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
Berlin International Literature Festival Berlin International Literature Festival The Berlin International Literature Festival () or "ilb" is an annual event based in Berlin. It was founded in 2001 by engineer and cultural manager Ulrich Schreiber, who also serves as the festival's director. The 15th festival was held 9–19 September 2015. The festival's focus is on contemporary developments in prose and poetry from all around the world which are reflected in its subsections "Literatures of the World", "Reflections", "Speak, Memory", "Specials" and "International Children’s and Young Adult Literature". The section "Specials" itself is subdivided into the New German Voices, the Slam Revue as well as