The 75th Berlinale announced its full line-up this morning and it is fair to say: we are excited. Mise en cinematic will attend the German prestige festival and take you along to talk about it. this years festival is Offering an extraordinary selection of films across its sections. From the competition for the Golden and Silver Bears to the star-studded offerings of the Berlinale Special. We gathered some of the highlights for you.
in Competition
Blue Moon by Richard Linklater
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The Competition section presents 19 films from 26 countries, including world premieres, dramas, satires, and tributes to cinematic masters. Eight of the films are directed or co-directed by women. Here is the full list of this years front-runners for the golden bear:
- Ari Juan
France / Belgium, 2025 (World premiere)
By Léonor Serraille - Blue Moon
USA / Ireland, 2025 (World premiere)
By Richard Linklater - La Cache (The Safe House)
Switzerland / Luxembourg / France, 2025 (World premiere)
By Lionel Baier - Dreams
Mexico, 2025 (World premiere)
By Michel Franco - Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love))
Norway, 2024 (International premiere)
By Dag Johan Haugerud - Geu Jayeoni Nege Mworago Hani (What Does that Nature Say to You)
South Korea, 2025 (World premiere)
By Hong Sangsoo - Hot Milk
United Kingdom, 2025 (World premiere, Debut film)
By Rebecca Lenkiewicz - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
USA, 2024 (International premiere)
By Mary Bronstein - Kontinental ’25
Romania, 2025 (World premiere)
By Radu Jude - El Mensaje (The Message)
Argentina / Spain, 2025 (World premiere)
By Iván Fund - Mother’s Baby
Austria / Switzerland / Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Johanna Moder - O Último Azul (The Blue Trail)
Brazil / Mexico / Chile / Netherlands, 2025 (World premiere)
By Gabriel Mascaro - Reflet Dans un Diamant Mort (Reflection in a Dead Diamond)
Belgium / Luxembourg / Italy / France, 2025 (World premiere)
By Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani - Sheng Xi Zhi Di (Living the Land)
People’s Republic of China, 2025 (World premiere)
By Huo Meng - Strichka Chasu (Timestamp)
Ukraine / Luxembourg / Netherlands / France, 2025 (World premiere, Documentary form)
By Kateryna Gornostai - La Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower)
France / Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Lucile Hadžihalilović - Was Marielle Weiß (What Marielle Knows)
Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Frédéric Hambalek - Xiang Fei De Nv Hai (Girls on Wire)
People’s Republic of China, 2025 (World premiere)
By Vivian Qu - Yunan
Germany / Canada / Italy / Palestine / Qatar / Jordan / Saudi Arabia, 2025 (World premiere)
By Ameer Fakher Eldin
Berlinale Special
A Complete Unknown | Like a Complete Unknown by James Mangold
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A selection of 21 films from 16 countries, the Berlinale Special varies from popular genre films to must-watch documentaries. as someone who belongs to the people who is eagerly waiting to see mickey-17, I may not have biased view or be able to choose favorites. but overall This year’s program looks promising.
It also includes a tribute to Tilda Swinton, recipient of the 2025 Honorary Golden Bear. The films presented in the section of the berlinale special are the following:
- After This Death
USA, 2025 (World premiere)
By Lucio Castro - A Complete Unknown (Like A Complete Unknown)
USA, 2024 (German premiere)
By James Mangold - Heldin (Late Shift)
Switzerland / Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Petra Volpe - Islands
Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Jan-Ole Gerster - Köln 75
Germany / Poland / Belgium, 2025 (World premiere)
By Ido Fluk - Das Licht (The Light)
Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Tom Tykwer - Lurker
USA / Italy, 2025 (International premiere, Debut film)
By Alex Russell - Mickey 17
USA / South Korea / United Kingdom, 2024 (German premiere)
By Bong Joon Ho - The Thing with Feathers
United Kingdom, 2025 (European premiere)
By Dylan Southern - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Australia, 2025 (World premiere, Series)
By Justin Kurzel - Ancestral Visions of the Future
France / Lesotho / Germany / Saudi Arabia, 2025 (World premiere, Documentary form)
By Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese - Das Deutsche Volk
Germany, 2025 (World premiere, Documentary form)
By Marcin Wierzchowski - Honey Bunch
Canada, 2025 (World premiere)
By Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli - Je n’avais que le Néant – “Shoah” par Claude Lanzmann (All I Had Was Nothingness)
France, 2025 (World premiere)
By Guillaume Ribot - Kein Tier. So Wild. (No Beast. So Fierce)
Germany / Poland / France, 2025 (World premiere)
By Burhan Qurbani - Leibniz – Chronik eines Verschollenen Bildes (Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting)
Germany, 2025 (World premiere)
By Edgar Reitz, Anatol Schuster - A Melhor Mãe do Mundo (The Best Mother in the World)
Brazil / Argentina, 2025 (World premiere)
By Anna Muylaert - Michtav Le’David (A Letter to David)
Israel / USA, 2025 (World premiere, Documentary form)
By Tom Shoval - My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
USA, 2024 (International premiere, Documentary form)
By Julia Loktev - Pa-gwa (The Old Woman with the Knife)
South Korea, 2025 (World premiere)
By Min Kyu-dong - Friendship’s Death (Berlinale Special – Golden Honorary Bear)
United Kingdom, 1987
By Peter Wollen
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The full program includes countless other gems across sections such as Panorama, Generation, and Forum. With a commitment to showcasing global perspectives and cinematic innovation, check out their website and use their filter system to look through films that you want to add to your watch-list!
For the complete list of films and to explore additional sections, visit the official Berlinale website by clicking here.