Ira Sachs

The work of director Ira Sachs, who makes his home in New York City, has been featured regularly in the Berlinale program for many years now. Whereas “Forty Shades of Blue” (2005), Teddy-winner “Keep the Lights On” (2012), “Love is Strange” (2014) and most recently “Passages” (2023) were all screened in the festival's Panorama section, he has also appeared in Berlinale Generation with “Little Men” (2016). In addition to his work behind the camera, Sachs is also the founder of the organisation QueerArt, which supports LGBTQ+ artists in film, performance, literature and visual arts.