All Competition articles
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Reviews
‘Mother’s Baby’ review: Postpartum stress under the lens in meticulous Berlin title
Marie Leuenberger gives a terrific performance in a drama that leans into horror
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‘Blue Moon’ review: Ethan Hawke sings in Richard Linklater drama
Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley co-star in a poignant portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart
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‘The Message’ review: Low-key black-and-white pleasure from Argentina’s Iván Fund
Berlin Competition title is a road trip through the magic of childhood
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‘What Marielle Knows’ review: Stylish, sly German comedy starring Julia Jentsch
Sly laughs all round as a teenager gets the power to read her parents’ minds in Berlin Competition title
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‘Girls On Wire’ review: Implausible action drama from China’s Vivian Qu
Berlin Competition entry can’t make up its mind whether it’s a crime thriller or a domestic drama.
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News
‘The Blue Trail’ takes lead on Screen’s Berlin jury grid; Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ also scores strong
‘The Ice Tower’, ‘Ari’, ‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ also land on the grid.
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‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ review: Fast and frenetic movie geek nostalgia
Brussels-based Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani premiere their fourth film in Berlin competition
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‘The Ice Tower’ review: Marion Cotillard stars in Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Snow Queen re-take
Poised drama plays in Berlin’s Competition
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‘The Blue Trail’ review: Gabriel Mascaro drama fights ageism in a future Brazil
Berlin Competition premiere looks set for a long healthy life
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‘Dreams’ review: Jessica Chastain powers Michel Franco’s dance-based drama
Mexican dancer Isaác Hernandez co-stars
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‘Ari’ review: Léonor Serraille delivers an engaging Rohmer-style drama
Lille-set piece is the third film from the director of ’Montparnasse Bienvenue’
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‘Hot Milk’ review: Emma Mackey anchors uneven adaptation of Deborah Levy novel
’Sex Education’ star headlines Berlin Competition title with Vicky Krieps and Fiona Shaw
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‘Living The Land’ review: Huo Meng’s story of rural China in the 90s is immersive and ambitious
Berlin Competition title is an intimate epic of the PRC’s heartland
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News
‘Girls On Wire’: first trailer for Vivian Qu’s Berlinale Competition title (exclusive)
Film follows two cousins pushed apart by family struggles, who attempt to reunite.
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Todd Haynes, Berlin jury speak out against Trump and rise of far-right politics
Jurors embrace political dimension of festival; “I don’t want to fear anything,” says Maria Schrader.
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Mubi acquires additional territories for Berlin Competition title ‘Hot Milk’ (exclusive)
Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps all star.
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Todd Haynes to head Berlin Film Festival 2025 jury
Festival director Tricia Tuttle calls Haynes “a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range.”
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Features
Michael Hazanavicius on animated Cannes Competition title ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes’
The film will open the upcoming Annecy animation film festival.
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France’s rising generation of female directors look for festival buzz despite lack of official selection parity
Emerging filmmakers are looking to hold their own in the male auteur-dominated line-up.
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Features
Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Competition and Out Of Competition titles
Cannes’ competition strand includes films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola.