The Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's "Big Three" film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the "Big Five", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.
The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ninjababy is a 2021 Norwegian dramedy film directed by Yngvild Sve Flikke, from a screenplay by Johan Fasting, based on Inga H Sætre's graphic novel Fallteknikk. The film stars Kristine Thorp, Arthur Berning and Nader Khademi.
Tides is a 2021 English-language German-Swiss science fiction thriller film directed and written by Tim Fehlbaum. The film stars Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, and Joel Basman. Set in a future in which the Earth's elite leave the polluted planet to settle in a space colony on Kepler-209, it is about a team from Kepler who return to Earth several generations later to test whether it is suitable for human habitation.
Language Lessons is a 2021 American screenlife drama film directed by Natalie Morales and written by Morales and Mark Duplass. The film stars Morales, Duplass and Desean Terry.
Drift Away is a 2021 French drama film written and directed by Xavier Beauvois. The film stars Jérémie Renier, Marie-Julie Maille and Victor Belmondo.
Night Raiders is a 2021 Canadian-New Zealand science fiction dystopian film written and directed by Danis Goulet. Set in a dystopian version of North America in the year 2044, the film centres on Niska, a Cree woman who joins a resistance movement against the oppressive military government in order to save her daughter. The film stars Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer and Violet Nelson. Taika Waititi serves as an executive producer.
Natural Light is a Hungarian-French-German drama film written and directed by Dénes Nagy, based on the novel Természetes fény by Pál Závada. The film stars Ferenc Szabó, László Bajkó, Tamás Garbacz and Gyula Franczia.
Memory Box is a Canadian-Lebanese-French drama film written and directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. The film stars Rim Turki, Manal Issa and Paloma Vauthier.
Introduction is a 2021 South Korean drama film written, directed, produced, photographed, scored and edited by Hong Sang-soo. The film stars Shin Seok-ho, Park Mi-so and Kim Min-hee.
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is a 2021 Romanian comedy-drama film written and directed by Radu Jude, and produced by Ada Solomon. It stars Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia and Olimpia Mălai.
Forest – I See You Everywhere is a 2021 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Bence Fliegauf. The film stars Laura Podlovics, István Lénárt, Lilla Kizlinger, Zsolt Végh, László Cziffer, Juli Jakab and Ági Gubík.
Next Door is a German dark comedy-drama film directed by Daniel Brühl and written by Daniel Kehlmann. The film stars Daniel Brühl and Peter Kurth.
I'm Your Man is a 2021 German science fiction romance film written and directed by Maria Schrader and starring Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens and Sandra Hüller. It premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in March 2021. It was selected as the German entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards and made the shortlist in December 2021.
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? is a 2021 German-Georgian drama film written and directed by Alexandre Koberidze. The film stars Ani Karseladze, Giorgi Bochorishvili and Vakhtang Panchulidze.
Fabian: Going to the Dogs is a 2021 German drama film directed by Dominik Graf from a screenplay he co-wrote with Constantin Lieb, based on Erich Kästner's 1931 novel Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten.
Ballad of a White Cow is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-directed by Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moqadam, and co-written by Sanaeeha, Moqadam, and Mehrdad Kouroshniya.
A Cop Movie is a 2021 Mexican docudrama film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. The film stars Mónica Del Carmen and Raúl Briones.
Bloodsuckers is a 2021 German comedy film written and directed by Julian Radlmaier. The film stars Alexandre Koberidze, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst and Corinna Harfouch. It is a story of an actor who wants to try his luck in Hollywood and falls in love with a vampire. The story is a comedy revolving around a vampire, her lover and her clumsly servant.
The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021 the first film of the festival was announced.
