Berlin Going Ahead With In-Person Film Festival in June

Berlin’s summer festival is going ahead after all. On Monday, the Berlin International Film Festival confirmed it would hold an in-person, open-air festival to screen the winners of this year…

pandemic. But with COVID-19 infection rates falling in Germany, and vaccine numbers rising, Berlin has fixed its dates.

“Both Berlin’s falling seven-day incidence for COVID-19, as well as positive signals by government offices to support the request for a pilot project with mandatory testing, have reinforced the festival directors’ planning of an all-outdoor event,” organizers said. “Audiences will be getting a very special, collective festival experience – something we’ve all been missing for such a long time. The Summer Special is geared towards re-igniting the desire to go to the cinema, and to contributing to the revival of cultural activities with an audience.”

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