Film Festivals in Berlin

Since 2002, the Zebra Poetry Film Festival has presented the current state of a dynamic short film genre between poetry, film and new media.  more

For ten days, the Human Rights Film Festival presents selected documentaries from around the world.  more

The Kurdish Film Festival is a permanent fixture on the Berlin events calendar and is taking place for the 15th time this year.  more

Under the motto «Too Drunk to Watch», the Punkfilmfest shows movies dealing with the punk subculture, anarchy and rebellion.  more

The Film Heritage Festival shows films from bygone eras that, thanks to extensive restoration work, can be seen again, and presents restored lost films from different countries to the public for the first time ever.  more

The Hive Film Days celebrate diversity in the short film industry.  more

The Ukrainian Film Festival is taking place for the fifth time and is once again overshadowed by the war this year.  more

The "FrauenWelten" film festival at the Kulturbrauerei shows over 30 films about women who fight for human rights, self-determination and against violence.  more

Listen up: At the Soundwatch Music Film Festival, the film scores take center stage.  more

The Film Week brings the best of French cinema to the capital. The crème de la crème of contemporary French filmmakers will present their works in Berlin.  more

Black International Cinema offers space for intercultural, artistic and intellectual exchange.  more

Cinebrasil offers an overview of key themes and narrative aesthetics in contemporary Brazilian cinema.  more