The Honorary Golden Bear is the Berlin International Film Festival's honorary award for lifetime achievement by important figures in the world of film.
Honorary Golden Bear
Image: Annex Stewart, James (Call Northside 777) 01
Image: Sir Alec Guinness 3 Allan Warren 2 (cropped)
Image: Dustin Hoffman 1968
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's "Big Three" film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the "Big Five", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.
Delphi Filmpalast
Berlinale Palast (aka Theater am Potsdamer Platz), main venue since 2000
Werner Herzog, 2010 jury president
Conference after a screening