Berlin International Film Festival - General Introduction

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Berlin International Film Festival, which also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading flim festival and most reputable media events held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1987 and considered the largest publicly-attended film festival wordlwide. There are up to 400 films are shown in several sections to represent a comprehensive array of the cinematic world. Around twenty films is competing for the awards called the Golden and Silver Bears.

The Golden Bear, which includes Best Motion Picture and Lifetime Achievement prize, is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. There are eight prizes for Silver Bear including Jury Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Film Music, Extraordinary achievement by a single artist and Grand Prize of the Jury. There are also some other prizes to award other items. For example, Berlinale Camera is a special award for services to the Festival while Shooting Stars Award is for young European acting talent.

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