Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, August 24 (Mao Jing) The Berlin Film Festival Organizing Committee announced in Berlin, Germany on the 24th that the 2021 Berlin Film Festival will be held "in a non-virtual form" as planned from February 11 to 21 next year. It will not be cancelled or postponed due to the epidemic.
A spokesperson for the Berlin Film Festival Organizing Committee said on the 24th that the 2021 Berlin Film Festival will strictly abide by Berlin’s epidemic prevention regulations to "maximize" the health of participants and audiences. At that time, it is possible to reduce the total number of films to be shown, but the number of screenings of individual films will increase, so as to provide as many audiences as possible with the opportunity to watch the movie under the condition of the restrictions on the number of movie viewers.
The Berlin Film Festival Organizing Committee also announced that the 2021 Berlin Film Festival will cancel the two gender-based awards, the "Silver Bear Award" for Best Actor and the "Silver Bear Award" for Best Actress, and replace them with Best Leading Role. The "Silver Bear Award" and the "Silver Bear Award" for best supporting role show that the Berlin Film Festival supports the film industry to eliminate gender discrimination.
The Berlin Film Festival was founded in 1951. Together with the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, it is called the three major European film festivals.