Paula and La Maestra are 16 and inseparable. The strongest swimmers on their team, they are training together over the summer to represent Mexico at the Junior Pan American Swimming Championships. One ...

A troupe of Turkish drag queens calling themselves “The Migrant Workers” performs to great acclaim at an off-off club in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. One of their number, Lola, considers herself a gay ...

Berlin International Film Festival - official website Ancestral Visions of the Future is a deeply personal work from filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese. With fragmented narratives and mythical images, ...

In the marshlands of southern Iraq, Ibrahim and his family live isolated from the rest of the world, deeply intertwined with the river, the reeds and the animals they tend. The quiet and withdrawn ...

The 74th Berlin International Film Festival will award US-director, producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement in an award ceremony at the ...

For the twelfth edition of Co-Pro Series, the Berlinale Co-Production Market has selected ten international series projects. The pitches will take place on the morning of February 17 at CinemaxX, ...

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Berlinale Publikumstag (Audience Day) on February 23. After the festive Award Ceremony (see full list of award winners ...

Berlin International Film Festival - official website The Chinese production Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) by Xu Zao completes this year’s Berlinale Perspectives lineup of 14 feature film debuts. Xu ...

The Berlin International Film Festival will award the 2026 Honorary Golden Bear to Academy Award–winning actress Michelle Yeoh in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema. The ...

Before the celebration of the winners, the Festival Director Tricia Tuttle said a few words about the last ten days. This Berlinale has taken place in a world that feels raw and fractured. Many of ...

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 ...

In 2024, once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale. 20 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition ...