The Chinese artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei will be the jury president of the...
15th Cinema for Peace Gala on February 15th, 2016 AI WEIWEI TO BE PRESIDENT OF CINEMA FOR PEACE JURY Gala and ball for valuable films and human rights at the Konzerthaus Berlin The Chinese artist and...
View ArticleBerlinale 2016: First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special
The first nine films for the 66th Berlin International Film Festival Competition and Berlinale Special programme have been selected. Joining opening film Hail, Caesar! by Joel and Ethan Coen, which...
View ArticleBerlinale Shorts – International Short Film Jury 2016
The members of the Berlinale Shorts International Jury are three filmmakers and artists whose works are committed to the short film format. The Jury will award the Golden and the Silver Bear, as well...
View ArticleBerlinale Street Food returns
Dieter Kosslickvisiting the BerlinaleStreet Food Market Once more the 66th Berlinale wants to whet your appetite: also for good food. For the third year the Berlinale Street Food Market will provide...
View ArticleEuropean Film Market (EFM) 2016 already sold out / New EFM offerings
As the first film market of the year, the European Film Market (EFM), part of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, will open its doors on February 11, 2016. The exhibition spaces at...
View ArticleBerlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award’s 30th Anniversary and...
With one quarter of the Panorama decided, a zeitgeisty picture emerges that has all the elements needed for a great programme: star entertainment combined with relevant themes, insights, and...
View ArticleGeneration 2016: First Films Announced
13 feature films produced or co-produced in 13 different countries (Australia, Chile, Germany, India, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech...
View ArticleBerlinale Bear Poster 2016 Revealed
The 66th Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 11 to 21, 2016, but starting in January the Berlinale posters will be displayed at Potsdamer Platz and across the city to set...
View ArticlePerspektive Deutsches Kino 2016 Against Clear Causality: Making the Invisible...
The first six films have now been invited to Perspektive Deutsches Kino’s small anniversary in 2016. “Fifteen years ago, when Festival Director Dieter Kosslick took office, the Perspektive Deutsches...
View ArticleTRAVERSING THE PHANTASM – THE 11TH FORUM EXPANDED
Al Marhala Al Rabiaa (The Fourth Stage) by Ahmad GhosseinThe selection process for the 11th Forum Expanded programme is nearly complete. Film and video works of different lengths will once again be...
View ArticleWorld Cinema Fund upcoming deadines
WORLD CINEMA FUND Deadlines Production funding: February 25, 2016 and mid-July, 2016 Applications for distribution funding support can be submitted continually. A selection of funded...
View ArticleTraversing the Phantasm – The 11th Forum Expanded @ Berlinale 2016
Al Marhala Al Rabiaa / The Fourth Stage © Ahmad Ghossein The selection process for the 11th Forum Expanded programme is nearly complete. Film and video works of different lengths will once again be...
View Article9 films have been added to Berlinale competition...total of 15 to be continued
Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad!/ A Dragon Arrives! von / by Mani Haghighi © Abbas Kosari 15 films have now been selected for the Competition of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Besides the six...
View ArticleBerlinale Talents: The Best in Their Fields - 300 Talents Invited
For the 14th edition, Berlinale Talents welcomes 300 emerging film and drama series professionals from 79 countries. The Talents take part in a six-day programme featuring over 100 events, with many...
View ArticlePanorama Special Opening Films, Christine Vachon to Receive Special Teddy...
Alan Sabbagh in El rey del once / The Tenth Man von / by Daniel Burman © Alejandra LopezWith 30 films confirmed to date, of which 24 are fictional and six will run in Panorama Dokumente, two-thirds of...
View ArticleBerlinale Co-Production Market Matches 36 New Feature Film Projects with...
At the 13th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 14 to 16, 2016), a select group of 36 new feature film projects from 29 different countries will be able to forge international...
View ArticleBerlinale Shorts 2016 – a cinematic essay
Dang Tuan Anh, Vu Do Quang Minh, Khong Viet Bach, Hoang Ha, Nguyen Bui Khanh Trung, Vu Duc Hanh in Another City von Pham Ngoc Lan25 films from 21 countries compete for the Golden and the Silver Bear,...
View ArticleGeneration 2016: Never Underestimate the Creative Power of Youth
Shea Glover in Crystal Lake von / by Jennifer Reeder © Jennifer Reeder “Young people world-wide are constantly confronted by dystopic realities not of their own making,” says Maryanne Redpath, Head...
View ArticlePerspektive Deutsches Kino - Coming of Age and the Fear of the Future
Oktay Inanç Özdemir und / and Hussein Eliraqui in Meteorstraße/ Meteor Street von / by Aline Fischer © Maurice WilkerlingLeuchtstoff Project Meteorstraße to Open the Programme With twelve films,...
View ArticleThe German SHOOTING STAR Jella Haase
Photo Jella Haase: © Debora BruneThis morning, the European Film Promotion (EFP) announced the names of the 10 young European acting talents who are to be honored as EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2016 at...
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