Programme 2020

The Berlinale programme is now online. The complete programme of the 70th International Film Festival can be found here.

Berlinale Opening Live Across Germany

With the kind support of ZDF/3sat and CinemaxX, on February 20 at 7.20 pm, the Opening Gala of the 70th Berlinale and the premiere of the opening film will be broadcast in cinemas in four German cities for the first time. In the CinemaxX cinemas in Hamburg-Dammtor, Munich, Essen and Halle (Saale), viewers can follow the Berlinale Opening, presented by Samuel Finzi, live on the big screen. This will be followed by the world premiere of My Salinger Year by screenwriter and director Philippe Falardeau. In addition to Sigourney Weaver, who has been nominated for several Oscars, the top-class cast includes Margaret Qualley and Douglas Booth. The Canadian-Irish production is based on the novel of the same name by US writer Joanna Rakoff. Tickets and further information are now available at https://www.cinemaxx.de/film/my-salinger-year. The Opening of the Berlinale will also be broadcast live on February 20 at 7.20 pm on 3sat.

Guest Lists

Many international and German guests are announced for the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale. Renowned stars such as Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Lars Eidinger, Salma Hayek, Nina Hoss, Sandra Hüller and many more are expected. A detailed overview of the guests attending as well as the associated press contacts are available for download on the Berlinale website from now.

Berlinale Goes Kiez in den Neuen Kammerspielen (Kleinmachnow) © Peter Kreibich / Berlinale 2018

Berlinale Goes Kiez

The Programme

From February 22 to 28, Berlinale Goes Kiez presents selected films from the various programme sections of the Berlinale in locations beyond the festival centre at Potsdamer Platz. Thereby, it cordially invites cinema-loving visitors to meet filmmakers in the realm of their “own” programme cinema and to engage in a direct exchange with them. The series is once again supplemented by a special screening at the Plötzensee Correctional Facility, which is open to external audiences also this year. The complete programme of Berlinale Goes Kiez can be found here.

Berlinale Classics & Retrospektive

Events

The screening schedule will be complemented by eight special events. As part of the Berlinale Classics section, there will be a presentation of the restoration work on Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Waxworks, Germany 1924), and a discussion of how the Holocaust was portrayed in post-war Eastern European films, using the examples of Daleká cesta (Distant Journey, Czechoslovakia 1949) and Ostatni etap (The Last Stage, Poland 1948). In addition, the Deutsche Kinemathek will inaugurate its Jerry Lewis Archive with the ceremonial transfer of documents from his estate.

Friday, Feb 21, 3pm
Waxworks Restored to Old Glory with a New Sound (in German) More here.

Saturday, Feb 22, 11am
The Foundation of a Jerry Lewis Archive. More here.

Sunday, Feb 23, 6pm
Imaging the Unimaginable. The Shoah in post-war, Eastern European films. More here.

Berlinale in Numbers

In addition to the film statistics, the Berlinale has published the ratio of female directors in the Berlinale programme every year since 2004. The evaluation has developed increasingly in the last years. A first overview of this year's report is already available. The complete gender monitoring will be available from February 18. Click here for the current statistics.

European Film Market

“Berlinale Africa Hub”: Edutainment, Social Impact and Cooperationin a new location at the Marriott Hotel

The EFM platform “Berlinale Africa Hub” takes place for the fourth time. From February 21 to 26, it offers African filmmakers and creative people or filmmakers active throughout Africa an international forum for communication and networking. This year, the initiative has moved to a new location on the first floor of the Marriott Hotel. Another new feature is the expansion of the spectrum to encompass the entire African continent. Visitors can present and exchange ideas in daily presentations, talks and happy hours. More about the programme here.