the festival. Their goal is to be able to sustainably configure the festival by restructuring the organisation and condensing its programme [...]

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Jun 21, 2023: Summer Berlinale at radioeins Freiluftkino Friedrichshain Cinema

Film lovers interested in seeing audience favourites and winning films from this year’s Berlinale at an outdoor cinema can look forward to a great opportunity [...]

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Feb 28, 2023: Glamorous Closing of Berlinale 2023 – Delighted Winners and Full Cinemas

The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Publikumstag on February 26 [...]