When the Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th ceremony in 2025, it will be doing so without any official footprint on X.
That’s because the German movie festival just revealed its intention to exit the social media site formerly known as Twitter by the end of the year.
“The Berlinale has decided to say goodbye to X on Dec 31, 2024. Thank you for following us here all these years,” organizers shared on X on Monday. “Stay connected with all things Berlinale on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and our website. See you there!”
“After monitoring and evaluating Platform X, we have come to the conclusion to focus on other social media channels,” the festival shared in a statement to TheWrap. However, they did not give any specific reason for the decision to solely leave the app owned by Elon Musk.
At the 74th Berlinale, Mati Diop’s documentary “Dahomey” won the Golden Bear, while the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to Hong Sang-soo’s “A Traveler’s Needs.” Meanwhile, Sebastian Stan was selected as the Best Leading Performance for “A Different Man” and Martin Scorsese was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. Lupita Nyong’o was jury president.
The 75th Berlin International Film Festival takes place Oct. 13-23, 2025.
