Kristen Stewart Goes Glam, Accessorizes with Bejeweled Bowtie for Berlinale International Film Festival Opening Ceremony

Kristen Stewart glams it up for the opening ceremony of the 73rd Annual Berlinale International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on Thursday (February 16) in Berlin, Germany.

If you didn’t know, the 32-year-old actress is the President of the International Jury at the festival.

She wore a white ruffled gown to the event. The dress featured a black belt and straps with floral detailing, and Kristen accessorized it with a diamond-encrusted bowtie necklace.

Sean Penn was also in attendance and spoke during the opening ceremony. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy beamed in via video for an address.

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Kristen was also joined by her fellow jurors, including actress Golshifteh Farahani, director and writer Valeska Grisebach, director and screenwriter Radu Jude, casting director and producer Francine Maisler, director and screenwriter Carla Simón, and director and producer Johnnie To.

The opening ceremony was followed by the premiere of She Came to Me, and the movie’s cast including Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei and Peter Dinklage were in the audience. You can see pics of everyone in the gallery!

Kristen spoke about her role in the festival during a photocall earlier in the day.

Did you know that her next role is another biopic?

FYI: Kristen is wearing Chanel SS23 Couture and Anne is wearing Valentino SS23 Couture.

Scroll through all the photos from the opening ceremony of the 73rd Annual Berlinale International Film Festival in the gallery…