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
56th Berlin International Film Festival 56th Berlin International Film Festival The 56th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2006. The festival opened with "Snow Cake" by Marc Evans. Digitally restored version of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" served as the closing film. British actress Charlotte Rampling was selected as the head of the jury. The Golden Bear was awarded to "Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams" directed by Jasmila Žbanić. The retrospective was dedicated to the film actresses of 1950s, titled "Dream Girls. Film Stars in the 1950s" was shown at the festival. More than