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The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) is one of the world’s top film festivals. It takes place every February and is home to a wide range of film screenings and industry events.
What is shown?
Up to 400 films are shown each year. Most of these are world or European premieres. Films of every genre, length, and format can be submitted for consideration. The deadline for film submissions is around November.
The Berlinale’s international sections are:
Competition: big international movies
Panorama: independent, art-house movies
Generation: movies for a younger audience
Forum: experimental forms and films from “distant” countries
Berlinale Shorts: diverse international shorts
What else is happening?
Alongside the Berlinale, there are a number of connected events that have something to offer a range of attendees.
European Film Market
Major film market for producers, distributors, buyers, and sellers
Suitable for emerging and established filmmakers (this market prides itself on identifying new talent)
Events to help with networking and making connections
The Berlinale Talent Campus
Berlinale Talents (formerly Berlinale Talent Campus) is an annual six-day creative summit for up-and-coming filmmakers, which runs alongside the Berlin International Film Festival.
New Zealand films at Berlinale
New Zealand feature films that have screened at the Berlinale include:
An Angel at my Table
Boy
No. 2
Two Little Boys
What We do in the Shadows
UTU Redux
Mahana
Vai
One Thousand Ropes
Night Raiders
The Inland Road
For My Father's Kingdom
Millie Lies Low
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Short films include:
Meathead
Snow in Paradise
Lambs
Ebony Society
Manurewa
I'm Going to Mum's
Ani
Hot Mother
Datsun
Liliu