Boddinale is an international Film Festival for Berlin-based directors that takes place every year starting on the second Thursday of February.
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The Festival is eleven days long, with the last day dedicated to an awards ceremony and re-screening of the winning films. Defined as a community festival, Boddinale has no admission fees and take place in three art bars with several screens presenting the program simultaneously in Boddinstrasse, a street in Neukolln, Berlin, Germany.
Since its first edition in 2013 Boddinale has been defined by local media as "the unofficial little sister of the Berlinale" or "the other Berlinale", in reference to the Berlin International Film Festival.
The Festival was established by the art director Gianluca Baccanico as part of the program of Loophole ArtSpace, a venue for independent artists where the Festival still has its main location.
Awards
Boddinale presents works from artists that are living in Berlin in five different categories: Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, Music Video. All the directors are present for a question and answer session after their screening.
A permanent jury board selects a winner for each category that is announced on the last Sunday of the Festival, after the ceremony the awarded movies are screened for a second time to close the Festival. Since the first edition the Winners are hosted for a night in April at Moviemento, the oldest active cinema in Germany.
Jury
The Jury of Boddinale is permanent and is composed of Tom Lass, Michael Lederer, Sven Loose, Carla Molino, Magnus Reed, Franziska Rummel, and Maria Solrun.