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The Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale for short, is one of the most important film festivals worldwide. Every year, it attracts the elite of the film industry as well as the largest audience of any film festival in the world.
Up to 400 films are shown in different sections and genres. Year after year, around 300,000 tickets are sold to the public. More than 20,000 film professionals and critics as well as numerous film fans from more than 120 countries are accredited for and visit the Berlin International Film Festival each year.
As is tradition, the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival hosts quite a few subcategories, each of which is a small festival in its own right. The Competition is the festival’s centerpiece and screens international film highlights that will be talked about. Panorama promotes aesthetically and structurally daring works from independent, innovative filmmakers. Films for a younger audience are showing in the Generation section, while Forum takes a closer look at film as a medium and its experimental forms. The Berlinale Shorts present a diverse exploration of cinematic possibilities in the short film genre.
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Numerous stars are once again in Berlin for the Berlinale 2025. Among others: Marion Cotillard, Robert Pattinson, Fan Bingbing, Timothee Chalamet, Jessica Chastain, Ruper Friend, Toni Colette, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Ethan Hawke and Rose Byrne. more
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From the internationally renowned Berlinale to smaller festivals revolving around a particular genre or country, Berlin's film festivals offer many highlights for cineastes and movie lovers. more
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Highlights of the Berlin culture program in February: the Berlinale Film Festival, Transmediale, exhibitions, concerts, folk festivals and more. more