75th Berlin International Film Festival
 Official festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Light by Tom Tykwer |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear |
| Artistic director | Tricia Tuttle |
| Festival date | Opening: 13 February 2025 Closing: 23 February 2025 |
| Website | www |
The 75th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, will take place between 13 and 23 February 2025 in Berlin, Germany. American filmmaker Todd Haynes was named the Jury President for the main competition.[1] It will mark the first edition of Tricia Tuttle as the festival's artistic director following Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek's dismissal in 2024.[2]
The festival will open with German drama film The Light by Tom Tykwer.
Juries
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]- Todd Haynes, American filmmaker - Jury President
Official Sections
[edit]Main Competition
[edit]The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear:[failed verification][3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey 17 | Bong Joon-ho | United States, South Korea | |
Berlinale Special
[edit]The following films are selected for the Berlinale Special section:[4][5]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlinale Special Gala | |||
| The Light (opening film) | Das Licht | Tom Tykwer | Germany, France |
| Köln 75 | Ido Fluk | Germany, Poland, Belgium | |
| Berlinale Special | |||
| Honey Bunch | Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli | Canada | |
| Islands | Jan-Ole Gerster | Germany | |
Panorama
[edit]| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf | Sorda | Eva Libertad | Spain |
| Dreams in Nightmares | Shatara Michelle Ford | United States, Taiwan, United Kingdom | |
| Home Sweet Home | Hjem kaere hjem | Frelle Petersen | Denmark |
| Khartoum | Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea M Ahmed and Phil Cox | Sudan, United Kingdom, Germany, Qatar | |
| Lesbian Space Princess | Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese | Australia[6] | |
| The Moelln Letters | Die Möllner Briefe | Martina Priessner | Germany |
| Night Stage | Ato noturno | Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher | Brasil |
| Paul | Denis Côté | Canada | |
| Peter Hujar's Day | Ira Sachs | United States, Germany | |
| The Ugly Stepsister | Den stygge stesøsteren | Emilie Blichfeldt | Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark |
| Under the Flags, the Sun | Bajo las banderas, el sol | Juanjo Pereira | Paraguay, Argentina, United States, France, Germany |
| Welcome Home Baby | Andreas Prochaska | Austria, Germany | |
Forum
[edit]| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forum Expanded | |||
| Alternative Monument for Germany | Alternatives Denkmal für Deutschland (ADfD) | Alternative Monument | Germany |
| beneath the placid lake | Kush Badhwar and Vyjayanthi Rao | India, Finland | |
| Chang Gyeong | 창경 | Jangwook Lee | South Korea |
| Cobalt | Mikuba | Petna Ndaliko Katondolo | Congo, United States |
| Extra Life (and Decay) | Stéphanie Lagarde | Netherlands, France | |
| I Believe the Portrait Saved Me | Mua besoj më shpëtoj portreti | Alban Muja | Kosovo, Netherlands |
| The Last Day | Akher Youm | Mahmoud Ibrahim | Egypt |
| J-N-N | Ginan Seidl | Germany | |
| Letters from Absurd | Cartas do Absurdo | Gabraz Sanna | Brazil |
| Miraculous Accident | Assaf Gruber | Germany, Austria | |
| Mirage: Eigenstate | Riar Rizaldi | Indonesia, United Kingdom, Portugal | |
| Mountain Roars | Chonchanok Thanatteepwong and Pobwarat Maprasob | Thailand | |
| The Orchards | Al Basateen | Antoine Chapon | France, Austria |
| Photosynthesizing Dead in Warehouse | 광합성하는 죽음 | Jeamin Cha | South Korea |
| Portals | Portales | Elena Duque | Spain |
| RAPTURE | Alisa Berger | France, Germany | |
| Rumble | Pidikwe | Caroline Monnet | Canada |
| Sinking Suns | Neda Saeedi | Austria, Germany | |
| Special Operation | Spetsialna Operatsiia | Oleksiy Radynski | Ukraine, Lithuania |
| STARS | STARS Collective | United Kingdom, Germany | |
| Tin City | Feargal Ward | Ireland | |
| When the Sun is Eaten | Chi'bal K'iin | Kevin Jerome Everson | United States |
| Wilfred Buck | Lisa Jackson | Canada | |
| Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree) | Zizi (ou oração da jaca fabulosa) | Felipe M. Bragança | Brazil |
| Forum Special | |||
| Fruit Farm | 果场 | Nana Xu | Germany, China |
| Inner Blooming Springs | Shinagani gazapkhulebis q'vaviloba | Tiku Kobiashvili | Georgia |
| Iracema (1975) | Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica | Jorge Bodanzky and Orlando Senna | Brazil, West Germany |
| The Lie (1987) | Das falsche Wort | Katrin Seybold | West Germany |
| The Long Road to the Director's Chair | Vibeke Løkkeberg | Norway | |
| My Armenian Phantoms | Mes fantômes arméniens | Tamara Stepanyan | France, Armenia |
| Nudity | Nagota | Sabina Bakaeva | Uzbekistan, France |
| Scars of a Putsch | Nathalie Borgers | Austria, Belgium | |
Generation
[edit]| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thief (short) | Anngeerdardardor | Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken | Denmark, Greenland |
| Generation Kplus | |||
| Autokar (short) | Sylwia Szkiłądź | Belgium, France | |
| Maya, Give Me a Title | Maya, donne-moi un titre | Michel Gondry | France |
| The Nature of Invisible Things | A natureza das coisas invisíveis | Rafaela Camelo | Brazil, Chile |
| On a Sunday at Eleven (short) | Alicia K. Harris | Canada | |
| Space Cadet | Kid Koala | ||
| White Ochre (short) | Ornmol | Marlikka Perdrisat | Australia |
| Generation 14plus | |||
| Beneath Which Rivers Flow (short) | Ali Yahya | Iraq | |
| Don't Wake the Sleeping Child (short) | Ne réveillez pas l'enfant qui dort | Kevin Aubert | Senegal, France, Morocco |
| Fantas (short) | Halima Elkhatabi | Canada | |
| Our Wildest Days | I Agries Meres Mas | Vasilis Kekatos | Greece, France |
| Sandbag Dam | Zečji nasip | Čejen Černić Čanak | Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia |
| The Tale of Daye’s Family | Daye: Seret Ahl El Daye | Karim El Shenawy | Egypt |
| Têtes Brûlées | Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama | Belgium | |
| Village Rockstars 2 | Rima Das | India, Singapore | |
Official Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "| Berlinale | News & Topics | News". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (2023-09-02). "Berlin Film Festival Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian to Step Down After 2024 Edition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2025-01-10). "Bong Joon Ho's 'Mickey 17,' Starring Robert Pattinson, to Premiere at Berlin Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (5 December 2024). "Tom Tykwer's 'The Light' to Open 2025 Berlin Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Berlinale Programme". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Karakulak, Helen (19 December 2024). "Local film Lesbian Space Princess blasts off to Berlin". InDaily. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "The Honorary Golden Bear". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-12-20.