Berlin news – Page 36
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NewsSteven Spielberg to receive Honorary Golden Bear and homage at Berlinale
Films by the US director to be shown at the festival in 2023.
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NewsBerlinale faces reduction in screens at key venue ahead of 2023 edition
Around half of the 3,500 seats at Berlin’s biggest cinema complex, the Vue-owned CinemaxX, will be unavailable.
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NewsBerlinale confirms in-person European Film Market for 2023
This year’s festival ran as a heavily restricted edition with the EFM taking place online.
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NewsBerlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs seven projects from Africa and Latin America
Four previously backed films are screening at Venice this year.
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NewsBerlin buzz title ‘Return To Dust’ impresses in China, sells briskly for M-Appeal (exclusive)
The drama has now gone to Germany and Austria.
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NewsBerlinale calls for acquittal of Zimbabwean writer-director Tsitsi Dangarembga
Zimbabwean author and filmmaker was a member of the international jury at the 2022 Berlinale.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Berlinale selection ‘Dreaming Walls’
Summer theatrical and on-demand release planned.
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NewsBerlinale bans state-backed Russian delegations but takes “clear stand” against total boycott
Statement follows calls from Ukrainian filmmakers for a blanket ban of Russian cinema following invasion.
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NewsUlrich Seidl’s Berlin competition title ‘Rimini’ seals new round of European deals (exclusive)
‘Rimini’ was a critical hit at the Berlinale.
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NewsTrafalgar Releasing sets worldwide release for Andrew Dominik’s ‘This Much I Know To Be True’
The film debuted as a Berlinale Special title last month.
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NewsBerlinale joins call for peace as Ukraine crisis unfolds
“As a showcase of the free world, the Berlinale has always put at its centre the notion of freedom and the will to bridge East and West.”
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NewsBerlin Film Festival confirms dates for 2023
The 2022 festival reported 156,000 tickets sold, despite a capacity limit of 50% in cinemas.
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NewsWild Bunch posts first deals on Indonesian Berlinale title ‘Nana: Before, Now & Then’ (exclusive)
Kamila Andini made Berlinale competition debut with female-focused drama set in Indonesia’s turbulent post-independence years of the 1960s.
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News“The market helped create momentum”: EFM director Dennis Ruh talks 2022 online edition
Online edition showcased 827 films with screenings continuing on catch-up until March 8.
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NewsEight talking points from the 2022 Berlinale and online EFM
The buyers’ mood, how many festival attendees really caught Covid-19 and Cannes were among the hot topics this year.
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NewsBerlinale reports 128 positive Covid cases over seven days
The Berlinale officially recorded 128 positive Covid-19 cases from the festival’s testing system, from 10,938 tests.
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NewsFinecut seals Europe, Asia deals on Berlin award-winner ‘The Novelist’s Film’
Sales also secured of upcoming horror ‘Contorted’ and Im Sang-soo’s ‘Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness’.
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News‘Alcarras’ wins Golden Bear at 2022 Berlinale
Top prizes for Hong Sangsoo’s ‘The Novelist’s Film’, Claire Denis’ ‘Fire’.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s Berlin Silver Bear winner ‘The Novelist’s Film’ lands US deal
Distributor has released director’s last 10 features in seven years.
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NewsSeptember Films adds Berlin competition title ‘Return To Dust’ to EFM haul (exclusive)
Other EFM acquisitions including ‘Rimini’, ’Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’, ’Peter Von Kant’ and ’La Syndicaliste’.