The Berlin International Film Festival has announced its 2026 Competition line-up. In the Berlinale Competition, 22 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears – among them one first feature, one animation as well as one documentary. “We’ve found so much to fall in love with in this year’s bumper Competition line up,” said … Read more
London Film School has announced a significant presence at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival, with student and alumni work represented across film selection, industry talent programmes, and special anniversary screenings. Graduation film Abracadabra, written and directed by Amay Mehrishi, has been officially selected for the Generation Kplus section of Berlinale 2026. One of the … Read more
The Berlin International Film Festival has announced that German director, author and photographer Wim Wenders will lead the International Jury of the 76th Berlinale. “Wim Wenders is one of the most influential voices in international cinema,” said Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle. “For six decades, he has made films that move and delight us with their … Read more
20 years on from his successful documentary Être et avoir, French director Nicolas Philibert has won the Berlin International Film Festival’s top prize for On the Adamant, which examines life in a mental health daycare facility in Paris. The director was surprised to receive the award, presented by jury president Kristen Stewart on Saturday 25 … Read more
The 18 films that are set to compete for the Golden and Silver Bears at the 73rd Berlinale have been unveiled. Productions from 19 countries are represented and 15 films are world premieres. Six films were directed by women and 11 filmmakers have been at the festival before, eight in competition. Three of the films … Read more
The Homage of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival will be devoted to US-American director, producer and screenwriter Steven Spielberg, who will also be presented with an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. In the scope of the Award Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast, the festival will screen his most recent work, The Fabelmans. A recipient of multiple … Read more
The winners of the Berlin International Film Festival have been announced, with Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn receiving the Golden Bear for best film. While the festival was a virtual affair, the awards ceremony will take place at the Summer Special (9 – 20 June 2021). PRIZES OF INTERNATIONAL JURIES … Read more
Unsung Hero Tomasz Naumiuk PSC / Mr Jones Unsung Hero Tomasz Naumiuk PSC / Mr Jones BY: Darek Kuzma All photos: Robert Palka Working with writer/director Agnieszka Holland on the harrowing Mr. Jones has not only given Tomasz Naumiuk PSC a boost of confidence but has also earned him international recognition. Holland is known for … Read more
Congratulations to Cinematographer Máté Herbai HSC, who has won the Golden frog at this year’s 25th Anniversary Camerimage film festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland, for On Body And Soul (above). The Hungarian drama, which also won the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, is about a man and woman who … Read more