With the passing of Moritz de Hadeln, the international film community has lost one of its most influential and respected ...

A psychological thriller following Samaan, a young security guard who belongs to a generation whose parents were murdered by religious violence in the Arab region over the past decade. Then children, ...

Keeping the schools open in Ukraine is an attempt to salvage at least some of the normal life people had before the war broke out on February 24, 2022 (or in some regions even earlier, in 2014).

1964 was a low point, but was also the first step towards a newly orientated Berlinale. Not a single film managed to convince the audience and critics and the Golden Bear awarded to the folkloric film ...

New York, June 1961. Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott LaFaro, his musical soulmate. A residency at New York’s ...

“Sarmatische Zeit” (Sarmatian Time) is the name of a poetry collection by Johannes Bobrowski, which becomes a personal, lyrical leitmotif for Volker Koepp in this visually striking, far-reaching ...

Pepa Lubojacki (they/she) is a Prague-based screenwriter and documentary film director whose work focuses on topics such as gender binarity and stereotypes, addiction, and intergenerational trauma.

Factory owner Maryati exploits her employees with excessively long shifts, luring them with incentives to make them prioritise productivity and greed over sleep. Putri is convinced that, because of ...

A kind but grieving widower volunteers at a school and meets a quiet third-grade boy who has not spoken all year. Together, they discover a magical pen and a diary, and the boy slowly begins to trust ...

The Berlinale Retrospective 2026 celebrates a special decade! “Lost in the 90s” tours an era of upheaval, rebellion, and cinematic experimentation. The fall of the Berlin Wall, political chaos, MTV, ...

The Berlin International Film Festival is delighted to announce that German director, author, and photographer Wim Wenders will lead the International Jury of the 76th Berlinale. “Wim Wenders is one ...

The director was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and emigrated to the USA when she was nine. Her film Moment of Impact won the Documentary Directing Award at Sundance and the Grand Prize at Cinéma du ...