Berlin
The very first International Berlin Film Festival opened on the 6th
of June, 1951 in the Titania-Palast cinema. The opening film was
Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, starring
Joan Fontaine, the most feted guest at the festival. Six years
after the end of the Second World War, Berlin yearned for
international attention and recognition. Large areas of the city
still lay in ruin. Reconstruction had begun, but post-war Berlin
was worlds away from the lively artistic centre that it had been in
the Twenties.
Today the city is a cosmopolitan centre for
culture. In the middle of it all: the Berlinale - not only the
city's largest cultural event, but also one of the most important
dates on the international film industry's calendar. More than
16,000 film professionals, including 3,600 journalists from about
80 countries are accredited for the Berlin International Film
Festival every year. The Berlinale is truly a colossal event. It is
also a festival of encounters and discussions. With 150,000 tickets
sold, the Berlinale is not only a film industry meeting. It also
enjoys by far the largest audience of any film festival in the
world. For two weeks, art, glamour, parties and business meet at
the Berlinale.
Formats include 16mm, 35mm, 70mm. Certain digital formats
possible. Features with a running time of over 70 minutes and
shorts of up to 20 minutes. Films must be subtitled in German or
English and must not have been previously screened at other German
or leading European festivals, European films must not have been
previously screened outside the country of origin
Fees are €125 for feature films
Link:
http://www.berlinale.de
Contact:
Wieland Speck
Email:
panorama (at) berlinale (dot) de
Telephone:
+49 30 25 92 04 00
Fax:
+49 30 25 92 04 09
Address:
Daus of Independent Film Augsburg, Filmbüro, Schroeckstrasse 6, D-86152 Augsburg, Germany