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
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