From 5 to 15 February 2009 took place one of the largest film festivals : the 59th Berlinale, the International Film Festival Berlin (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin). 17 films included in the official program of the festival received support from the MEDIA program. This demonstrates the quality of European films that have received assistance from the program, including the Golden Bear Award for Teta asustada by Claudia Llosa

COMPETE
- Little Soldat (Little Soldier) by Annette K.Olesen
- La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow) by Claudia Llosa  : Golden Bear
- Mammoth by Lukas Moodysson
- Ricky by Francois Ozon
- Storm (Sturm) by Hans-Christian Schmid

 
PANORAMA
- Der Knochenmann (The Bone Man) by Wolfgang Murnberger
- The Countess by Julie Delpy
- Das Vaterspiel (Kill Daddy Good Night) by Michael Glawogger
- My Heart Feels Gloom - A Kabul Love Story by Helga Reidemeister
- Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie (Comrade Couture) by Marco Wilms

 
FORUM
- Cea mai fercita fata din lume (The Happiest Girl in the World) by Radu Jude
- Un chat un chat (Pardon my French) by Sophie Fillieres

 
GENERATION
- Unmade Beds by Alexis Dos Santos
- Mamma Mu & Krakan (Mamma Moo & Crow) by Igor Veyshtagin
- Brendan and the Secret of Kells by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey
 
BERLINALE SPECIAL
- Hilde by Kai Wessel
- John Rabe by Florian Gallenberger