The award ceremony for the 75th Berlin international film festival has kicked off in the German capital, with this year's winners of the Gold and Silver Bears set to be announced shortly. There's no clear favorite among the 19 films in competition at the 2025 Berlinale,

After 75 years, the Berlin Film Festival retains its reputation and the vitality of its programming and operations.

Police are investigating after a Hong Kong filmmaker used a controversial, pro-Palestinian slogan during a Berlinale speech.

Fipresci, the international film critics association, has announced its winners for the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival, with Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud's Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) taking the top honor in the Competition section.

Organisers of the Berlin Film Festival hope that politics will not eclipse the movies this time round even as they try to liven up an event that has looked jaded in recent years.

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The Berlin Film Festival's closing ceremony is about to begin at the Berlinale Palast where competition winners will be announced. This year's festival was Tricia Tuttle's first at the helm. Events began on February 13 with a screening of Tom Tykwer's latest The Light.

The Berlin Film Festival has concluded after nine days of fearless cinema in Germany. IndieWire was on the ground this year and earlier this week took a closer look at the top contenders for the Berlinale Golden Bear,

The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, reaches its high point on Saturday evening when the winning films are announced. A total of 19 films are in the running for the top prize, the Golden Bear,

German director Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's Hysteria has won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in the Panorama section. Hysteria will now benefit from promotional support from Europa Cinemas and better exhibition thanks to a financial incentive for network cinemas to include it in their programme schedule.

The Berlin film festival is set to hand out its awards on Saturday, with a selection of 19 films and documentaries competing for the top Golden Bear prize.