As early as 2010, the Deutsche Kinemathek held a symposium on “The Pleasure of Genre”. The corresponding publication says ...

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The 55th Forum main programme comprises 30 films from five continents – including seven feature debuts – and encounters a world and its people that are in a bad state. “Sounding out a diverse range of ...

Rose and her daughter Sofia journey to a Spanish seaside town to meet an enigmatic healer. As Sofia embraces an affair with an alluring stranger, tensions with her overbearing mother threaten their ...

World premieres are prioritised (see General Information on Premiere Status). German films must be world premieres to be eligible for Berlinale Shorts. The film’s country of origin is determined by ...

The boys are rehearsing a dance for their traditional initiation ceremony into adulthood; their teacher instructs them. A girl observes the scene but is not allowed to join in. When one of the boys ...

The Berlinale is a unique place of artistic exploration and entertainment. It is one of the largest public film festivals in the world, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe ...

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When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which ...

The festival's centrepiece screens the films that will be talked about.

The Berlinale website is the first place to go for live images of the festival. All Press Conferences and Photo Calls, the Opening and the Awards Ceremony, and all the buzz surrounding the Red Carpet ...

At a barbecue, Ryan’s five-year-old son briefly goes missing. Ryan’s violent reaction to this scare sets off a chain of events and unearths secrets from the past. A journey of self-discovery and ...