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01/29/20
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Audi and the Berlinale present exciting arrivals and future perspectives on the Red Carpet

In the picture (from left to right): Hubert Link, Head of Marketing Deutschland at AUDI AG, Mariette Rissenbeek, new Executive Director of the Berlin International Film Festival, Carlo Chatrian, new Artistic Director of the Berlin International Film Festival, with the Audi e-tron at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian will be driven in an Audi e-tron to their many engagements before and during the eleven-day festival.
  • All-electric: Audi drives the stars of the Berlin International Film Festival to the Red Carpet – with a progressive and elegant Audi fleet
  • Hubert Link, Head of Marketing Deutschland at AUDI AG: “The Audi Berlinale Lounge is the ideal place for new perspectives and event formats”
  • Berlinale Open House: Audi, a Principal Sponsor of the Berlinale, supports high-caliber daily events in the spheres of cinema, culture, business and society at the 70th anniversary
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For the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, and in a seventh season as Principal Sponsor, with all-electric trips in its progressive and elegant fleet, Audi is setting an exciting scene for film festival celebrities on their way to the Red Carpet from 20 February to 1 March. The fleet includes the fully electric Audi e-tron* and two new plug-in hybrid models, the Audi A8 TFSI e* and A7 Sportback TFSI e*. With the Berlinale Open House program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge, Audi and the Berlinale are also jointly supporting dialogue on various perspectives that reflect dynamic issues of the future. Directly opposite the Berlinale Palast, festival fans and interested visitors will meet to experience interviews, discussions, music acts and interactive events connected with the Berlinale.

“The Berlinale Open House Program provides the ideal hub for everyone who is fascinated by future perspectives from the fields of cinema, culture, business and society, and who wants to experience new event formats,” says Hubert Link, Head of Marketing Deutschland at AUDI AG. The interplay of technological and social innovations, the language of light as a medium of design, and the wide range of topics around connectivity are just some of the themes that will be discussed with high-profile experts and a variety of guests. The think-tank Audi Denkwerkstatt Berlin, for example, along with other experts is putting the spotlight on the development of prototypes in the fields of film and mobility. The UN climate ambassador and Audi Formula E racing driver Lucas di Grassi will also speak on a panel about sustainability.

Alongside these talks and discussions, the program also includes an abundance of sensory and participative elements for visitors: with “electric yoga”, for example, they can refuel with new energy and start the day full of vigor. In the evenings, the glass pavilion becomes a magnet for music fans. A mix of DJs and live acts such as the scintillating artist Leopold, the indie/rock duo Gurr and techno beats from Tiefschwarz will ensure an electrifying atmosphere during the Berlinale Lounge Nights. The emotional highlight of the Berlinale, the awarding of the Golden and Silver Bears, will also be relayed live to the Audi Berlinale Lounge on Marlene-Dietrich-Platz. Nina Sonnenberg aka Fiva will be the moderator for this special evening in the Lounge. She is this year’s host of the Berlinale Open House program. The entire program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge, freely accessible to the public, can be seen at www.audi-berlinale.de/programm or www.berlinale.de/berlinaleopenhouse.

Carlo Chatrian, the new Artistic Director of the Berlinale, is delighted that “in the jointly conceived Berlinale Open House formats, current topics from the Berlinale program are addressed and linked to relevant cultural, business and social aspects.” He and Mariette Rissenbeek, the new Executive Director of the Berlin International Film Festival, will be driven in an Audi e-tron* to their many engagements before and during the eleven-day festival.

The Berlin International Film Festival is a forum where bold and unconventional film makers meet. They actively shape changing times and confidently chart new courses. With the Audi Short Film Award, the car manufacturer from Ingolstadt has promoted talented directors of short films since 2015. This award for experimental cinematic art, with prize money of €20,000, will be presented at the official Award Ceremony of the 70th Berlinale on 29 February. “In short films we often see the radically new approaches that are needed to push innovation ahead. This progressive attitude is reflected at Audi,” says Hubert Link. For the anniversary, a number of films that won the Audi Short Film Award will be screened in the Audi Berlinale Lounge: “Planet ∑” by Momoko Seto (2015), “Solar Walk” by Réka Bucsi (2018) and “Rise” by Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca (2019).

For the 70th anniversary, Audi has also designed the popular festival bag once again and produced 27,000 bags. For the first time, moreover, the Audi e-tron can be purchased as a model car in the Berlinale design in a limited edition in the festival shop and at Audi City Berlin.

Organizational notes
The Audi Berlinale Lounge is open to the public with free admission from 20 to 29 February.
The opening hours are:

  • 20 February 7:00 pm-midnight
  • 21, 22, 24-28 February 2:00 pm-midnight
  • 23 February 3:00 pm-midnight
  • 29 February 2:00-8:00 pm

Please refer to www.audi-berlinale.de/programm or www.berlinale.de/berlinaleopenhouse for the full program and further information about participating in the interactive formats.

All relevant press releases about Audi at the Berlinale can be found in the Audi Media Center: www.audi-mediacenter.com/de/berlinale-297

During the 70th Berlinale we will also make available up-to-the-minute photos of arrivals on the Red Carpet and events in the Audi Berlinale Lounge.


Consumption values of the models named above:
(Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures, and efficiency classes given in ranges depend on the tire/wheel sets used)

Audi e-tron:
Combined electric energy consumption in kWh/100 km: 24,3 - 21; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 0

Audi A8 TFSI e:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 2,6 - 2,5; Combined electric energy consumption in kWh/100km: 21,2 - 20,8; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 60 - 57

Audi A7 Sportback TFSI e:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 2,1 - 1,8; Combined electric energy consumption in kWh/100km: 18,1 - 16,6; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 48 - 40

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The indicated consumption and emissions values were determined according to the legally specified measuring methods. The WLTP test cycle completely replaced the NEDC on January 1, 2022, which means that no NEDC figures are available for vehicles with new type approvals from after this date.

The figures do not refer to a single, specific vehicle and are not part of the offering but are instead provided solely to allow comparisons of the different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (add-on parts, different tire formats, etc.) may change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO2 emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Due to the more realistic test conditions, the consumption and CO2 emission values measured are in many cases higher than the values measured according to the NEDC. This may result in corresponding changes in vehicle taxation since September 1, 2018. Additional information about the differences between WLTP and NEDC is available at www.audi.de/wltp

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of all new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany (www.dat.de).

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