ROYAL MONACO; Joyful Closing of the 75th Berlinale: Delighted Winners and Full Cinemas

Joyful Closing of the 75th Berlinale:

Delighted Winners and Full Cinemas

Red Carpet Festival Impressions

Golden Bear for Best Film (awarded to the film’s producers) 2025: Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud produced by Yngve Sæther and Hege Hauff Hvattum – the director Dag Johan Haugerud © Alexander Janetzko / Berlinale 2025 Golden Bear 2025

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Berlinale Publikumstag (Audience Day) on February 23. After the festive Award Ceremony on Saturday evening, where Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud was awarded the Golden Bear, thousands of viewers once again flocked to the cinemas on the Berlinale Publikumstag for catch-up screenings of films from the anniversary edition.

Host Désirée Nosbusch with Festival Director Tricia Tuttle at the opening ceremony © Sandra Weller / Berlinale 2025

Gwendoline Christie The actor in the spotlight. After This Death · Berlinale Special

Jessica Chastain, Michel Franco “Hello, here I am!” The actor at the Press Conference. Dreams · Competition ·

Interest in the programme of the 75th Berlinale was very impressive among industry professionals and the public: Around 19,000 accredited professionals (including press) came to the festival. 336,000 tickets were sold to the public, slightly more than 2024.

Edward Berger, Tilda Swinton, Tricia Tuttle The director who held the laudatory speech with the awardee and the Festival Director. Honorary Golden Bear

Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw The actor is completely enchanted by her colleague's grace on the Red Carpet. Hot Milk · Competition

Dreams by Michel Franco - the film team at the premiere © Ali Ghandtschi / Berlinale 2025

© Alexander Janetzko / Berlinale 2013 Impressions

Thomas Krüger The President of the Federal Centre for Civic Education gave the laudatory speech. Yella · Berlinale Special · Berlinale Camera

Ane Dahl Torp Drømmer · Competition

“We were delighted with the results of the 75th anniversary edition. We have seen a positive response to our juries’ decisions, strong feedback on the improvements we made to our infrastructure, and also much excellent feedback on film and industry programmes. Additionally audience admissions were up on previous years. The spirit was high and with this energy we are already planning for 2026,” says Festival Director Tricia Tuttle.

Tricia Tuttle The Festival Director welcomes the audience at the Berlinale Palast.

Yngve Sæthe A tender approach: the producer and the Golden Bear. Drømmer · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film

Tilda Swinton Tender moment: the awardee with her Honorary Golden Bear. Honorary Golden Bear

The eight sections of the festival offered the audience a diverse film programme and around 340 audience discussions with the film teams across approx. 1,000 public screenings during the Berlinale. The new section Perspectives, in which 14 exciting feature film debuts celebrated their premieres, put the spotlight on up-and-coming international filmmakers. A number of these films reported international sales during the Berlinale.

Rose Byrne The actor during her acceptance speech. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You · Competition · Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance

Rodrigo Santoro, Gabriel Mascaro, Denise Weinberg The two actors with the director (center) at the Photo Call. O último azul · Competition · Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

Iván Fund Proud pose: The director firmly holds his Silver Bear. El mensaje · Competition · Silver Bear Jury Prize

Lucile Hadžihalilović Together with the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. La Tour de Glace · Competition · Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution

Gabriel Mascaro The director with the Award of the Ecumenical Jury. O último azul · Competition · Prizes of the Independent Juries

Tricia Tuttle, Jacqueline Lyanga, Michael Stütz The Festival Director with her Co-Directors of Film Programming at the Award Ceremony.

Ethan Hawke The actor signing autographs in the Berlinale Palast. Blue Moon · Competition

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary, the Berlin International Film Festival reenergised its centre at Potsdamer Platz. A new screening venue at Stage Blue Max Theater and the Festival Center HUB75 overlooked the Red Carpet of the Berlinale Palast both ensuring greater vitality around the heart of the Festival. HUB75 served as a meeting place for industry professionals throughout the Berlinale, but also as a space hosting 15 free talks and events for public audiences and professional visitors.

Margaret Qualley Interview at the Red Carpet. Blue Moon · Competition

Rose Byrne The actor, whose movie If I Had Legs I'd Kick You premiered the night before, on the Red Carpet.

Margaret Qualley The actor signing her Star Portrait in the Berlinale Palast. Blue Moon · Competition

Marie Leuenberger The actor enters the Berlinale Palast. Mother’s Baby · Competition

The European Film Market's 2025 edition buzzed with dynamic activity, with steady attendance and a wave of first-time participants from India and Eastern Europe. A strong US presence led the turnout as the second largest group of participants after participants from Germany, followed by France and Spain and the UK.

Benedict Cumberbatch Starpower: great turnout at the Uber Eats Music Hall. The Thing with Feathers · Berlinale Special

Adham Shoukry The lead actor at the premiere in the Stage Bluemax Theater. Al mosta’mera · Perspectives

Mary Bronstein The director at the premiere in the Berlinale Palast. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You · Competition

Peng Jing, Geng Le The actors stun on the Red Carpet. Xiang fei de nv hai · Competition

998 market screenings, 82.3% of them market premieres, attracted over 1,314 buyers. The various new networking formats and expert-led workshops were exceptionally well-attended. The Berlinale Series Market spotlighted exclusive previews of upcoming international series.

Stage Bluemax Theater Festival Impressions

HUB75 View from the Berlinale Festival Center on the hustle and bustle on the Red Carpet. Festival Impressions

Fans Festival Impressions

Tilda Swinton Standing ovations for the awardee. Honorary Golden Bear

The team of the Berlinale Co-Production Market put together an extremely successful 22nd edition at a new location, the Octogon at Leipziger Platz: more than 1,500 individual meetings with co-producers were organised and five cash prizes totalling over 60,000 euros were awarded to new feature film projects. The talks, speed matchings, consultations and networking events also delighted the more than 600 international participants.

At the Red Carpet Festival Impressions

Stage Bluemax Theater A well-attended premiere. Minden Rendben · Perspectives

Zhang Chuwen The actor on the Red Carpet. Sheng xi zhi di · Competition

Huo Meng The director signs his Star Portrait at the Berlinale Palast. Sheng xi zhi di · Competition

Urška Dukić The director in conversation at the premiere. Kaj ti je deklica · Perspectives

Nina Hoss The actor on the Red Carpet at the Zoo Palast. Zikaden · Panorama ·

Bong Joon Ho, Robert Pattinson A dream team, not just at work. Mickey 17 · Berlinale Special

Steven Yeun, Anamaria Vartolomei The charming duo embodies pure elegance on the Red Carpet. Mickey 17 · Berlinale Special

This year’s focus on listening with courage, exploring new narratives and reflecting on creative processes was the common thread throughout the Berlinale Talents programme, and a timely one. 

Jessica Chastain A bath in the crowd. Dreams · Competition

Sasha Compere, Denée Benton Making an entrance: the two actors in the Zoo Palast. Dreams in Nightmares · Panorama

Sophie Mousel The glamorous actor in the Berlinale Palast. Reflet dans un diamant mort · Competition

Florian Pochlatko, Luisa-Céline Gaffron Unbridled joy: the director and the leading actor at the Photo Call. How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World · Perspectives

Clara Pacini, Marion Cotillard The actors at the Photo Call. La Tour de Glace · Competition

Marion Cotillard La Tour de Glace · Competition

August Diehl Confident as ever: the actor on the Red Carpet. La Tour de Glace · Competition

The 200 invited filmmakers enjoyed an invigorating range of discussions, workshops, labs and think tanks as well as well-attended public talks with Todd Haynes, Cheryl Dunye, Michel Franco, Zacharias Kunuk, Rana Eid, Inbal Weinberg and Bina Daigeler, just to name a few. An exclusive session with Honorary Golden Bear recipient Tilda Swinton was a once-in-a-life-time experience for all Talents. The global alumni community of Berlinale Talents was also very well represented, with 125 former participants represented in 77 of the festival films.

Clara Pacini It is the first role for the actor in a feature film. La Tour de Glace · Competition

Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini The actors at the premiere in the Berlinale Palast. La Tour de Glace · Competition ·

Liu Haocun The actor on the Red Carpet at the Berlinale Palast. Xiang fei de nv hai · Competition

Blanche Gardin The actor signing autographs. L’ Incroyable femme des neiges · Panorama

Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I’d Kick You · Competition

Liu Haocun In focus: the actor enters the screening room of the Berlinale Palast. Xiang fei de nv hai · Competition

Richard Linklater The director in a good mood on the Red Carpet. Blue Moon · Competition

The World Cinema Fund dedicated its WCF Day 2025 to “Poetry and Politics, Production, Visibility and Resilience Strategies in Challenging Times”, which was very well visited. Panels around cinema production in the Arab world and distribution and audience strategies for WCF regions were part of the WCF Day. The presence of five WCF-supported films in the Berlinale 2025 programme conveys very well what the WCF is, does and means today.

At the premiere The film team in the Berlinale Palast. Drømmer · Competition ·

Ane Dahl Torp, Selome Emnetu, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Ella Øverbye, Hege Hauff Hvattum The actors with the producer in the Berlinale Palast. Drømmer · Competition

Sibel Kekilli The actor in the Berlinale Palast. Yunan · Competition

Hanna Schygulla, Ameer Fakher Eldin Actor and director taking it all in. Yunan · Competition

Xue Ning, Rainer Rother Shennü · Berlinale Classics

The Winners Teddy Award

Award Ceremony in the Volksbühne Berlin Teddy Award

Archie Madekwe, Théodore Pellerin, Alex Russell, Kate Taylor At the Press Conference. Lurker · Berlinale Special · Generation

The International Jury 2025

International Jury A last group photo before the Award Ceremony.

The International Jury: (clockwise) Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image, Nabil Ayouch © Mehdy Mariouch, Bina Daigeler © Pablo Zamora, Fan Bingbing © Chen Man, Rodrigo Moreno © Lucas Charrier, Amy Nicholson © Lee Jameson, Maria Schrader © Christine Fenzl The International Jury 2025

The International Jury: (f.l.t.r) Rodrigo Moreno, Maria Schrader, Todd Haynes, Nabil Ayouch, Fan Bingbing, Bina Daigeler and Amy Nicholson © Dirk Michael Deckbar / Berlinale 2025 The International Jury 2025

The International Short Film Jury 2025

The International Short Film Jury: (f.l.t.r) Jing Haase © Lea Sørensen, Dascha Dauenhauer © Marcus Hoehn, Pham Ngoc Lan The International Short Film Jury 2025

The International Jury of Generation 2025

he International Jury of Generation: (f.l.t.r) Emma Branderhorst © Brian Hill, Ikoro Sekai, Aslı Özarslan © René Fietzek The International Jury of Generation 2025

The Perspectives Jury 2025

The Perspectives Jury: (f.l.t.r) Meryam Joobeur © Simone Sapia, Aïssa Maïga © lafilledu12, María Zamora The Perspectives Jury 2025

The Jury of the Berlinale Documentary Award 2025

The Berlinale Documentary Award Jury: (f.l.t.r) Petra Costa © Julia Rodrigues, Lea Glob, Kazuhiro Soda © Shigeki Kinoshita The Jury of the Berlinale Documentary Award 2025

Hege Hauff Hvattum, Dag Johan Haugerud, Todd Haynes The winners with the Jury President on stage at the Berlinale Palast. Drømmer · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film

O último azul (The Blue Trail) by Gabriel Mascaro - the film team at the premiere © Richard Hübner / Berlinale 2025

Tricia Tuttle Spotted in the crowd! The Festival Director welcomes the guests of the Opening Ceremony.

Langston Uibel The actor on the Red Carpet at the Berlinale Palast.

Todd Haynes The President of the International Jury with fans at the Red Carpet. International Jury

Sibel Kekilli The actor on the Red Carpet of the Opening Ceremony.

Tilda Swinton The actor, who was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear on the Opening Night, with fans at the Red Carpet. Honorary Golden Bear

Zhang Chuwen The actor enters the Berlinale Palast. Sheng xi zhi di · Competition

Timothée Chalamet A chat with the fans. A Complete Unknown · Berlinale Special

Anamaria Vartolomei, Naomi Ackie, Robert Pattinson, Bong Joon Ho, Toni Collette, Steven Yeun Hardly surprising with this lineup: a full house at the Press Conference. Mickey 17 · Berlinale Special