When the Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition in 2025, it will do so without any official imprint on X.
That’s because the German film festival has just revealed its intention to exit the social media site formerly known as Twitter before the end of the year.
“The Berlin Festival has decided to say goodbye to X on December 31, 2024. Thanks for following us here all these years,” the organizers shared on X on Monday. “Stay in touch with all things Berlinale on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and our website. See you there!
The festival gave no specific reason for its decision to abandon the Elon Musk-owned app. TheWrap has reached out for further comment.
At the 74th Berlinale, Mati Diop’s documentary Dahomey won the Golden Bear, while the Grand Jury’s Silver Bear went to Hong Sang-soo’s The Traveler’s Needs. Meanwhile, Sebastian Stan was named Best Lead Performance for “A Different Man” and Martin Scorsese received an honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement. Lupita Nyong’o was president of the jury.
The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will take place from October 13-23, 2025.
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