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
36th Berlin International Film Festival 36th Berlin International Film Festival The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with "Ginger and Fred" by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to German film "Stammheim" directed by Reinhard Hauff. The retrospective dedicated to German actress and film producer Henny Porten was shown at the festival. Claude Lanzmann'a 9 hour long documentary film Shoah about holocaust was screened at "International Forum of New Cinema". The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: The following films were in