This year’s festival was Tricia Tuttle’s first at the helm. Events began on February 13 with a screening of Tom Tykwer’s latest The Light. The opening ceremony also featured a fiery and political speech from Honorary Golden Bear winner Tilda Swinton.

After 75 years, the Berlin Film Festival retains its reputation and the vitality of its programming and operations.

Filmmakers attending Germany's Berlinale film festival presented Culture Minister Claudia Roth with an open letter on Wednesday calling on political parties to prevent any cooperation with far-right or anti-democratic forces ahead of the election.

The 2025 Berlinale runs through February 23. Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.

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Films laying bare the strains and difficulties of modern motherhood are grabbing the spotlight at this year's Berlin film festival, with three fresh takes on an age-old theme all produced by women directors.

The Berlin international film festival is underway in the German capital until Sunday. It closes on the same day as the German snap elections. Timely given that this 75th edition has featured quite a bit of politics - with films covering the themes of immigrant identity as well as the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.