"I have no doubt that there will be many people who did in fact vote for this President who will be quickly disillusioned by the promises he made," director Haynes said from Berlin on Thursday.

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to “Dreams (Sex Love)” by director Dag Johan Haugerud.

IndieWire looks at the top contenders to win the 2025 Berlin Film Festival's leading prizes from a jury headed by Todd Haynes.

This year's Berlin Film Fest jury president talks about Donald Trump, the challenges for indie cinema, and what the AIDS crisis taught him about activism: "We have to really be careful about not yielding.

Filmmakers Todd Haynes, Maria Schrader and Nabil Ayouch discuss politics at the opening press conference of the Berlin International Film Festival. (Feb. 13)

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes

The president of the International Jury, Todd Haynes poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening of the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ma

The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off on Thursday with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s “The Light,” a timely tale of a dysfunctional German family and a Syrian refugee. The festival known as the Berlinale this year comes against the backdrop of Germany's parliament elections.

How the Trump administration will affect filmmaking remains to be seen, but film's ability to parse difficult issues has taken on extra urgency amid the current state of the world, Berlin Film Festival jury president Todd Haynes said on Thursday.

Filmmakers Todd Haynes, Maria Schrader and Nabil Ayouch discuss politics at the opening press conference of the Berlin International Film Festival.

The Film Festival, Berlinale International Jury from left, Nabil Ayouch, Rodrigo Moreno, Maria Schrader, Todd Haynes, Fan Bingbing, Bina Daigeler, Amy Nicholson and the festival Director Tricia Tuttle

The president of the International Jury, Todd Haynes, left, and Fan Bingbing jury member and Chinese actress, attend for a photo-call at the opening day of International Film Festival, Berlinale,