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
67th Berlin International Film Festival section: The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following films were selected for the Panorama section: The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section: The following films were selected for the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section: The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section: The following prizes were awarded: 67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as