At the International Film Festival Rotterdam Wonderful Town by Aditya Assarat was honored with a Tiger Award. Assarat is a member of this year's NETPAC Jury at the Berlinale. His film will be presented on this occasion as a Special screening in the Forum.

The 38th Forum presents RR, the newest work by James Benning, as a special screening. Prior to the Berlinale a selection of his films can be seen at cinema Arsenal.

The Best First Feature Award shows the Berlinale's commitment in supporting the next generation of filmmakers. From the Forum program 2008, ten films are nominated.

Extraordinary documents, cinematic excavations, and intoxicating film: The 38th Forum presents ten films as Special Screenings.

Film and video experiments, exhibitions and performances: Forum expanded continues to probe the boundaries of cinema.

World-spanning young cinema: The program of the 38th Forum comprises films from 33 countries, including 32 world and international premieres.

Ahead of this year's Berlinale, the "asian hot shots berlin" festival shows earlier films of artists, who will present recent works in the Forum 2008.

2008 for the 23rd time the Caligari Film Award will be presented to a film in the Forum program. This year's winning film will be announced on February 15 during a reception at HomeBase Independent Lounge.

Ann-Kristin Reyels' 2007 Forum debut Jagdhunde received the New Voices/New Visions Award for best first or second film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The FIPRESCI jury awarded Armin as best film.

Accompanying an exhibition by Heinz Emigholz at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart Berlin the Arsenal in January continues its program with films of his series "Photography and beyond". The Forum 2008 will present Emigholz' newest film Loos ornamental.