Press Releases 2021
World Cinema Fund
Nov 12, 2021: Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at “Around the World in 14 Films”
Since 2018, the Berlinale funding initiative World Cinema Fund (WCF) has presented a Berlinale Spotlight every year at the Berlin film festival “Around the World in 14 Films” (December 2-11, 2021) [...]World Cinema Fund
Nov 12, 2021: Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Eleven New Funding Recommendations
In the 35th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made eleven funding recommendations for projects from Afghanistan, Argentina, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Lebanon, Mongolia, Paraguay, Peru and Vietnam [...]Competition
Oct 19, 2021: M. Night Shyamalan to Become Jury President of the Berlinale 2022
Screenwriter, director and producer M. Night Shyamalan will serve as president of the International Jury at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival [...]Additional Information | European Film Market & Co-Production Market | Berlinale Talents | World Cinema Fund
Oct 07, 2021: Berlinale 2022 To Be an In-Person Event
The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 10 to 20, 2022 as an in-person event. The European Film Market (February 10-17, 2022), the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 12-16, 2022), Berlinale Talents (February 12-17, 2022) and the World Cinema Fund will focus on on-site offerings. They will furthermore provide online formats [...]Perspektive Deutsches Kino | Berlinale Talents
Oct 07, 2021: Berlinale and Deutsche Filmakademie Are Realigning Their Cooperation: ”Perspektive Match”
The Berlinale section Perspektive Deutsches Kino has been devoting itself to the new generation of filmmakers for 20 years. Every year, its programme presents directors with their first films. In 2022, the Perspektive will broaden its focus and simultaneously become even more contemporary [...]Generation
Oct 01, 2021: Berlinale Spotlight: Generation in Rome
Under the title Berlinale Spotlight: Generation, the Berlinale, in cooperation with the festival Alice nella città, is presenting a programme composed of films from the Generation 14plus 2021 edition [...]Competition | Encounters | Panorama | Berlinale Shorts | Forum & Forum Expanded | Generation | Perspektive Deutsches Kino | Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage | Berlinale Special & Berlinale Series | Additional Information
Sep 15, 2021: Film Entry Now Open
Submit your films and series to the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival now!After the pandemic-related cancellation, short films are also accepted again for the Generation competitions of the 2022 Berlinale. [...]