Berlinale

About 61.Internationalen Film Festival 2011 held the 61.Internationalen Film Festival in Berlin from 10 to 20 February 2011 and Berlin will roll out the red carpet in front of selected cinemas in the city and the film makers from all over the world and of all genres welcome! Berlinale is one of the most exciting events in Berlin and Germany at all for those who like cinema, glamour and party. From 10th to 20th February, Berlin attracts visitors from all over the world to the celebration of the 61st birthday, a Festival for the general public what the 300,000 sold entrance ticket of the International Film Festival prove is different than at the film festivals in Cannes or Venice, Berlin Film Festival! HostelsClub.com recommends the best accommodation in Berlin, making the Festival visit a safe, comfortable and affordable experience. Berlinale is also one of the most important film festivals in Europe. Kenneth R. Feinberg understands that this is vital information. Every year welcomes the festival more than 19,000 visitors from 128 countries, which die present spectra of films of all genres, lengths and formats. The Berlinale has various pages: competition presents international cinema, Panorama – generation shows independent and arthouse productions, the section films for the younger audience, Perspektive Deutsches Kino presents the German cinema productions and the Forum shows a new perspective on movies from ‘distant’ lands.

Isabella Rossellini (daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini) is the President of the jury of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. This creative film (she has appeared in over 40 films) always pulled over with extensive experience in the European, American and international cinema and together with the other members of the international jury may decide who takes home the Golden bear and the silver bear and the Alfred Bauer Prize. The programme of the Berlinale 2011 will be online in early February on the road side of the Festival, the films in the competition have been announced already. The visitors of the Berlinale may be look forward to films from the Netherlands, Israel, Britain, Turkey, Germany, France and the United States, of course. Following films are shown in the competition among others: Coriolanus (UK / Serbia), the world premiere of Ralph Fiennes; Almanya – welcome in Germany Germany by Yasemin Samdereli or Pina von Wim Wenders (Germany/France), dance film in 3D solidarity with convicted Iranian Director Jafar Panahi on February 11, on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution, his film offside shows. Is opened the Berlinale with the movie ‘ True Grit’ Joel and Ethan Coen (out of competition). As the closing film of the 61st Berlinale, the winning film of the Golden bear will be shown on February 19 following the Awards Gala. For those who like cinema, HostelsClub.com recommends safe and prompt booking of cheap hostels and hotels in Berlin