Festivals
The Kinemathek presents the historical sections of the Berlin International Film Festival: Berlinale Classics and the Retrospective. Our film-heritage festival, Film Restored, takes place every year in the autumn.
The Kinemathek at the Berlinale
The Retrospective of the Berlinale is a highlight for all cinephiles. Curated by the Deutsche Kinemathek, this section of the Berlinale brings unique motion pictures from worldwide film history back to the big screen. The programme includes classic films and rediscoveries presented in the form of analogue copies or digital format. Since its inception in 1977, the Retrospective has highlighted selected periods as well as aesthetic and technical developments in film across a variety of genres. It is a unique forum in which to explore cinematic history.
Godzilla in ›Godzilla‹, J 1954, R: IshirÅ Honda, © 1954 TOHO CO., LTD.
Berlinale Classics has been presenting digitally restored classics in outstanding image and sound quality since 2013. The Kinemathek’s selection of film restorations and reconstructions are premiered in this section of the Berlinale. Films from various epochs and countries are introduced by high-profile guests or restorers, providing the audience with a unique experience.
The Kinemathek’s Film Heritage Festival
The Retrospective of the Berlinale is a highlight for all cinephiles. Curated by the Deutsche Kinemathek, this section of the Berlinale brings unique motion pictures from worldwide film history back to the big screen. The programme includes classic films and rediscoveries presented in the form of analogue copies or digital format. Since its inception in 1977, the Retrospective has highlighted selected periods as well as aesthetic and technical developments in film across a variety of genres. It is a unique forum in which to explore cinematic history.
Past festivals 1977–2025
2015
Berlinale Retrospektive: Glorious Technicolor. Filme aus dem George Eastman House und weiteren Archiven
Berlinale Hommage: Wim Wenders
Berlinale Classics 2015
2014
Berlinale Retrospektive: Ästhetik der Schatten. Filmisches Licht 1915–1950
Berlinale Hommage: Ken Loach
Berlinale Classics 2014
2013
Berlinale Retrospektive: The Weimar Touch. The International Influence of Weimar Cinema
Berlinale Hommage: Claude Lanzmann
Berlinale Classics 2013
2012
Berlinale Retrospektive: Die rote Traumfabrik. Meschrabpom-Film und Prometheus (1921–1936)
Berlinale Hommage: Meryl Streep
2011
Berlinale Retrospektive: Ingmar Bergman
Berlinale Hommage: Armin Mueller-Stahl
2010
Berlinale Retrospektive: PLAY IT AGAIN…! 60 Jahre Berlinale – eine Retrospektive
Berlinale Hommage: Hanna Schygulla und Wolfgang Kohlhaase
2009
Berlinale Retrospektive: 70 mm – Bigger than Life
Berlinale Hommage: Maurice Jarre
2008
Berlinale Retrospektive: Luis Buñuel
Berlinale Hommage: Francesco Rosi
2007
Berlinale Retrospektive: City Girls. Frauenbilder im Stummfilm
Berlinale Hommage: Arthur Penn
2006
Berlinale Retrospektive: Traumfrauen. Stars im Film der fünfziger Jahre
2005
Berlinale Retrospektive: Production Design
2004
Berlinale Retrospektive: New Hollywood
2003
Berlinale Retrospektive: F. W. Murnau
Berlinale Hommage: Anouk Aimée
2002
Berlinale Retrospektive: European 60’s
Berlinale Hommage: Claudia Cardinale
2001
Berlinale Retrospektive: Fritz Lang
Berlinale Hommage: Kirk Douglas
2000
Berlinale Retrospektive: Künstliche Menschen
Berlinale Hommage: Jeanne Moreau und Robert de Niro
1999
Berlinale Retrospektive: Otto Preminger
Berlinale Hommage: Shirley MacLaine
1998
Berlinale Retrospektive: Siodmak Bros.
Berlinale Hommage: Catherine Deneuve
1997
Berlinale Retrospektive: G. W. Pabst
Berlinale Hommage: Kim Novak
1996
Berlinale Retrospektive: William Wyler
Berlinale Hommage: Jack Lemmon und Elia Kazan
1995
Berlinale Retrospektive: Happy Birthday, Cinema!
Berlinale Hommage: Alain Delon
1994
Berlinale Retrospektive: Erich von Stroheim
Berlinale Hommage: Sophie Loren
1993
Berlinale Retrospektive: CinemaScope
Berlinale Hommage: Gregory Peck
1992
Berlinale Retrospektive: Babelsberg. Ein Filmstudio. 1912–1992
Berlinale Hommage: Hal Roach
1991
Berlinale Retrospektive: Kalter Krieg
Berlinale Hommage: Jane Russell/Robert Mitchum
1990
Berlinale Retrospektive: Das Jahr 1945 und 40 Jahre Berlinale
1989
Berlinale Retrospektive: Erich Pommer und Europa 1939
1988
Berlinale Retrospektive: Color. Die Geschichte des Farbfilms
1987
Berlinale Retrospektive: Rouben Mamoulian
Berlinale Hommage: Renaud-Barrault au cinéma
1986
Berlinale Retrospektive: Henny Porten
Berlinale Hommage: Fred Zinneman
1985
Berlinale Retrospektive: Special Effects
1984
Berlinale Retrospektive: Lubitsch 1914–1933
Berlinale Hommage: Melina Mercouri/Jules Dassin
1983
Berlinale Retrospektive: Exil. Sechs Schauspieler aus Deutschland
1982
Berlinale Retrospektive: Aufruhr der Gefühle: Curtis Bernhardt und Kinderfilme aus der DDR
Berlinale Hommage: James Stewart
1981
Berlinale Retrospektive: Der Produzent: Die Filme von Michael Balcon
Berlinale Hommage: Peter Pewas
1980
Berlinale Retrospektive: Billy Wilder und 3-D-Filme
1979
Berlinale Retrospektive: Rudolph Valentino und Wir tanzen um die Welt. Revuefilme 1933–1945
1978
Berlinale Retrospektive: Marlene Dietrich, Teil 2 und Zensur – Verbotene deutsche Filme 1933–1945
1977
Berlinale Retrospektive: Marlene Dietrich, Teil 1 und Liebe, Tod und Technik. Kino des Phantastischen 1933–1945
Berlinale Hommage: Wilfried Basse