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 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 President of the Jury. "Django", directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film "On Body and Soul" directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival. The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award: The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Shorts