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The 77th Berlin Film Festival will tally from February 10 to 21 successful 2027 to unfastened connected Wednesday alternatively than Thursday arsenic successful erstwhile years.
Under nan change, nan Official Awards Ceremony will beryllium held connected on nan 2nd Friday (February 19 ), alternatively than nan Saturday.
The 2027 day announcement comes a period aft a tumultuous 76th version marked by a media storm, unleashed by comments from assemblage president Wim Wenders that filmmakers should “stay retired of politics” successful a consequence to a mobility connected nan Israel-Gaza conflict; a governmental backlash complete a raft of pro-Palestinian speeches astatine nan closing ceremony, and nan adjacent departure of Festival Director Tricia Tuttle.
The Berlinale‘s nationalist audiences were not deterred by nan polemics successful nan background.
Figures released by nan show connected Tuesday revealed nan lineup, featuring 278 films from 80 countries, generated a grounds 343,200 tickets sales, against 340,000 successful 2025.
The Berlinale said nan changed starting time would unfastened up further abstraction to present nan first ever 2 Audience Days (Berlinale Publikumstage) connected February 20 and 21, 2027.
“Berlinale’s not-so-secret limb is our awesome audience; this alteration allows america to amended service them, while besides responding to expanding request from attendees astatine our highly successful European Film Market. We are already readying for nan 77th Berlinale pinch overmuch excitement,” said Tuttle.
Industry dates and figures
Linked to nan changes, nan European Film Market (EFM) will now person a afloat charismatic time connected Wednesday, February 10; observe its opening reception connected nan evening of Tuesday(February 9) and tally done to Tuesday (February 16).
Berlinale Talents will tally February 12–17, and the Berlinale Co-Production Market, February 13–16, pursuing nan patterns group successful 2026.
According to figures released by nan Berlinale connected Tuesday, astir 19,500 manufacture professionals from 135 countries – including 2,288 accredited property representatives – attended nan festival.
