 Until today Dieter Kosslick has launched new sections and initiatives within the Berlin Film Festival, among which are the section "Perspektive Deutsches Kino" for young German film, the Co-Production Market and the World Cinema Fund as well as the Culinary Cinema which is operating since 2007.The Berlinale has grown to become one of the most important film festivals in Europe.Dieter Kosslick has received many honours and awards for the diverse ways in which he has promoted film and culture; the Bundesverdienstkreuz, the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres among others.