An extra day of Berlinale 2027!
Preparations are now underway for the 77th Berlin International Film Festival, which will take place from February 10–21, 2027.
The festival will therefore begin on Wednesday, February 10, 2027 – one day earlier than in previous years, with the Official Awards Ceremony held on the second Friday (February 19, 2027).
The changed start date opens up additional space to introduce the first ever two Audience Days (“Berlinale Publikumstage”) taking place on February 20 and 21, 2027.
Festival Director Tricia Tuttle comments: “Berlinale’s not-so-secret weapon is our wonderful audience; this change allows us to better serve them, while also responding to increasing demand from attendees at our highly successful European Film Market. We are already planning for the 77th Berlinale with much excitement.”
👉 European Film Market: Feb 10 - 16
👉 Berlinale Co-Production Market: Feb 13 - 16
👉 Berlinale Talents: Feb 12 - 17
🔗 Find out more via the link in bio.
Joko Anwar’s “Ghost in the Cell“ (Berlinale Forum).
The film is now screening across cinemas in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Cambodia.
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Content Note: Slide 3 contains depictions of a corpse and images of blood.
The 76th Berlinale in posters!
A film poster can serve as a great introduction into a film’s world.
Swipe through and discover how the films of the 76th Berlinale use white to shape their worlds.
1. “Numb“ by Takuya Uchiyama.
2. “Hear The Yellow“ by Banu Sivaci.
3. “Chronos - Flow Of Time“ by Volker Koepp.
4. “Memories of a Window“ by Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar.
5. “Members of the Problematic Family“ by R Gowtham.
6. “Fruits of Despair“ by Nima Nassaj.
7. “Forest up in the Mountain“ by Sofía Bordenave.
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Peek behind the curtains of filmmaking with the Berlinale Talents Talks, which bring outstanding filmmakers to the Talents stage to explore a wide range of creative crafts within the cinematic world, and to reflect on the role and necessity of film in the wider global context. 🎥👀
Earlier this year, filmmaker Chloé Zhao joined Berlinale Talents for an in‑depth conversation about the creative process behind her latest feature-film „Hamnet“ and how she manages to foster a supportive, productive atmosphere on set.
Watch the full talk for free on our website, via the link in bio!
“Rose“ by Markus Schleinzer now screening in German, Austrian and Swiss cinemas. 📽️
Follow the Berlinale on Letterboxd to read all reviews and discover more (Berlinale) films.
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The 76th Berlinale in posters!
Film posters are crafted with intention, turning design into a doorway to the film’s world and often even introducing the protagonists.
Swipe through and discover how more of the 76th Berlinale films use different nuances of blue to shape their worlds.
1. “The Thread“ by Fenn O’Meally.
2. “The Education of Jane Cumming“ by Sophie Heldman.
3. “Yellow Letters“ by İlker Çatak.
4. “If Pigeons Turned to Gold“ by Pepa Lubojacki.
5. “Doggerland“ by Kim Ekberg.
6. “Enough Is Enough“ by Elisé Sawasawa.
7. “Given Names“ by Nurith Aviv.
8. “This Suffocating Now“ by Vika Kirchenbauer.
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Today is Earth Day, so we turn to Berlinale films that confront the realities of our changing planet. 🌍
Across rural farmlands, dense rainforests, rising seas and collapsing ice fields, this collection traces the many ways humans and nature remain bound together. It follows young people fighting to protect ancient trees, explorers drawn deep into the jungle in search of forgotten worlds, and families confronting drought and famine as the climate shifts around them. Elsewhere, scientists and thinkers reflect on the scars humanity has left on the planet, while coastal communities in the North Atlantic struggle to keep their traditions alive as industrial fishing, oil exploration and ecological decline push their seas toward collapse. Their stories echo those of small fishing villages in southern Europe, where generations of workers navigate the tension between tradition and modernity, holding on to ways of life that risk disappearing in a globalized economy.
Some stories imagine the future: a planet swallowed by water where survival becomes a race against the tides, or a world where nature begins to retaliate, leaving scientists to confront not only an unknown threat but also humanity’s own denial and greed. Others celebrate resilience and interdependence – a centuries‑old tree sustaining an entire ecosystem, or a young woman racing across a country to seal the doors that unleash disaster, transforming chaos into a journey of healing and responsibility. And in a hypnotic meditation on time, memory and architecture, monumental structures stand as the last witnesses of civilizations long gone, inviting us to consider what traces we ourselves will leave behind.
Together, these narratives from different festival years form a sweeping cinematic reflection on the worlds we’ve shaped, the worlds we’ve endangered, and the worlds we still have the power to protect.
It is achieved not only through stark warnings, but also through a range of genres and tones, from serious to humorous, all aiming to reach both hearts and minds.
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