"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.

The "Projeto Colecção Glauber Rocha" makes the the complete works of the outstanding Brasilian director available on DVD. On February 14, the first edition is presented at Kino Arsenal.

For the second time the DW-Akademie organises a course during the Berlinale for African Film- and Television Market and Festival organisers – this year with twelve participants from Benin, Cameroon, Kenia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tansania and Zimbabwe.

Photos, Texts, catalogue pages and screening dates: with a click on "program" you'll find all information on the films of the 35th Forum.

In addition to 4kitchens, the 35th Forum presents in the Black Box Area of Arsenal cinema four video installations by international artists. Opening is on February 11.

At this year's Slamdance Film Festival On the Outs received two top prizes, the Grand Jury Award for best narrative feature and the Audience Award. The Forum presents the film as European Premiere.

From February 9 to 20 the theater HAU 1 presents a videowalk by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller: "I'd like you to walk with me... Swivel the camera in this direction, follow the picture so that we can stay together."

The Berlinale's showcase is dedicated to Korean director Im Kwon-Taek. The different sections will show seven of his films. In February and March the Arsenal cinema presents an Im Kwon-Taek retrospective.

The program of the 35th Forum presents itself in leaner, rejuvenated form. Reducing the selection of films by more than a quarter in comparison with earlier years focuses the gaze on essentials: an innovative, global filmmaking eager to experiment and take unconventional paths outside the mainstream.