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Impressions on Todos os Mortos (All The Dead Ones) at Berlinale
(Thaia Perez, Agyei Augusto, Mawusi Tulani,© Hélène Louvart/Dezenove Som e Imagens)By Lindsay R. Bellinger Two Brazilians living in Berlin praised Competition film Todos os mortos(All The Dead Ones/All...
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A pleasure to the eyes: Sweet Thing world premiere
(Nico Rockwell & Lana Rockwell, © Lasse Tolbøll)Antonio Castello:Sweet Thing was a pleasure to the eyes; the genius mix of black and white and color 16mm films was very well done and goes according...
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Report from the TEDDY Awards 2020 at Volksbühne
(Annie Heger, Eidin Jalali, Edson Cordeiro, Banafshe Hourmazdi, Faraz Shariat, TEDDY winners © Lindsay R. Bellinger) by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER German singer/actress/moderator Annie Heger as host of the...
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Sweet Thing: bittersweet childhood in gorgeous gray
(Lana Rockwell © Mélanie Akoka)Premiered in Berlin, shaped like Sundance. The first paces of ‘Sweet Thing’ feel as they are taken from Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’. By iris-in, iris-out, long shot cuts...
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Extended Interview : Georgis Grigorakis & Argyris Pandazaras discuss Digger
(Argyris Pandazaras, Georgis Grigorakis © Lindsay R. Bellinger)by Lindsay R. Bellinger"I saw a poster in the train station here (Berlin) about the environmental crisis being the next Berlin Wall. And I...
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Berlin 70. Made the Right Choice Iranian protest film, "There is No Evil",...
By Alex Deleon Iranian Dissident Director, Mohammad Rasoulof, 47. Yes, of course, it was a political decision, Highly political, and it was far from the best Itanian film ever and maybe not the best...
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Russian films go to 35 countries after EFM
At the European Film Market 25 Russian companies presented over 50 titles at the Created in Moscow x Roskino stands, organized by Moscow Export Center and by Roskino accordingly. Content from Russia...
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Quebec Feature Film THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Matthew Rankin Winner of the...
Maison 4:3 and Voyelles Films are proud to announce that the Quebec feature film The Twentieth Century by Matthew Rankin won the FIPRESCI prize of the International Federation of Film Critics for a...
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Berlinale Shorts: Award Winners of the International Short Film Competition...
Left: Adrien Mérigeau - winner Audi Short Film Award In the middle: Rafael Manuel - winner Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film) Right: Keisha Rae Witherspoon - winner Golden Bear for Best Short FilmIn...
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70th Berlinale: Successful Anniversary Edition for Audience and Industry
Golden Bear for Best Film 2020: Sheytan vojud nadarad (There Is No Evil) by Mohammad Rasoulof - the film team© Erik Weiss / Berlinale 2020 The 70th Berlin International Film Festival ended...
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Film review: Todos os mortos /All The Dead Ones
(Mawusi Tulani, Agyei Augusto, © Hélène Louvart/Dezenove Som e Imagens)Written by Victor Santana In the act of telling a story, the process of narrative can influence and change how one relates and...
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Berlinale 70th Golden Bears and Helen Mirren
By Mark TchelistcheffThe 70th Berlinale film festival is over. The Golden Bear went to dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof for THERE IS NO EVIL, an unblinking depiction of freedom and the...
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Jury Grid for Berlinale: 5 continents weigh in
(The amazing cast of Nomera /Numbers © Berlinale 2020)by Lindsay R. BellingerNumbers is the name of the game when referring to ⭐⭐⭐⭐ awarded by film journalists, whether it's at international film...
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Replicate Soviet: A post-socialist Heterotopia of DAU. Degeneratsia
(Vladimir Azhippo, Andrey Chuenkov © Phenomen Film)By YUNXI ZHANG"Communism is a religion," says Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem whose philosophical voice-over will guide...
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Top 25 photos from Berlinale: Antonio and his golden camera
(Sigourney Weaver, © Antonio Castello)By LINDSAY R. BELLINGERThe man with the golden camera strikes again. I first noticed photographer Antonio Castello during a press conference last year. His camera...
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Melanie Waelde's Naked Animals: Brutal honesty
(Marie Tragousti © Czar Film)by LINDSAY R. BELLINGERYou shouldn't be fooled by the film's title Nackte Tiere (Naked Animals), as Melanie Waelde's debut feature has little to do with nudity although...
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Review in Two Languages: Sally Potter's The Roads Not Taken
(Salma Hayek with Javier Bardem © Bleecker Street)by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER & ZEP ARMENTANO"Working with Sally Potter means a surprise every day," said Christopher Sheppard at the end of the animated...
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Post Berlinale 2020 Dieter Kosslick
After close to two decades as the director of the Berlin Film Festival, the Berlinale, Dieter Kosslick, who had expressed some desire to extend his contract, was replaced by Carlo Chatrian, former...
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Post Berlinale 2020 Wrap Report
The rise of the rapid distribution and exhibition changes driven by the challenge of global screening services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu and their deep pocketed impact provided the...
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Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian interviewed by C.M. Rubin,
In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian say cinemas are still closed while film producers look for the right way to respect COVID-19...
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