Dieter Kosslick

Dieter Kosslick
Dieter Kosslick photographed by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2008
4th Director of the Berlin International Film Festival
Assumed office
1 May 2001
Appointed byEberhard Diepgen
Preceded byMoritz de Hadeln
Personal details
BornPforzheim, Germany
Residence(s)Berlin, Germany
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
OccupationFilm critic, journalist, researcher

Dieter Kosslick is a German film critic, journalist and researcher. He was the fourth director of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) from 1 May 2001, when he took over from Moritz de Hadeln, until 2019.