The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the "Berlinale" is one of the most important film festivals in Europe. It is held annually in February(in 2005 from February 10 until February 20) and started 1951 after an initiative of the United States , who occupied part of the city after World War II. The jury always placed special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc Countries as well as from Western countries. The award are called Golden and Silver Bears (as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin). World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This article is confusing for some readers, and needs to be edited for clarity. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ...

List of Winners

• Honorary Golden Bear
• Berlinale Camera

Golden Bear

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External links

• de:Goldener Bär from the German-language Wikipedia includes winners since 1951
• Official website (http://www.berlinale.de)