Berlin news – Page 147

  • Roman Polanski
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    US judge sets date for Polanski hearing

    2010-01-05T17:59:00Z

    Roman Polanski’s 32 year old criminal case will return to a Los Angeles court this week. It comes weeks after a California court rejected the director’s bid to have the case dismissed.

  • Dieter Kosslick
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    Independent cinema in "the best of health", says Berlinale chief

    2009-12-23T06:56:00Z

    Independent cinema is in the best of health, says Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick, who is currently completing the competition line-up for the forthcoming 60th edition (February 11-21).

  • Shutter Island
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    Scorsese, Polanski among world premieres confirmed for Berlin

    2009-12-16T06:32:00Z

    Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured), and Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer are among the first seven titles to be confirmed for the Competition section of the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival.

  • Carey Mulligan
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    EFP reveals line-up for 2010 Shooting Stars talent showcase

    2009-12-03T17:43:00Z

    European Film Promotion (EFP) revealed the line-up for the 13th Shooting Stars, its annual new acting talent showcase. The young actors and actresses will be introduced at its annual presentation at the Berlin Film Festival.

  • Werner Herzog
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    Herzog to head Berlinale jury

    2009-11-19T15:16:00Z

    Werner Herzog will head the jury at the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival (February 11-21).

  • The Exploding Girl
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    O-Scope picks up North America on The Exploding Girl

    2009-10-21T22:52:00Z

    New York-based Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Bradley Rust Gray’s second feature The Exploding Girl.

  • Michael Haneke 2
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    Michael Haneke, Les Films du Losange plot White Ribbon follow-up

    2009-10-21T21:43:00Z

    Following up this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or win for The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke is currently drafting his next project and has already set his two lead actors in 79 year-old French veteran Jean-Louis Trintingnant and Haneke regular Isabelle Huppert, who will play Trintingant’s daughter.The director is working on an ...

  • Planet Melancholia
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    Lars Von Trier ventures into disaster genre with next project

    2009-10-09T13:58:00Z

    Having ventured into horror with Antichrist, the bad boy of Danish cinema Lars Von Trier is to make his next foray into genre cinema with a disaster movie.

  • The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee.
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    Screen Media snaps up US rights to The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee

    2009-07-06T21:21:00Z

    Screen Media Films is believed to have paid roughly $1m for US rights to Rebecca Miller’s ensemble drama The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee.

  • Pablo Stoll
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    Berlin's World Cinema Fund backs seven projects with $315,000

    2009-07-01T19:51:00Z

    The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund jury has selected five new film projects for production funding and two for distribution funding.

  • Berlinale
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    Volkswagen drops Berlinale sponsorship

    2009-04-30T11:51:00Z

    Volkswagen is scrapping its seven year sponsorship of the Berlinale, ahead of the festival’s 60th anniversary next year.

  • Gerald McMorrow’s thriller Franklyn
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    Ascot picks up five more titles in EFM

    2009-02-24T23:53:00Z

    Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite, acquired the rights for German speaking Europe to another five titles to add to the previously announced black thriller comedyChawby Shin Jeong-Won.The Zurich-based group picked up Gerald McMorrow’s thriller Franklyn, starring Ryan Philippe, Sam Riley and Eva Green, which will ...

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    Berlin's raw deals for bear traders

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    In the wake of a slow Sundance and a very difficult American Film Market (AFM), distributors turned up in Berlin in expectation.

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    Berlin critics jury grid: Milk Of Sorrow tops in lacklustre year

    2009-02-18T23:35:00Z

    The 59th Berlinale’s competition line-up was undistinguished; as can quickly be seen from Screen International critics’ jury (click here to see full grid), no single film won over the crowd and there were very few ‘excellent’ marks awarded.

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    Germany's TMG picks up new films by Redford, Gilliam, Carpenter

    2009-02-17T23:03:00Z

    Herbert Kloiber’s Tele München Group (TMG) acquired the German rights to new films by Robert Redford, Terry Gilliam and John Carpenter at this year’s European Film Marketduring the Berlinale.

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    Berlin Bear winners sell well for Match Factory, Bavaria

    2009-02-17T22:44:00Z

    Sales have been strong for Berlin Bear winners handled by German-based sales agents The Match Factory and Bavaria Film International.

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    Peru's The Milk Of Sorrow wins Golden Bear at Berlinale

    2009-02-14T20:27:00Z

    For the second year running, the Berlinale's Golden Bear has gone to Latin America with the International Jury led by Tilda Swinton selecting Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Llosa's second feature The Milk Of Sorrow for the top honours this year.Sold internationally by The Match Factory and supported by the Berlinale's World ...

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    Berlin's EFM a 'mixed bag', according to market director Beki Probst

    2009-02-14T19:50:00Z

    'It has been a mixed bag this year' was market director Beki Probst's verdict on the 2009 edition of the European Film Market (EFM) which finally closed its doors on February 13.'Some people would say it was good, some better than what they expected and some that it was not ...

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    Shoreline cleans up with The Maid deals at EFM

    2009-02-13T00:13:00Z

    Shoreline has closed several key territories at EFM on SebastianSilva's Chilean drama The Maid (La Nana) on the back of its grand jury prize win in Sundance's world cinema dramatic section.Rights have gone to Golem Distribucion in Spain, Bolero Films inItaly, Ost For Paradis for Denmark, Action Film for Norway, ...

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    Fidalgo takes Norwegian rights to two Berlin competitors

    2009-02-12T17:32:00Z

    Norwegian distributor Fidalgo has acquired two films which had their world premieres in this year's Competition at the Berlinale.Deals were concluded by Fidalgo with The Match Factory for Uruguayan filmmaker Adrian Biniez's feature debut Gigante and with TrustNordisk for Annette K. Olesen's Little Soldier. In addition, Berlin-based distributor Neue Visionen ...