18 films compete for the Golden Bear

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18 films compete for the Golden Bear

The largest German film festival returns with a new edition! In February, the Berlinale once again brings together films from all over the world and enables many special cinema encounters. But what does the program look like? Today became the Berlinale Web Competition 2023 presented. We’ll tell you all the details.

After the first films from the side sections have already been announced in the past few weeks, we finally know which names will compete for the main prize of the festival this year, the Golden Bear, compete. Last year he won the family drama Alcarràs – The Last Harvest.

The Berlinale 2023 competition at a glance

Five German filmmakers made it into the 2023 Berlinale competition: Christian Petzold, Angela Schanelec, Christoph Hochhäusler, Emily Atef and Margarethe von Trotta – all of them familiar names, whose presence at the festival was to be expected. The anime contribution Suzume, on the other hand, is unexpected.

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Red Sky by Christian Petzold

A film that you should definitely make a note of is Past Lives, which premiered a few days ago at the Sundance Film Festival and is coming to Germany as part of the Berlinale. The first reviews have already arrived showered with praise. Director debut Celine Song is the first discovery of the young cinema year.

In addition to the competition, the festival includes many other sections. This also includes the Encounters competition, which includes a total of 15 films.

The Encounters competition at the Berlinale 2023 at a glance

In addition, another exciting contribution was announced: The documentary will be shown in the Berlinale Special Gala section superpower by Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman, dealing with the start of the Ukraine War. Other highlights from the Berlinale Special Gala include the Oscar-winning drama Tár with Cate Blanchett and Infinity Pool, Brandon Cronenberg’s new horror film.

The complete Berlinale program will be unveiled on February 7, 2023.

The most important information about the Berlinale 2023

  • The Berlinale will take place this year from February 16th to 26th, 2023.
  • It is the fourth edition under the direction of Carlo Chatrian (Artistic Director) and Mariette Rissenbeek (Managing Director) and the 73rd edition overall.
  • Actress Kristen Stewart acts as jury president this year and decides with her team on the awarding of the Golden Bear.
  • The festival will open with the romantic comedy She Came to Me by Rebecca Miller, who was a guest at the Berlinale in 2015 with Maggie’s Plan.
  • The tribute is dedicated to Steven Spielberg. The director, whose Oscar nominee The Fabelmans can be seen at the festival along with many of his other films, receives the Honorary Golden Bear.
  • The motto of the retrospective this time is Young at Heart – Coming of Age at the Movies. A series of different coming-of-age films selected by 30 filmmakers will be shown.

    • As in previous years, Moviepilot will be at the Berlinale again this year and report on the festival’s exciting discoveries.

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