Berlin International Film Festival 110 countries. At some high-profile feature film premieres held during the festival, movie stars and celebrities are present on the red carpet. The Berlin International Film Festival was founded in West Berlin in 1951, with film historian Dr. Alfred Bauer as its first director, a position he would hold until 1976. Alfred Hitchcock’s "Rebecca" opened the first festival which ran from June 6-17th. Bauer was succeeded by film journalist Wolf Donner in 1976. After his first Berlinale in June 1977, he successfully negotiated the shift of the festival from the summer to February (February 22nd - March 5th 1978), a
54th Berlin International Film Festival 54th Berlin International Film Festival The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film "Cold Mountain" by Anthony Minghella. "25 Degrees in Winter" by Stéphane Vuillet served as the closing film. The Golden Bear was awarded to German-Turkish film "Head-On" directed by Fatih Akın. The retrospective dedicated to films from 1967 to 1976 titled "New Hollywood 1967-1976. Trouble in Wonderland" was shown at the festival. It focuses on the films from the period known as New Hollywood or American New Wave, and attended by some of the film-makers