The EFG was presented on the occasion of the Deutsches Filminstitut's Berlinale reception on 15th February 2011. Around 350 invited guests got a preview of the portal soon to be publicly launched. Luca Martinelli from the European Commission and Jill Cousins, Director of Europeana gave welcome speeches to the audience, among them colleagues from many EFG project partner institutions who are all actively involved in the building of the European Film Gateway. Here are some impressions from the reception.