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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Outside the Kino International cinema here in Berlin, on a snowy night last night.

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Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi (center) with Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel at the Panorama premiere of the fun French farce, "Crustacés et Coquillages" (Mariscos Beach). [Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE]

Johann Feindt and Tamara Trampe, directors of "Weisse Raben" (White Ravens: Nightmare in Chechnya) at Saturday's premiere of their documentary about the horrors of war. [Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE]

Paul Rusesabagina (left), subject of the film "Hotel Rwanda," with Oscar nominees Sophie Okonedo and Don Cheadle at the Lions Gate Film International (LGFI) reception at the Adlon, for the European premiere of "Hotel Rwanda" in Berlin. [Photo provided by LGFI.]

At the Berlinale Palast in Potsdamer Platz, a disco ball spins as locals watch the arrivals before the competition screening of "Hotel Rwanda."

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Festivalgoers gather at the Film Lounge, upstairs at the Cinemaxx theaters in Potsdamer Platz on Friday night.

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With chants of "Keee-AHHH-nooo, Keee-AHHH-nooo" a mob tried to snap shots of Keanu Reeves with their digital cameras and cell phones, as paparazzi snapped away feverishly, a few minutes ago outside the Berlinale Palast. Keanu was arriving for the afternoon competition screening of Mike Mills' "Thumbsucker."

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Celebrating on the opening night of the new Panorama Homebase lounge in Berlin.

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At the Arkaden in Potsdamer Platz, festival-goers ponder their choices for films screening at this year's Berlinale.

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