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The Berlin International Film Festival (German: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany.[1] Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978. With 274,000 tickets sold and 487,000 admissions it is considered the largest publicly-attended film festival worldwide.[2][3] Up to 400 films are shown in several sections, representing a comprehensive array of the cinematic world. Around twenty films competing for the awards called the Golden and Silver Bears. Since 2001 the director of the festival has been Dieter Kosslick.[4][5] The European Film Market (EFM), a film trade fair held simultaneously to the Berlinale, is a major industry meeting for the international film circuit once a year.[6] The trade fair serves distributors, filmbuyers, producers, financiers and co-production agents. The Berlinale Talent Campus, a week long series of lectures and workshops, gathers young filmmakers from around the globe. It partners with the festival itself and is considered to be a forum for upcoming artists.[7] The festival, the EFM and other satellite events are attended by around 20,000 professionals from over 130 countries.[8] More than 4200 journalists are responsible for the media exposure in over 110 countries.[9] At high-profile feature film premieres, movie stars and celebrities are present at the red carpet.[10] The Berlinale has established a cosmopolitan character integrating art, glamour, commerce and a global media attention.[11] The 60th Berlin International Film Festival will be held 12 to 21 February 2010, the jury will be presided by Werner Herzog.[12][13][14]
[edit] Awards Golden Bear (Goldener Bär)
Silver Bear (Silberner Bär)
Others
[edit] Golden Bear winners           [edit] Berlinale Talent Campus Commencing in 2003, the Berlinale has partnered with the Berlinale Talent Campus, which is a winter school for "up and coming filmmakers" that takes place at the same time as the Festival itself. The Talent Campus accepts about 350 applicants each year; the attendees come from around the world, and represent all of the filmmaking professions.[15] The proceedings include presentations and workshops by distinguished experts,[16] who have included Park Chan-wook, Frances McDormand, Stephen Frears, Dennis Hopper, Jia Zhangke, Walter Murch, Anthony Minghella, Charlotte Rampling, Walter Salles, Ridley Scott, Raoul Peck, Tom Tykwer, Mike Leigh and Wim Wenders. Many of these presentations and lectures are archived, both as videorecordings and transcripts, on the Talent Campus' website. [edit] References
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