The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019.

[1] French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President.

Lone Scherfig's drama film The Kindness of Strangers opened the festival.

[2] The Golden Bear was won by Israeli-French drama Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid, which also served as the closing film of the festival.

[3] The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[8][9][10] The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10] The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[11][12] The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[8][9][10] The following films were selected for the Berlinale Shorts section:[13] The following prizes were awarded:[14][15][16]