A selection of films presented in the 35th Forum will be shown once again in the Arsenal cinema the week after the Berlinale.

Shin Sung-il-eui hangbang-bulmyung (Shin Sung-il is Lost) by Shin Jane received the Award of the "Berliner Zeitung" Reader's Jury.

The Independent Juries at the Berlinale presented four more awards to films from the 35th Forum – surprising, important, beautiful and strong films.

The 20th Caligari Film Award was presented to Niu pi (Oxhide) by Liu Jiayin. "Niu Pi" also received the Award of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Award) for a film in the Forum 2005.

A three-member jury honors a first or second feature length film screened in the main program of the Forum. The Wolfgang Staudte Award 2005 goes to Yan Mo (Before the Flood).

In the framework of the 35th Forum the atrium of the Filmhaus at Potsdamer Platz (Sonycenter, lobby of the Arsenal cinemas) again presents itself with a room installation. 4kitchens opening was on February 11.

Berlinale venue: From February 10 to 17 the International Forum of New Cinema and Hebbel am Ufer open the Forum bar at HAU 2.

Ice Sea by Vivian Ostrovsky can be seen in an additional screening on Wednesday, February 16, 1.30 p.m. at CineStar 3.

"The Garden" by Frederick Wiseman cannot be shown in this year's Forum for copyright reasons. Instead Wiseman's film "Welfare" (1975), which investigates New York’s social welfare system, will be shown. A Wiseman retrospective is presented by the Arsenal cinema in February and March.

Smart African Ways of Marketing Cinema: On Feb. 15 experts from various African countries discuss how, in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya or Senegal, movies are marketed in this increasingly competitive environment. Workshop language: English.