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
International Film Awards Berlin Award: Jonathan Langager - Josephine and the Roach Best Documentary Feature ifab Award: Jason DaSilva - When I Walk Best Actress ifab Award: Dana Mikhail – Sur Ton Sein Best Actor ifab Award: Casey Chapman – Mother's Milk Best Cinematography ifab Award: David Bravo - Sal Best Screenplay ifab Award: Aleksander Nordhaas – Thale Best Director ifab Award: Edward Pionke - Mother's Milk Best Movie - ifab Brandenburg Gate Award: Faraj Aoun – Sur Ton Sein International Film Awards Berlin International Film Awards Berlin, often shortened to ifab, is an annual film festival held in the city of Berlin, Germany.