Dec 17, 2024
Berlinale Special 2025: First Titles

From genre thrills to documentaries, and glamourous Red Carpet galas, the Berlinale Special is one of the most diverse sections of the Berlinale. Here is a sneak peak of the first three world premieres confirmed for Berlinale Special: German director Jan-Ole Gerster presents Islands, a neo-noir thriller starring Sam Riley and Stacy Martin. Director-duo Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli deliver a genius genre mash-up with the Canadian film Honey Bunch. Both films are presented as Latenight Specials. And the first confirmed Berlinale Special Gala is Köln 75, a German production that stars Mala Emde, John Magaro and Alexander Scheer. Ido Fluk has directed a film about the teenaged producer of jazz legend Keith Jarrett’s famous Cologne concert.

The first films in the Berlinale Special

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December 17, 2024