From next year, the festival will screen approximately 200 films, reduced from 287 in 2023.
The festival said all sections, excluding the Official Competition, will present fewer films.
The festival has also cut the Berlinale Series strand as an independent program.
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The TV-focused strand will instead be folded into the Berlinale Special Gala screenings.
Fidel had been working with the Berlinale for almost two decades.
Under her watch, the Berlinale Series the Berlin Film Festivals TV sibling has grown rapidly.
Berlinale Series issued its first Award last year in collaboration with Deadline.
The Berlinale Series Market will continue without change.
