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
55th Berlin International Film Festival 55th Berlin International Film Festival The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10–20, 2005. "Man to Man" by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film. The festival closed with "Kinsey" by Bill Condon. The Golden Bear was awarded to South African film "U-Carmen eKhayelitsha" directed by Mark Dornford-May. The retrospective was dedicated to the scene formers. It was titled "Production Design + Film. Locations, Settings, Spaces" and was divided into five sections and a total of 45 films were shown at the festival. The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: