65th Berlin International Film Festival

65th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmNobody Wants the Night
Closing filmTaxi
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Taxi
Hosted byAnke Engelke
Festival date5–15 February 2015
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de

The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the president of the jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 December 2014.

Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night was the festival's opening film. Iranian docu-drama Taxi, directed by Jafar Panahi, won the Golden Bear, and was the closing film of the festival.

For the first time in 2015, a Berlin Critics' Week ran parallel to the official festival. Similar to Cannes Critics' Week, the section was a sidebar run by the German Film Critics Association dedicated to independent filmmakers.