Berlinale 2021: European Film Market in post review
The 2021 Berlinale is being held in two parts, the European Film Market (EFM), restricted to the industry and the press, from March 1-5, and the public film festival, the Summer Special, scheduled...
View ArticleGood run at EFM for russian companies reporting more than 30 deals
Russian companies have summed up the results of the European Film Market (EFM 2021). Companies from France, Germany, North America, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil, China, South Korea, and others are among the...
View ArticleArclight Films locks North American distribution deal with Gravitas Ventures...
‘CHASING WONDERS’ STARRING PAZ VEGA, EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, QUIM GUTIERREZ, CARMEN MAURA, AND ANTONIO DE LA TORRE Arclight Films’ chairman Gary Hamilton announced today the company has locked distribution...
View ArticleAndie MacDowell, Patrick Gibson and Rain Spencer lead the cast of Sarah...
Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral), Patrick Gibson (The OA, Tolkien) and exciting new discovery Rain Spencer lead the cast of Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’ debut feature film Good...
View ArticleBerlinale: Altered Infection Protection Act Limits Summer Special Options
The restrictions set out by the recently updated Infection Protection Act now make the planning of the Berlinale Summer Special a bigger challenge. The festival directors are currently in contact with...
View ArticleBerlinale: Summer Special to Take Place as an Outdoor Event
The plan to hold the Berlinale Summer Special (June 9-20, 2021) as an outdoor event is now set. The Berlinale is pleased to be able to give audiences the enjoyment of an open-air cinema experience at...
View ArticleForum Special Programme: “Fiktionsbescheinigung. 16 Cinematic Perspectives on...
The connections between culture in general, cinema in particular, society and racism are currently the subject of controversial discussion. The Berlinale Forum steps into the debate by presenting the...
View ArticleAward-winning Films for a Young Audience as Part of the Berlinale Summer Special
The Berlinale is the only major international film festival that also offers a programme for cinephiles under the age of 18: international cinema at the cutting edge which reflects the realities,...
View ArticleAdditional Audience Award, the Juries of the Berlinale Documentary Award and...
Summer Special Will Feature the 2021 Berlinale Competition Audience Award The International Jury already made their Competition award selections in March of this year, and now at the Summer Special...
View ArticleWinner of the Berlinale Compass-Perspektive-Award
Yana Ugrekhelidze © Daniel Seiffert / Berlinale 2021 The Compass-Perspektive-Award will be presented to the best film from the Perspektive Deutsches Kino programme of the Berlinale Summer Special...
View ArticleThe Award-Winning Films of the Berlinale Audience Awards
The Berlinale Summer Special has already brought its audience eleven fantastic nights in 16 Berlin open-air cinemas. Almost all of the invited film teams were able to travel to Berlin to personally...
View ArticleNew heads at Forum Expanded Ulrich Ziemons and Ala Younis
The new heads of Forum Expanded: Ulrich Ziemons (©Guillaume Cailleau) und / and Ala Younis (©Thomas Venker) After 16 editions as head of Forum Expanded, Stefanie Schulte Strathaus passed the mantle...
View ArticleBerlinale Spotlight: Generation in Japan 2021
La Mif (The Fam) by Fred Baillif: The cast at the premiere during the Berlinale Summer Special © Jan Kraus / Berlinale 2021 With its specially curated programmes, the Berlinale has been present around...
View ArticleBerlinale Spotlight: Generation in Rome
For many years, the Berlinale has been present around the world with specially curated programmes. The Berlinale Spotlight extends the festival period and thus makes the activities of the Berlinale...
View ArticleBerlinale 2022 should be an In-Person Event
© Daniel Seiffert / Berlinale Berlinale 2022 To Be an In-Person Event The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 10 to 20, 2022 as an in-person event. The European Film...
View ArticleM. Night Shyamalan will serve as Jury President of the Berlinale 2022
Screenwriter, director and producer M. Night Shyamalan will serve as president of the International Jury at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.The successful American immigrant filmmaker...
View ArticleBerlinale World Cinema Fund: Eleven New Funding Recommendations
Historical photos from the mood book of Quién mató a Narciso?In the 35th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made eleven funding recommendations for projects from...
View ArticleBerlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at “Around the World in 14 Films”
Clara Sola by Nathalie Álvarez MesénFor many years, the Berlinale has been presenting specially curated programmes outside the festival timeframe. The programme goes by the name of Berlinale...
View Article“Labours of Cinema” – The Theme of the 20th Berlinale Talents
20 editions, 10,000 alumni, seven hubs from Beirut to Buenos Aires and a yearly tally of more than 100 former participants with films in the festival: the Berlinale’s talent development initiative has...
View ArticleEuropean Film Market 2022: Exhibition Spaces Largely Booked Out
SHAPING CHANGE: "EFM Industry Sessions" Call on the Film and Media Industry to Jointly Shape the FutureThe EFM is expecting buzzing business not only at its main location, the impressive Gropius Bau,...
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