Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)

Exciting news! From next year, the winner of the TEDDY AWARD – BEST DOCUMENTARY/ESSAY FILM will also be entitled to enter the competition for an Oscar®. This is the third award presented at the Berlinale to qualify the winning film to be submitted for the Academy Award®/Oscar® longlist alongside the Golden Bear for Best Short Film and the Berlinale Documentary Award. The TEDDY AWARD, the first queer prize at an A festival, has been presented during the Berlinale since 1987. It is awarded in different categories to films from all sections that address LGBTQIA* topics as part of a broader social context and thus contribute to greater tolerance, acceptance, solidarity and equality in society. The Golden Bear for Best Short Film has been awarded since 1956 to works that create new focal points in the cinema landscape. A three-person jury selects the winner from around 20 films in the competition. With the Berlinale Documentary Award, the festival has been emphasising its strong commitment to the documentary form since 2017. Each year, a total of 18 productions compete for the prize. Feature-length films can be submitted for the 75th Berlinale until October 30 and short films until November 13, 2024. #Berlinale #TeddyAward #Oscars

Call for Startups - Apply now! 📣 If your startup is developing innovative tools and new strategies relevant for the future of film and media landscape, make sure to apply for EFM Startups 2025! For more information on the programme and how to submit, visit 👉https://shorturl.at/n0UHp #EFMStartups2025 #EuropeanFilmMarket #EFM25 #Berlinale

The Berlinale is hiring – again! Looking for an exciting new career opportunity at one of the world’s largest public film festivals? Check out several new job offers, this time especially for students and young professionals, available on our career site: https://lnkd.in/dSWKvH3S Are you the right fit, or do you know someone who might be? Apply now or spread the word! (Please note: job descriptions are in German.) #Berlinale #Berlinale2025 #BerlinaleJobs #Hiring #Job #FilmFestival #FilmIndustry

For the sixth time since 2018, the Berlinale initiative World Cinema Fund (WCF) is invited with a Berlinale Spotlight at the international film festival “Around the World in 14 Films”. Don’t miss its 19th edition (Nov 29 – Dec 7) in Berlin (several cinemas). On Sunday, December 1 “Around the World in 14 Films” will present an all-day Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund with four WCF films. A fifth WCF film will also be screened at the festival. The films were made by filmmakers from the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Nigeria, Somalia and Iran: 1. “The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos” by The Agbajowo Collective (premiered in Toronto) 2. “The Village Next to Paradise” by Mo Harawe (first Somali film to be invited to Cannes) 3. “Boomerang” by Shahab Fotouhi (premiered at Venice Days at the Venice Film Festival) 4. “Việt and Nam” by Minh Quý Trương (screened at more than 25 film festivals) 5. “Pepe” by Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias (Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2024 Berlinale) Follow the link for the full press release: bit.ly/WCFSpotlight25 🎬🎥🌏 #Berlinale #WorldCinemaFund #FilmFestival #WCF #AroundTheWorldIn14Films #Berlin

It is with greatest sadness that we have to say farewell far too soon to Christine Tröstrum, our long-time project manager and mastermind behind Berlinale Talents and a close colleague, collaborator and companion to so many people at the Berlinale and beyond. At this moment our thoughts are with her family, friends and everyone in the wider film community who was as taken and inspired by her optimism, warmth and creativity as we were. We miss her already! Berlinale Talents European Film Market – EFM

We are pleased to announce that from October 1, Tobias Pausinger will take over the programme management of Berlinale Talents, completing the dual leadership team of the talent development initiative alongside project manager Nikola Joetze. Tobias, a seasoned, interdisciplinary creative executive, has made a distinct career in a variety of capacities within the international film industry, including creative development and producing, licensing, acquisitions and international sales, public policy, academia, film funding and festivals. For the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eDm4pF_2 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)

Bring your film to the 2025 Berlinale! Submissions for the 75th Berlin International Film Festival are now open! DEADLINES Feature-length films: Oct 30, 2024 Shorts: Nov 13, 2024 The festival, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025, will take place from February 13 to 23 in Berlin – be there or be square! Follow the link to visit the film entry webpage and find all the information on the submission process: bit.ly/BerlinaleFilmEntry Our newly announced selection committee is looking forward to your projects. We hope to welcome you in February and enjoy some heart-warming films during the cold Berlin winter! Good luck, everyone! 🍀🎬🎥 Please note: Due to a database changeover, it is no longer possible to log in with your previous Berlinale account. If you would like to submit a film, you will need to create a new account. Further information can be found on the film entry webpage. #Berlinale #Berlinale2025 #FilmFestival #FilmIndustry #Berlin