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At Saturday’s awards ceremony for Berlin International Film Festival, Dag Johan Haugerud’s film Dreams (Sex Love) received the Golden Bear. This marks the first time a Norwegian feature film has won this prize. "Never before has a Norwegian film received this honor. That it is now happening with Dreams (Sex Love) is a fantastic recognition of Dag Johan Haugerud as a filmmaker and a powerful conclusion to the launch of the trilogy Sex Dreams Love, all of which have reach...
Today were announced the winners of the CICAE Arthouse Cinema Awards at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Recognizing exceptional artistry and storytelling in independent cinema, the CICAE Arthouse Cinema Awards are given at major international festivals by an international jury of arthouse cinema exhibitors and programmers, and aim at bringing high-quality films to the arthouse cinemas. The Jury is composed of arthouse cinema exhibitors and members of the association, who apply thr...
HOLDING LIAT By Brandon Kramer – FORUM World Premiere Brandon Kramer (director), Lance Kramer (producer), Liat Beinin-Atzili, Yehuda Beinin, Chaya Beinin, and Tal Beinin at the world premiere of Holding Liat. Delphi-Filmpalast, Berlin, February 16, 2025. Michael O'Ryan © 2025 A film that is shot truly open-endedly, in...
Golden Bear for Best Film awarded to the film’s producers of Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud Produced by: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize O último azul (The Blue Trail) by Gabriel Mascaro Silver Bear Jury Prize El mensaje (The Message) by Iván Fund Silver Bear for Best Director Huo Meng ...
Berlinale 2025: Prizes at Generation Kplus Clockwise from top left: Maya, donne-moi un titre (Maya, Give Me a Title) © Partizan Films; Zirkuskind (Circusboy) © Julia Lemke / Flare Film; Down in the Dumps; Little Rebels Cinema Club Berlinale 2025: Crystal Bears at Generation Kplus Crystal Bears The members of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus – Bonnie Lou Severin, Lenja Utecht, Jim ...
PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY Members of the Jury: Juan Carlos Carrillo Cal y Mayor, Peter Ciaccio, Valérie de Marnhac, Christian Olding, Dr. Brigitta Rotach, Dr. Stefanie Schardien Competition Panorama endowed with €2,500 O último azul (The Blue Trail) by Gabriel Mascaro The Heart Is a Muscle by Imran Hamdulay Forum endowed with €2,500 PRIZES OF THE FIPRESCI JURY Holding Liat by Brandon Kramer Members of the Jury (Competition): Maja Ko...
Sorda © Nuria Jean; Die Möllner Briefe © inselfilm produktion The audience has voted: The 27th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film goes to Sorda by Eva Libertad, Die Möllner Briefe by Martina Priessner wins in the category Panorama Dokumente. The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section Panorama together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg). The award-...
Clockwise from top left: Sunshine; Hora do recreio (Playtime); Atardecer en América (Sunset over America); Wish You Were Ear © Mirjana Balogh Crystal Bears and Prizes of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education) at Generation 14plus Crystal Bears The members of the Youth Jury Generation 14plus – Nour Ibrahim, Zeynep Atay, Tyler Kurokhtin, Jil Baalmann, Rohan Yadav – have a...
AMPLIFYING GROWTH, CONCORD ORIGINALS ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE ROLES FOR CHARLES HOPKINS AND WESLEY ADAMS Appoints Imogen Lloyd Webber as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications (Worldwide) Concord Originals, the film and TV division of Concord, the world’s leading independent music company and licensor of stage productions, has expanded its executive ranks and elevated Charles Hopkins to Vice President of Development and Wesley Adams to Vice President of P...
Cloud9 Studios handling International Sales at the European Film Market Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike, Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) is joined by Academy Award-nominee Guy Pearce (A24’s The Brutalist, Christopher Nolan’s Memento, Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker), Maria Pedraza (Netflix’s “Money Heist”) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, HBO’s “His Dark Materials”) in the erotic...
Anton announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories for the action-thriller Fuze starring Aaron Taylor Johnson (Bullet Train, Nosferatu), Theo James (“The White Lotus,” “The Gentlemen”), Sam Worthington (Avatar films), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Disney+’s “Loki”), Elham Ehsas (Showtime’s “Homeland”), Honor Swinton-Byrne (A24’s The Souvenir), and Saffron Hocking (Netflix’s “Top Boy”)...
The festival has celebrated incredible interest shown by the public, who is flocking to the cinemas to see the best of international cinema and cheer on the stars on the Red Carpet. Many directors and actors from all over the world have presented their work during the first half of the festival, including Tilda Swinton, Edward Berger, Tom Tykwer, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger, Tala Al-Deen, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Ira Sachs, Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall...
Eurimages Co-production Development Awards Ceremony at the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2025 Five cash prizes and one in-kind award were awarded to selected feature film projects at the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 15 to 19) on Sunday and Monday. The Eurimages Co-production Development Award, endowed with 20,000 euros, went to the producers of Cinédokké & Okofilm Productions from Switzerland for their project Ibicaba - Visions of Parad...
World Premiere of "Anastasia Kobekina – Now or Never" Many share the dream of a global career - but what does it truly take to make that dream a reality? Following the charismatic cellist Anastasia Kobekina, the documentary offers a unique look behind the closed doors of her record label, concert halls and into her private life. Having started to play the cello at age four, Anastasia struggles with the decisions made for her and those she must make, when asking herself: &...
Jean Paul Phillipot RTBF Lucia Recalde European commission Natalia Gorscack RTV Slovenja Wolfganng Bergmann Arte Moderated by Aliena Haig The panel was followed by the screening of the work in progress of Gustavia + the Black Prince by Elzevir Films. Special Screening: Gustavia + The Black Prince, presented by Elzévir Films + Auditorium Films + SVT The ballet 'Gustavia' and the documentary 'The Black Prince' explore the extraordinary journe...
Do not miss this keynote and the amazing experience in the live performing arts which Peter was sharing with the distinguished audience of Avant Premiere At age 17, Gelb began his career in classical music as an office boy to impresario Sol Hurok. Gelb managed the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 1979 China tour. The following year Gelb became Vladimir Horowitz's manager. Gelb assisted the pianist in the revival of his performing career, and managed his return to Rus...
Wolfgang Bergmann (Managing Director of Arte Germany) introduced by IMZ Secretary General Max Beckham-Ortner at Avant Premiere kick off party during Berlinale 75 with Arte concert on the background... Filmed by Bruno Chatelin ...
Richard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin during Berlinale, and brainstorming on the 20th edition of his flagship festival this September (September 2 – 7, 2025). The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the
Timothée Chalamet is in town for A Complete Unknown a movie where he plays Bob Dylan! Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festiv...
Oscar-Nominated and Golden Globe Winning Producer, Independent Spirit and Gotham Award winner, Vachon co-founded Killer Films and has produced over 100 groundbreaking independent films. She has also executive-produced award-winning television, and most recently her work on PAST LIVES (A24) earned her a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Credits include: MAY DECEMBER, PAST LIVES, BOYS DON’T CRY, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, MILDRED PIERCE, HALSTON, CAROL & MORE! ...
Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin spoke briefly with Christine Vachon an American film producer active in the American independent film sector with an amazing track record, check th eimpressive filmography below... Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, Poison (1991), which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Since then, she has gone on to produce many acclaimed independent films, including Far from Heaven (nominated for...
Wolfgang Bergmann (Managing Director of Arte Germany) introduced by IMZ Secretary General Max Beckham-Ortner at Avant Premiere kick off party during Berlinale 75 with Arte concert on the (loud) background... ...
A chat during Berlinale with Howard J. Ford, and independent upcoming filmmaker from England making plans for his 12th feature film presentation in Cannes. His latest film River of Blood is releasing this month. He Shot over 300 TV commercials and explained Bruno Chatelin how this also benefited to his filmmaker Carreer. Enjoy the conversation. Video by Bruno Chatelin. Howard Ford filmmography 1994 Mainline Run ...
Enjoy the content of this very special conference which was held in Berlin February 14 during Berlinale 75, in partnership with EFM and FilmHedge and media partnership with the Hollywood Reporter and filmfestivals.com. Join the distinguished panelists for an all-encompassing exploration of the evolving entertainment industry in 2025, where innovation meets opportunity in global film financing and technology adoption. As streaming models shift, AI advances, and consumer behaviors evolve, this ...
Filmfestivals.com met during Berlinale 75 with Estonian Producer / Line Producer Olga Hartsuk with Nafta films! She came to Berlin to meet with peers and introduce the company profile to producers interested in co production and services with the baltics area. Established in 2009, Nafta Films is the biggest new-generation full-service production house in Estonia. Since its founding, Nafta Films has been producing audiovisual content in all forms (both short and feature films, TV productions, ...
The 75th Berlin International Film Festival awarded Scottish actor Tilda Swinton the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. The award was presented at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2025. Pictured: Tilda Swinton with Berlinale new chief Tricia Tuttle, photo by Laurent Hou. “The range of Tilda Swinton’s work is breathtaking. To cinema she brings so much humanity, compassion, intelligence, humour and style, and she expands our ideas of the ...
Red carpet moment for the team on Berlinale 75 opening night! Photo by Laurent Hou Variety tagged "The light" fails to illuminate! The world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s latest feature film Das Licht (The Light) opened the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2025. The German-French production Das Licht (The Light) was presented as a Berlinale Special Gala in the Berlinale Palast, out of competition. Tala Al-Deen in Das Licht (The Light) by Tom Tyk...
The selected filmmakers of Berlinale Talents (f.l.t.r.): Top: Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image, Rana Eid, Michel Franco © TEOREMA, Zacharias Kunuk; Middle: Inbal Weinberg, Bina Daigeler © Pablo Zamora; Bottom: Diana El Jeiroudi & Orwa Nyrabia © Guevara Namer / No Nation Films GmbH, Christine Vachon, Cheryl Dunye © BAMPFA Events, Sara Fazilat © German Films Marcus Höhn for FACE With this year's theme of “L...
EFM Distributor Award Winner Huub Roelvink © Seth Carnill The inaugural EFM Distributor Award is being presented to a European distributor whose commitment to arthouse distribution has impressed a three-member jury composed of renowned industry professionals. The European Film Market is very pleased to announce the winner of the first EFM Distributor Award: Huub Roelvink from Cherry Pickers Film Distribution (The Netherlands). The award, endowed w...
Come back to browse through our red carpet galleries! With photography on the red carpet by Laurent Hou and Video by Sissy Lin. Email us if you need coverage Great film artists are expected at the festival premieres of the anniversary edition: Oscar nominated director Edward Berger takes a moment from his release and award schedule for Conclave to give the laudation for Honorary Golden Bear winner Tilda Swinton at the Opening Ceremony, director Bong Jo...
Indigenous Cinema Alliance Marks 10-Year Milestone With Exciting New Projects and Partnerships as Part of the 2025 European Film Market The Indigenous Cinema Alliance will celebrate 10 years of highlighting the best in global Indigenous film and television with an exciting line-up of films and events sure to elevate and celebrate work on a major international level as part of the 2025 European Film Market and the Berlinale. Founded in ...
The yearly WCF Day at the Berlinale is the World Cinema Fund’s (WCF) public think-tank. The 2025 WCF Day programme offers the opportunity to address key artistic and cultural policy issues in the WCF’s work. These include the need to further develop structural measures in the WCF regions, which is connected to the visibility of WCF as well as other films. It is about a further professionalisation of the industry, whi...
On February 13, the start of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival will be celebrated at the Berlinale Palast. Festival Director Tricia Tuttle and Jury President Todd Haynes will kick off the Berlinale with a festive opening. During the Opening Gala, the International Jury will be introduced and the Honorary Golden Bear will be awarded to Tilda Swinton, with Edward Berger delivering the laudatory speech. The evening will be hosted by Désirée Nosbusch. Fol...
TALKS. MEETINGS. CONNECTIONS. For the 75th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival, a new centerpiece has been built near Potsdamer Platz, right next to the red carpet of the Berlinale Palast: HUB75. This Festival Center is an inviting place for encounters and exchanges. Various events for audiences and film industry professionals will take place here every day. ______________________________________________________________ PROGRAMME Feb 14 – 21, 202...
Winston Baker’s Entertainment Finance Forum Berlin returns with a sharp focus on the evolving world of global entertainment finance. This year, we spotlight cutting-edge sales strategies, the surge of international co-productions, and the intersection of creativity and capital in today’s industry. Join top executives and thought leaders as they share actionable insights on securing funding, navigating co-production complexities, and staying authentic while delivering for audience...
At the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, film expert and Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek Rainer Rother will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera. Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle says: “We are honouring Rainer Rother for his many years of work in the service of preserving cinematic history and as a bridge builder between history and contemporary cinema. Under his leadership, the Deutsche Kinemathek has successfully made the living heritage of cinematic art accessibl...
The International Jury (clockwise): Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image, Nabil Ayouch © Mehdy Mariouch, Bina Daigeler © Pablo Zamora, Bingbing Fan © Chen Man, Rodrigo Moreno © Lucas Charrier, Amy Nicholson © Lee Jameson, Maria Schrader © Christine Fenzl Competition: The International Jury Once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2025. The members of the ...
© EFM / Juliane Eirich As the first major market of the year, the European Film Market with its EFM Industry Sessions programme (14-18.02.2025) offers the perfect stage to discuss the trends and ideas that will engage the industry in the coming film year. They comprise a diverse industry programme consisting of talks, roundtables, masterclasses and interactive workshops in connection with the DocSalon and...
Happy Doom © 2023 Billy Roisz 20 films from a total of 18 production countries are celebrating their premieres at the 2025 Berlinale Shorts, of which 15 are world premieres. The programme combines classic storytelling with surreal works, features various styles of animation and presents experimental documentary forms. The films show human beings and the circumstances in which they live. They examine the impact of the past on the present (Rückblickend Betrachtet (In Retrospect); Kok...
In the 2025 Berlinale Classics section, the artistic director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Dr Rainer Rother, and his team showcase eight digitally restored film classics, seven world premieres and one international premiere. The eras represented range from the 1930s to the 1980s. For the first time, the section features restorations by the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) and the China Film Archive. Berlinale Classics also embraces genre cinema, a nod to the 2025 Retrospective. The section will ope...
Tanja Meissner Berlinale Festival Director Tricia Tuttle has appointed the highly regarded and experienced industry professional Tanja Meissner to join her Executive team as the Director of Berlinale Pro*. This reshaped role encompasses the directorship of the European Film Market (EFM) while also taking a strategic lead in developing the Berlinale Pro* consortium, together with the Heads of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, Berlinale Talents and World Cinema Fund, who will report ...
Winston Baker’s Entertainment Finance Forum Berlin returns with a sharp focus on the evolving world of global entertainment finance. This year, we spotlight cutting-edge sales strategies, the surge of international co-productions, and the intersection of creativity and capital in today’s industry. Join top executives and thought leaders as they share actionable insights on securing funding, navigating co-production complexities, and staying authentic while deli...
19 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them one first feature as well as one documentary. Productions from 26 countries are represented. 17 films are world premieres. Eight films were directed or co-directed by women. Nine filmmakers have screened their films in the Berlinale previously. “We’re fiercely proud of the films in this year’s Competition; they showcase the breadth of cinema and offer fascinating glimpses into different lives and places. ...
Berlinale is a few weeks away and our partner Winston Baker will be bringing back their 2nd Annual Entertainment Finance Forum Berlin during @efm_europeanfilmmarket on Friday, Feb 14th! Flashback to the hugely successful forum last year where we heard from @wme, @waypoint_ent, @fifthseason, @telepool_de, @protagonistpictures, @headgearfilms, @stampedeventures and more! Audiences were also treated to a special Fireside Chat with Wendy ...
From February 15 to 20, 2025, Berlinale Talents will welcome 201 selected filmmakers to Berlin. Over six days, participants will explore the theme “Listen Courageously: Cinematic Narratives in Times of Dissonance” through an engaging programme of talks, workshops and public discussions. Representing a multifaceted community from 62 countries, the filmmakers’ participation is the first step into one of the world’s largest film communities. With ...
On Monday, February 17, 2025, Books at Berlinale will present ten novelties by international authors with high potential for film adaptation as part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. Since 2006, new releases and bestsellers from the European and international book market have been presented annually in cooperation with the Frankfurter Buchmesse in a moderated pitch event where film producers meet renowned rights holders from publishers and agencies to identify new and promising I...
The Long Road to the Director’s Chair by Vibeke Løkkeberg © Georg Helgevold Sagen | Shinagani gazapkhulebis q'vaviloba (Inner Blooming Springs) by Tiku Kobiashvili © Tiku Kobiashvili | Das falsche Wort (The Lie) by Katrin Seybold © Filmmuseum München In the second year headed by Barbara Wurm, the Forum Special is once again showing a programme of historical and current films, curated around a set of related themes. ...
In its 20th edition, Forum Expanded brings together 24 works from 21 countries. Employing practices that span installation, film, video and sculpture, the selected artists and filmmakers employ translucence as a means of engaging with the cataclysmic realities of the present. Whether dealing with personal or collective histories, ongoing wars, extractivism, legacies of colonialism or social inequalities, their approaches frequently hinge on intervention rather than observation. B...
35 film projects from 27 countries have been selected for the 22nd Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 15-19). Their producers will meet potential co-producers and financiers at the event, which this year will take place primarily at the Octogon, a new event location at Leipziger Platz, in order to realise the feature films as international co-productions in the coming years. Women are directing 19 of the 35 projects. There were 351 submissions for the official project selection, ...
The Berlinale 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival. The 75th Berlinale is also the first edition under the direction of Tricia Tuttle. For the first time, an animated key visual is at the centre of the design alongside the classic poster. This reflects the media shift towards digital channels and the importance of moving graphics in communication. The design places the Berlinale at the centre of a glowing visual interpretation of the theme...
Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image The US-American director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes will be President of the International Jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. “Todd Haynes is a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range; his body of work is at once stylistically versatile but also unmistakably his. Ever since his debut feature Poison won the TEDDY AWARD in 1991, the Berlinale has followed and loved his fil...
Berlinale Talents Key Visual and Theme for 2025: "Listen Courageously – Cinematic Narratives in Times of Dissonance" © Ada Favaron and Imad Gebrael The art of listening will be the overarching theme for the 23rd edition of Berlinale Talents, the vibrant talent hub of the Berlin International Film Festival. Listening intently, considerately, carefully, and most importantly, courageously, builds upon the foundation o...
Co-Directors of Film Programming Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz Tricia Tuttle Appoints Michael Stütz and Jacqueline Lyanga as Co-Directors of Film Programming and Announces Other New Executive Director Positions Berlinale Director Tricia Tuttle has appointed two internationally respected programmers to share responsibilities as Co-Directors of Film Programming. Former US-delegate to the Berlinale, Jacqueline Lyanga, and Panorama section head Michael Stütz will ass...
With the creation of an international competitive strand for fiction feature debuts, the Berlinale will shine a brighter spotlight on new filmmakers within the festival. This new stand-alone competition, Perspectives, 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), a society dedicated to s...
Goodbye Julia von / by Mohamed Kordofani © Pierre de Villiers / Rushlake Media GmbH At the 40th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made ten funding recommendations for projects from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Lesotho, Nepal and Sudan. The current funding pot of eight production and two distribution grants amounts to a total of 260,000 euros. “At a time when the complexity of the world is ...
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