Cinema took over a snowy German capital on Thursday evening as the 2025 Berlin Film Festival officially kicked off.

"The inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch. I'm here to name it without hesitation or doubt in my mind," the Oscar winner said.

Said Swinton, “The Berlinale is the first film festival I ever went to…. It was my portal into the world in which I have made my life’s work — the world of international filmmaking — and ...

As Tilda Swinton accepted her Golden Bear Lifetime Achievement Award at the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, the Oscar-winning actress called out the ongoing political extremism and inhumanity that is taking place around the world.

Tilda Swinton was awarded Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where she delivered a tearful speech.

Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud’s latest Dreams (Sex Love) has won the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners. The film is the third entry in a trilogy from Haugerud. The other films in the trology are Sex and Love, both released in 2024.

In her vivid, at times poetic remarks, Swinton described the cinema as a boundless haven of freedom and solidarity, qualities increasingly difficult to find in the world.

British actor Tilda Swinton attended the Berlin Film Festival despite boycott calls over the Gaza conflict. She received the honorary Golden Bear and announced a hiatus from acting. Swinton emphasized the importance of using her platform for positive impact,

"Holding Liat," about a hostage's family, wins best documentary, while Tilda Swinton denounces "state-perpetrated and internationally enabled mass murder" from the stage.

Celebrated British actor Tilda Swinton received the prestigious Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival for her outstanding career. Swinton used her acceptance speech to critique global injustices and praise cinema's unifying power,

Tilda Swinton certainly ... world through her work.” Said Swinton, “The Berlinale is the first film festival I ever went to…. It was my portal into the world in which I have made my life’s work — the world of international filmmaking — and ...