Berlin Commercial Festival

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The Berlin Commercial Festival
Festival for Creators of Visual Culture
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NicknameThe Berlin Commercial Awards
StatusActive
GenreCommercials, Music Videos, Independent Film
FrequencyAnnually
Venue St. Elisabeth, Berlin
Location(s) Berlin
Country Germany
Years active13
FounderPhillip Ulita
Previous event2024 Berlin Commercial Festival
Next event2025 Berlin Commercial Festival
AreaGlobal
Sponsors European Union
Website https://www.berlincommercial.com

The Berlin Commercial Festival is an annual international event that recognizes achievements in visual culture, primarily focusing on commercial work, music videos, and independent film projects. [1] [2] The Berlin Commercial Festival was founded in 2012 under its former name, The Berlin Fashion Film Festival. [3] [4] The festival's founder is Philipp Ulita. [5] [6]

The festival recognizes achievements across three mediums: Commercial Work, Music Videos, and Personal Work. [6] Within each main medium, the festival includes a variety of craft categories such as Casting, Cinematography, Color Grading, Costume Styling, Direction, Editing, Idea, Production Design, Use of Sound & Music, and VFX/Animation. [7] The festival also presents a Cultural Impact award, which recognizes works that raise public awareness or promote social causes like gender equality, racial equality, or peace. [8] [9]

The festival winners are selected by a panel of industry professionals. [10] The selection process involves multiple qualification rounds: Raw Selection, Official Selection, Shortlist, and the final announcement of Winners. [11]

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  3. Bellini, Elisa Pervinca (2021-08-09). "Fashion film: il festival Berlin Commercial al via". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  4. Rabimov, Stephan. "Top 5 Fashion Film Festivals To Watch". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  5. "Philipp Ulita". Curation Hour. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  6. 1 2 "Berlin Commercial Festival: Das sind die Gewinner von Deutschlands jüngstem Werbefilmwettbewerb - HORIZONT". www.horizont.net (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  7. "Categories | Berlin Commercial 2025". Archived from the original on 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  8. "Network safely – BERLIN COMMERCIAL 2020 TAKES OVER BERLIN, with events from 7 to 11 September 2020 throughout the city on the Spree". GoSee NEWS. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  9. magazine, adobo (2021-08-17). "Awards: Berlin Commercial releases 2021 winners across commercial work, music videos, and personal work". adobo Magazine Online. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  10. "Last Chance to Submit at the Berlin Fashion Film Festival". www.sleek-mag.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  11. "Rules & Fees | Berlin Commercial 2025". Archived from the original on 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-07-13.