Berlin International Film Festival

Germany
All genres

Berlinale is widely regarded as one of the top three festivals for feature films in the world (alongside Cannes and Venice) with more than 329,000 tickets sold, one of the largest public film festivals in the world, and around 20,000 plus industry attendees annually.

It screens about 243 films across all genres and lengths across Competition, Berlinale Shorts, Panorama, Forum and Forum Expanded, Generation, Berlinale Special. TV Series are now incorporated into general programming. From 2025 it will have a first fiction feature competition called Perspectives with a EURO50,000 prize.

Integrated into Berlin’s structure is the European Film Market (EFM), plus the Co-production Market and Berlinale Talents. The EFM is a major annual film business market. The Festival and the EFM attract around 20,000 accredited professionals from 157 countries and 2,600 media.


TIPS FOR ATTENDEES

“Having been to the EFM before, and attend some events at the Berlinale, I could see how it has a mix of the following: artistic integrity ... and respect for innovative work, but also seems to have a sense of humour ; good press coverage and international attention; a high glamour quotient ...connection to the market (with the EFM running simultaneously and many buyers and sales agents attending ...but also real audiences of regular people ..., who attend in huge numbers, and give a good gauge of how the general public will respond to your film.”

“It is EXPENSIVE to attend an A list festival, with the various requirements of the festival...as well as of course accommodation, flights and meals for you and whoever attends... it is important that you speak with your sales agent well in advance about what they will cover.”

“..it was felt by us and our Sales Agent that it (Berlin screenings) would significantly raise the profile of our film. As it turned out, the Berlin screenings led to a number substantial sales to and invitations to other festivals... The excellent press we received from Berlin also brought significant attention to our film.”

“I would absolutely recommend that any filmmaker should insist on seeing 5 mins of his/her DCP screened at least 2 days prior to the premiere to avoid any disasters on the night. I insisted on seeing a few minutes with the new German subtitles, which I had not seen. As it turned out..it was immediately apparent that there had been a mistake made...It would have been a disaster if we had screened this print on the night of the premiere.”

Find out More
To learn more about Berlinale, watch this interview with Maryanne Redpath, selector for Festival and Director of the Generation program.

Awards

2023 - Won - Sweet As - Children's Jury Generation Kplus - Crystal Bear For The Best Film - European Premiere, KPlus

2023 - Won - Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black) - Berlinale Silver Bear Jury Prize for Short Film - International Premiere, Berlinale Shorts

2023 - Won - Survival of Kindness, The - Critics’ Fipresci Award - International Premiere, Main Competition

2023 - Won - Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black) - Best Short Film, Teddy Awards - Best Short Film

2022 - Won - Tinashé - Special Mention - Generation 14plus

2020 - Special Mention - H is for Happiness - Crystal Bear for the Best Film

2018 - Won - Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl, A - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film by the Youth Jury , Generation KPlus

2017 - Won - Wolfe - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film

2014 - Won - 52 Tuesdays - Else - Siegessäule Readers’ Jury Award

2014 - Won - 52 Tuesdays - Crystal Bear - Best Film

2014 - Won - Emo (The Musical) - Special Mention - Youth Jury Generation 14plus

2013 - Won - Rocket, The - Crystal Bear - Best Film

2013 - Won - Amber Amulet, The - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film

2013 - Won - Satellite Boy - Special Mention - Children’s Jury Generation Kplus

2013 - Won - Satellite Boy - Special Mention - International Jury Generation Kplus

2013 - Won - Rocket, The - Best First Feature

2013 - Won - Rocket, The - Amnesty International Film Prize

2012 - Won - Julian - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film - Generation Kplus

2012 - Won - Bino - Special Mention - Best Short Film - Generation Kplus

2012 - Won - Bino - Special Prize of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Best Short Film - Generation Kplus

2011 - Won - Lily - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film - Generation Kplus - short films

2011 - Nominated - Minnie Loves Junior - Special Mention - Generation Kplus - short films

2010 - Won - Franswa Sharl - Crystal Bear (Kplus Short Film) - Generation Kplus

2009 - Won - Jerrycan - Special Mention - Generation Kplus program

2009 - Won - Mary & Max - Special Mention - Generation 14Plus

2008 - Won - Black Balloon, The - Crystal Bear - Best Feature Length Film - Generations 14plus

2008 - Won - Nana - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film - Generations Kplus

2008 - Won - Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story - 2nd place Audience Award - Panorama

2006 - Won - Love This Time - Special Mention - Panorama - Shorts

2005 - Won - Green Bush - Short Film Award - Panorama

2005 - Won - Djarn Djarns, The - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film - Kinderfilmfest

2004 - Won - Cracker Bag - Special Mention, International Jury Kinderfilmfest - Kinderfilmfest

2004 - Won - Fugue - Panorama Short Film Award - Panorama

2002 - Won - Delivery Day - Special Mention (Kinderfilmfest) - Kinderfilmfest

2002 - Won - Delivery Day - Special Mention (Crystal Bear Award) - Kinderfilmfest

2002 - Won - Walking On Water - Teddy Award for Best Feature Film - International Panorama

2002 - Won - Walking On Water - Reader’s Prize of the Siegessäule - International Panorama

2002 - Won - Beneath Clouds - Piper Heidsieck New Talent Award - Dannielle Hall - International Competition

2002 - Won - Beneath Clouds - Premiere First Movie Award - Ivan Sen - International Competition

2000 - Won - Chrissy - Teddy Jury Award - International Panorama

Screenings

2025 - International Premiere, Panorama - Lesbian Space Princess

2025 - Generation Kplus 2025 - Ornmol

2023 - Children's Jury Generation Kplus, European Premiere, Debut Film - Sweet As

2023 - Berlinale Shorts - Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black)

2023 - Main Competition - Survival of Kindness, The

2023 - World Premiere - Main Competition - Limbo

2023 - International Premiere, Berlinale Series - Bad Behaviour

2023 - International Premiere, Panorama - Hello Dankness

2023 - European Premiere, Berlinale Special - Talk to Me

2023 - Retrospective - Muriel's Wedding

2022 - Generation 14plus - Tinashé

2022 - Generation Kplus - Moja Vesna

2020 - Berlinale Shorts - Girl and Body

2020 - Berlinale Special - High Ground

2020 - Berlinale Series - Mystery Road series 2

2020 - Berlinale Series - Stateless

2020 - Generation 14plus - Grevillea

2020 - Generation 14plus - Flame, The

2020 - Generation Kplus - Elders

2020 - Generation Kplus - H is for Happiness

2019 - Panorama - Buoyancy

2019 - NATIVe - She Who Must Be Loved

2019 - NATIVe - Tanna

2019 - Forum Expanded - Mermaids, or Aiden in Wonderland, The

2019 - World Premiere - 2040

2019 - NATIVe - Blackbird

2019 - Forum - Second Journey (To Uluru), The

2018 - Berlinale Special - Gurrumul

2018 - Berlinale Series - Picnic at Hanging Rock

2018 - Generation 14plus - Tangles and Knots

2018 - Generation Kplus - Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl, A

2018 - Generation Kplus - Lost & Found

2018 - Generation Kplus - Paper Crane

2017 - Generation 14plus - Wolfe

2017 - Forum Expanded - Wutharr, Saltwater Dreams

2017 - Generation 14plus - EMO the Musical

2017 - Panorama - Berlin Syndrome

2017 - Panorama - Casting JonBenet

2017 - Generation Kplus - RED DOG: True Blue

2017 - Generation 14plus - After the Smoke

2017 - Generation 14plus - Smashed

2017 - Culinary Cinema - Monsieur Mayonnaise

2016 - Berlinale Special Series - Cleverman series 1

2016 - Generation 14plus - Girl Asleep

2016 - Generation Kplus - Kill Your Dinner

2016 - Generation Kplus - Boyfriend Game, The

2015 - Berlinale Special Gala - Life

2015 - Perspektive Deutsches Kino - Elixir

2015 - Generation Kplus - Paper Planes

2015 - Generation Kplus - Face of Ukraine, The: Casting Oksana Baiul

2015 - Culinary Cinema - That Sugar Film

2015 - Generation 14plus - Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

2015 - Generation 14plus - Nulla Nulla

2015 - Generation 14plus - Wawi

2015 - Generation 14plus - Driftwood Dustmites

2015 - Generation 14plus - Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under

2014 - Generation 14plus - 52 Tuesdays

2014 - Generation 14plus - Galore

2014 - Berlinale Special - Tim Winton's The Turning

2014 - Generation 14plus - Emo (The Musical)

2014 - Generation 14plus - Snowblind

2014 - International Forum of New Cinema - Darkside, The

2013 - Generation Kplus - Rocket, The

2013 - Generation Kplus - Satellite Boy

2013 - Generation 14plus - Yardbird

2013 - Generation 14plus - You Like It, I Love It

2013 - Generation Kplus - Amber Amulet, The

2013 - Generation Kplus - Summer Suit

2013 - Culinary Cinema - Make Hummus Not War

2013 - Culinary Cinema - Red Obsession

2013 - Berlinale Special - Top of the Lake series 1

2013 - NATIVe – Features - Beneath Clouds

2013 - NATIVe – Features - Samson & Delilah

2013 - NATIVe – Features - Ten Canoes

2013 - NATIVe – Shorts - Green Bush

2013 - NATIVe – Shorts - Nana

2013 - NATIVe – Shorts - Ngangkari

2013 - NATIVe – Shorts - Payback

2013 - German Cinema - LOLA@Berlinale - Lore

2012 - Generation 14plus - Kiss

2012 - Generation Kplus - Bino

2012 - Generation 14plus - Wilding, The

2012 - Generation Kplus - Julian

2012 - Panorama - Iron Sky

2012 - Berlinale Shorts - Karrabing! Low Tide Turning

2011 - Generation 14plus - Griff The Invisible

2011 - Generation 14plus - Red Dog

2011 - Generation Kplus - short films - Lily

2011 - Generation Kplus - short films - Minnie Loves Junior

2010 - Panorama - Red Hill

2010 - Generation 14plus - Bran Nue Dae

2010 - Generation Kplus - Franswa Sharl

2009 - Generations Kplus - Ali & The Ball

2009 - Generation Kplus - Jerrycan

2009 - Generation 14Plus - Mary & Max

2009 - Generation 14plus - Tomorrow

2009 - Generation 14plus - Summer Breaks

2009 - Generation kplus - Netherland Dwarf

2008 - Generations 14plus - Black Balloon, The

2008 - Generations 14plus - September

2008 - Generations Kplus - Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger

2008 - Generation 14plus - Meditations on a Name

2008 - Generations 14plus - Yolk

2008 - Generations Kplus - Nana

2008 - Panorama - Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story

2008 - International Forum of New CInema - Son Of A Lion

2008 - International Forum of New Cinema - Corroboree

2007 - Panorama - Home Song Stories, The

2007 - Generation 14Plus - West

2007 - Generation KPlus - Razzle Dazzle

2007 - Generation Shorts - Tommy the Kid

2007 - Generation Shorts - Playground

2007 - Short Film Competition - Girl Who Swallowed Bees, The

2006 - gala - Proposition, The

2006 - Panorama - Fish

2006 - Competition - Candy

2006 - Panorama - Documentary - Rampage

2006 - Kinderfilmfest - Opal Dream

2006 - Panorama - Shorts - Love This Time

2006 - Kinderfilmfest - Bloody Footy

2006 - Shorts Competition - Hold Please

2005 - Berlin International Film Festival - Harry's War

2005 - Panorama - Green Bush

2005 - Kinderfilmfest - Djarn Djarns, The

2005 - Panorama - Transient

2004 - Panorama - Fugue

2004 - Kinderfilmfest - Cracker Bag

2004 - International Competition - Scree, The

2003 - Kinderfilmfest - Short Films - L'envie

2003 - In Competition - Alexandra's Project

2002 - Kinderfilmfest - Hildegarde

2002 - International Forum - One Night the Moon

2002 - Panorama - Pitch, The

2002 - International Panorama - Walking On Water

2002 - International Competition - Beneath Clouds

2002 - Kinderfilmfest - Delivery Day

2001 - International Forum of New Cinema - Diplomat, The

2000 - International Competition - Episodes in Disbelief

2000 - Children's Film Festival - Calling, The

2000 - International Panorama - Chrissy

2000 - International Panorama - My Mother Frank

1999 - International Panorama - Liu Awaiting Spring

1999 - International Panorama - Pentuphouse

1999 - International Panorama - Praise

1998 - International Competition - Boys, The

1998 - International Competition - Sound of One Hand Clapping, The

1998 - International Forum of New Cinema - Pyongyang Diaries

1997 - International Panorama - Shooting the Breeze

1997 - International Panorama - Life

1997 - Children's Film Festival Retrospective - Manganinnie

1996 - International Competition - What I Have Written

1996 - International Panorama - Not Fourteen Again

1996 - International Competition - Swerve

1995 - International Panorama - Country Life

1994 - International Competition - Exile

1994 - Children's Film Festival - No Worries

1993 - International Panorama - Say a Little Prayer

1993 - International Competition - Secrets of the City

1993 - International Panorama - Love In Limbo

1993 - International Panorama - Hammers Over The Anvil

1992 - International Competition - Last Days Of Chez Nous, The

1992 - International Forum of New Cinema - Good Woman Of Bangkok, The

1991 - Out of Competition - Green Card

1991 - International Panorama - Union Street

1990 - International Panorama - Return Home

1990 - Panorama - Return Home

1990 - Children's Film Festival - What the Moon Saw

1990 - International Competition - Sonnet

1989 - International Panorama - Celia

1989 - Children's Film Festival - Devil's Hill

1988 - International Competition - Ground Zero

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - My First Wife

1988 - International Panorama - Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Silver City

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Empty Beach, The

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - We of the Never Never

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Monkey Grip

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Emma's War

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Australian Dream

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Echoes of Paradise

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - With Love to the Person Next to Me

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Unfinished Business

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Traps

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Surfer, The

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Fran

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Fringe Dwellers, The

1988 - International Panorama - Australian Dreamings - A Retrospective of Contemporary Australian Feature Films - Burke and Wills

1987 - Forum - Half Life

1987 - International Competition - For Love Alone

1986 - Berlin International Film Festival - Half Life

1986 - International Forum of New Cinema - Half Life

1986 - International Forum of New Cinema - Couldn't Be Fairer

1986 - International Forum of New Cinema - Shark Callers Of Kontu, The

1985 - International Competition - Wrong World