IFP/New York and Kodak hosted their annual filmmaker dinner, this year in Potsdamer Platz for the usual relaxed sit-down with friends and colleagues. Pictured here left to right: director David Leitner, IFP's Rayya Elias, "The Motel" director Michael Kang, and Kodak's Anne Hubbell. Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE

While partyers raged downstairs to some loud tunes (including a live German band for a bit) others made their way into an upstairs section inside the Palast for a little more intimate chit-chat. Pictured left to right: "Forty Shades of Blue" director Ira Sachs, Outfest's Kirsten Schaffer, and Wellspring's Ryan Werner. Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE

NewFest and indieWIRE hosted a small party at our friend Patrick Schomburg's fab apartment in Mitte Tuesday evening (thanks Patrick). Among the attendees were iW editor-in-chief, Eugene Hernandez and director Jennie Livingston ("Paris is Burning") who is in town with her latest film, "Who's the Top?" Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE

The Panorama party attracted a ton of volke out to see the section winners Tuesday night, and to party down until the wee hours (which many did) in the Berlinale Palast in Potsdamer Platz. Filmmaker Taika Waititi (sporting the Rolling Stone shirt) poses with juror Marten Rabarts on stage following the announcement. Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE

"I want to be in 'e-POP,'" said Oliver Mahrdt from German Cinema -- and voila, here it is... Mahrdt joined publicist Stephen Lan and the Atlantic Film Festival director Lia Rinaldo and programmer Andrew Murphy at the party for Canadian film, which took place at a swank restaurant near Alexander Platz in east Berlin.

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We've come to the conclusion at indieWIRE that the Canadians really know how to throw a good party. It was one of our favorites at both Sundance and Berlin (although we're not as popular as far as party invites go in Berlin). Also enjoying the fun at the Canadian party were two of the country's fledgling actors, Ellen Page ("Hard Candy") and Mark Rendall ("Childstar").

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