"Let's provoke. And let's be brave!" Here are the highlights of the first days of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.

"We fight. For each film." Some of the best moments of the Berlinale 2019. See you in 2020 for our big jubilee edition! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE: ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube BERLINALE ON SOCIAL ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale BERLINALE WEBSITE ► https://www.berlinale.de #Berlinale #Highlights #FilmFestival

The trailer for "Pari" by Siamak Etemadi, starring Melika Foroutan, Shahbaz Noshir, Sofia Kokkali, Lena Kitsopoulou and Argyris Padazaras. When Iranian Pari arrives in Athens with her husband, her son is not at the airport as planned. Pari sets off in search of him and gets deeply caught up in the fabric of this foreign city. Pari is a story about having the courage to rise above oneself. Part of Panorama 2020. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE: ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube CHECK OUT ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ►Website: https://www.berlinale.de #Berlinale #Panorama Thumbnail: © Heretic

The Highlights of the Press Conference with the International Jury 2020. With Jeremy Irons, Annemarie Jacir, Bérénice Bejo, Kenneth Lonergan, Bettina Brokemper, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Luca Marinelli. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE: ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube FULL-LENGTH PRESS CONFERENCES AND MORE ► http://bit.ly/BerlinaleOnDemand CHECK OUT ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ►Website: https://www.berlinale.de #Berlinale #JeremyIrons #AnnemarieJacir #BéréniceBejo #KennethLonergan #BettinaBrokemper #KleberMendonçaFilho #LucaMarinelli Thumbnail: © Ali Ghandtschi / Berlinale

"At some point, you get this tingling feeling, round about early November. Then your temperature starts rising, and finally the programme arrives." Georg Krömer and Nana Frisch are loyal Berlinale fans since decades. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary, they shared with us their personal story about what Berlinale means to them. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE: ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube CHECK OUT ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ►Website: https://www.berlinale.de #Berlinale

We met with director Kelly Reichardt to discuss her film "First Cow". Screening in the 2020 Berlinale Competition. About the film: In the 19th century, not only fur trappers venture into the wilds of Oregon, but also a taciturn cook and a Chinese man who turn out to be able entrepreneurs. An inventive tribute by a great director to a different notion of the "frontier". Let the Berlinale community know what you think in the comments below. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE: ► bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube CHECK OUT ►Instagram: www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ►Facebook: www.facebook.com/berlinale ►Twitter: www.twitter.com/berlinale ►LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ►Website: www.berlinale.de ►Newsletter: bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter #Berlinale #KellyReichardt #Competition

The official trailer for "Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living" by George Peter Barbari, starring Etienne Assal, Adnan Khabbaz, Jean Paul Frangieh, Elias Saad, Feyrouz Abi Hassan and Souraya Baghdadi. About the film: A group of Lebanese teens pool their money to lose their virginity. Their trip to see a sex worker is accompanied by boastful teenage conversations, but also sensitive inner monologues. A painful collision between poetry and social reality. Part of the Berlinale's 2021 Panorama section. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #GeorgePeterBarbari #EtienneAssal #AdnanKhabbaz #JeanPaulFrangieh Thumbnail: © Bee on Set Productions

A clip from "We" (Nous) by Alice Diop, with Ismael Soumaïla Sissoko, N'deye Sighane Diop and Pierre Bergounioux. Pieces of life are brought together in an attempt to grasp something of life in the inner cities and suburbs of modern-day France. A commuter train appears to connect different worlds, but is there such a thing as ‘we’ in our fragmented societies? Part of Encounters programme 2021. Recipient of the Encounters award for Best Film. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #AliceDiop #IsmaelSoumaïlaSissoko #NdeyeSighaneDiop #PierreBergounioux Thumbnail: © Sarah Blum

A clip from "The Beta Test" (Der Betatest) by Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe, starring Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb and PJ McCabe. About the film: Hollywood is collapsing. Jordan Hines, a talent agent under pressure, receives an anonymous invitation to a mysterious sexual rendezvous. Thus begins Jim Cummings’ and McCabe’s political horror show that is just one beat away from a nervous breakdown. Part of the Berlinale's 2021 Encounters section. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #JimCummings #PJMcCabe #VirginiaNewcomb

Berlinale Selection Committee member Sergio Fant met with Kivu Ruhorahoza, director of "Father's Day". Screening in the 2022 Encounters programme. About the film: Three family stories intersect in present-day Rwanda: a mother tries to cope with the loss of her son, a young woman takes care of the ailing father she never truly loved, and a small-time criminal prepares his son for a life of living by his wits. Illuminated with ARRI Orbiter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #KivuRuhorahoza #ARRIOrbiter

The official trailer for "District Terminal" (Mantagheye payani) by Bardia Yadegari, Ehsan Mirhosseini, with Bardia Yadegari, Farideh Azadi, Ali Hemmati, Gandom Taghavi, Sara Ajorloo, Reza Bahrami, Ali Kamali, Amin Mirhosseini, Bahar Jahanara and Maryam Moradi. About the film: As junkie poet Peyman attempts to finish a poem, his city of Tehran falls prey to pollution and a lethal virus. In their political, visionary film, Bardia Yadegari and Ehsan Mirhosseini muse about the present and warn us about a possible future. Part of the Berlinale's 2021 Encounters section. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale

The trailer for "Sunday Morning" (Manhã de Domingo) by Bruno Ribeiro, starring Raquel Paixão, Leonardo Castro, Silvana Stein, André Pacheco and Indira Nascimento. About the film: Gabriela is sitting at the piano and playing – for herself, for him, for her mother, and for an upcoming concert. The present intertwines with the past. The deeper she goes, the closer she comes to finding inner peace and reconciliation. Part of the Berlinale Shorts programme 2022. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Prize for Best Short Film 2022. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #Berlinale2022 #SundayMorning #ManhãDeDomingo #BrunoRibeiro #BerlinaleShorts Thumbnail: © Wilssa Esser

Generation section head Maryanne Redpath met with Gerard-Jan Claes, one of the directors of "Kind Hearts". Screening in the 2022 Berlinale Generation programme. About the film: After graduation, Billie and Lucas are faced with big decisions: move in together as a couple or rather share a flat with friends? Full of affection for each other and curiosity about what’s to come, they feel their way forward, together and individually. Illuminated with ARRI Orbiter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #GerardJanClaes #ARRIOrbiter

Berlinale Forum section head Christina Nord met with Lina Rodriguez, director of "My Two Voices" (Mis dos voces). Screening in the 2022 Berlinale Forum programme. About the film: Three stories of immigration, three stories of arrival: women from Colombia and Mexico now living in Canada speak in voice-over of language, longing and all they left behind, as the camera explores the textures of their new home on grainy 16mm. Illuminated with ARRI Orbiter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #LinaRodriguez #ARRIOrbiter

Perspektive Deutsches Kino section head Linda Söffker met with Natalia Sinelnikova and Elisabeth Kozerski, director and production designer of "We Might As Well Be Dead" (Wir könnten genauso gut tot sein). Screening in the 2022 Berlinale Perspektive Deutsches Kino programme. About the film: A tower block on the edge of a forest is known for its carefully selected community of inhabitants. When a dog disappears, security officer Anna has to combat the residents’ irrational fear. The utopia overlooking the forest is coming apart at the seams. Illuminated with ARRI Orbiter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #NataliaSinelnikova #ElisabethKozerski #ARRIOrbiter

Berlinale Selection Committee member Barbara Wurm met with Kurdwin Ayub, director of "Sonne". Screening in the 2022 Encounters programme. About the film: Young women, Austrian style. Yesmin is Kurdish and wears a headscarf. She shoots a cheeky burqa video with Bella and Nati which makes the trio famous in the Muslim community. Controversy and alienation ensue. Immediate, exuberantly introverted cinema. Illuminated with ARRI Orbiter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berl... ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #KurdwinAyub #ARRIOrbiter

Berlinale Generation Head of Programming Sebastian Markt met with Colm Bairéad, director of "Moja Vesna" (An Cailín Ciúin). Screening in the 2022 Berlinale Generation programme. About the film: The plate’s still on the table, but the chair remains empty. There is a gaping hole in Moja’s family, with each of them handling the loss in their own way. Delicately and compassionately, the feature debut tells a tale of a girl’s fight to put things right. Illuminated with ARRI Orbiter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berl... ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #SaraKern #ARRIOrbiter

The trailer for "Camouflage" (Camuflaje) by Jonathan Perel, starring Félix Bruzzone, Margarita Molfino, Iris Avellaneda, Archie Campos and Gustavo Guoglielmi. About the film: Every day, writer Félix Bruzzone jogs past Argentina’s biggest military base. During the dictatorship, it was a torture centre; Bruzzone’s mother disappeared here. The intricate exploration of a place in which the ghosts of the past do not stay silent.. Part of the Forum programme 2022. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #Berlinale2022 #Camuflaje #JonathanPerel #FelixBruzzone #BerlinaleForum Thumbnail: © Alina Films and Off The Grid

The trailer for "Sorry Comrade" (Sorry Genosse) by Vera Brückner, starring Karl-Heinz Stützel, Hedwig Stützel, Brigitte Ulrich, Lothar Thiel and Lisa Rumpel. About the film: Karl-Heinz decides to move to the GDR to be with Hedi, the love of his life. But pressure from the Stasi, who want to use him for their own ends, forces the couple to risk a madcap escape via Romania. In the process, everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Part of the Perspektive deutsches Kino programme 2022. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #Berlinale2022 #SorryGenosse #PerspektiveDeutschesKino #VeraBrückner Thumbnail: © Felix Pflieger / Nordpolaris

On February 10, the Opening Ceremony of the Berlinale 2022 took place at the Berlinale Palast in Berlin. The opening was attended by the Minister of State for Culture, Claudia Roth, the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, as well as the artistic director of the Berlinale, Carlo Chatrian and the managing director of the Berlin International Film Festival, Mariette Rissenbeek. Hadnet Tesfai, Sibel Kekilli, Meret Becker and Marie Bäumer were the moderators for the evening. Watch it in full length on our website: https://www.berlinale.de/de/fotos-videos/videos/vod.html?p=1&view=134739 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BERLINALE CHANNEL HERE ► https://bit.ly/BerlinaleYouTube​​ CHECK OUT ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinale ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/berlinale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berlinale ► Website: https://www.berlinale.de​​ ► Newsletter: https://bit.ly/BerlinaleNewsletter​ #Berlinale #Berlinale2022 #OpeningCeremony