Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale, is a film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the "Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. With around 300,000 tickets sold and 500,000 admissions each year, it has the largest public attendance of any annual film festival. Up to 400 films are shown in several sections across cinematic genres. Around twenty films compete for the festival's top awards, called the Golden Bear
Berlin International Film Festival the Homage. Since 2002 a 50-second trailer opens the performances in all sections of the festival with the exception of the Retrospective. The Golden Bear (German: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. Golden Bear ("Goldener Bär)" Silver Bear ("Silberner Bär") The Silver Bear was introduced in 1956 as an award for individual achievements in direction and acting, and for best short film. In 1965 a special film award for the runner-up to the Golden Bear was introduced. Although its official name was the "Special Jury Price" from 1965 to