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
58th Berlin International Film Festival following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 58th Berlin International Film Festival The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008. The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film "Shine a Light". "Be Kind Rewind" by Michel Gondry served as the closing film. Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian film "Tropa de Elite" directed by José Padilha. The retrospective dedicated to Spanish film-maker