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
32nd Berlin International Film Festival 32nd Berlin International Film Festival The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12–23 February 1982. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film "Veronika Voss" directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A new section was introduced at the festival by Manfred Salzgeber, which was renamed "Panorama" in 1986. The retrospective dedicated to German film director Curtis Bernhardt titled "Insurrection of Emotions" along with East German children’s films were shown at the festival. The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: