Berlinale Golden Bear Competition
MOTHER'S BABY by Johanna Moder
Berlinale Perspectives Competition
HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko
Berlinale Panorama {Opening Film)
WELCOME HOME BABY by Andreas Prochaska
Berlinale Forum
IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner
SCARS OF A PUTSCH by Nathalie Borgers
Rotterdam Tiger Competion
PERLA by Alexandra Makarová
Saarbrücken Documentary Film Competition
FAR FROM BEING LIPIZZANS by Olga Kosanović

Is there anything left that passes for normality in today's reality? And if so, who is qualified to say what is normal? Or to put the question at a more fundamental level: does something like reality even exist? In his first feature film HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD, Florian Pochlatko simply dismantles the boundaries of the levels of perception. He takes the thoughts of his protagonist Pia, who is trying to reconnect with the outside world after a stay in a psychiatric hospital, and creates a profound kaleidoscope packed with wit and references, against the backdrop of a crumbling world.

This is our wonderful 2025 line-up
Competition
MOTHER'S BABY by Johanna Moder
Perspectives
HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko
Panorama – Opening Film
WELCOME HOME BABY by Andreas Prochaska
Forum
IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner
Forum Special
SCARS OF A PUTSCH by Nathalie Borgers

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