Fate of ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Berlinale screening uncertain after backer pulls film from Sundance
Sundance says, ”We are deeply disappointed”.
Urban Sales boards Berlin-bound Olympics comedy drama ‘That Summer In Paris’ (exclusive)
The film will play in the new Perspectives section for fiction feature debuts.
Berlin competition title ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ lands Japan deal; first English-language trailer unveiled (exclusive)
Dreams is the final part of Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex, Love, Dreams trilogy.
New sales outfit Lucky Number boards Berlin competition title ‘What Marielle Knows’ (exclusive)
Lucky Number was launched in November by industry veterans Ola Byszuk, Olivier Barbier and Lenny Porte.
Legendary Entertainment, Patrick Wachsberger launch production, sales venture 193
Venture named after current number of territories available to buy film rights.
Best Friend Forever scoops Ukrainian school doc ‘Timestamp’ ahead of Berlin competition bow (exclusive)
‘Timestamp’ is directed by Kateryna Gornostai whose debut feature ‘Stop-Zemelia’ premiered at Berlin in 2021.
Luxbox picks up Radu Jude’s Berlin Competition feature ‘Kontinental ’25’ (exclusive)
The film is about a woman’s attempts to soothe her conscience when a homeless man she was attempting to evict commits suicide.
mk2 Films enters Lionel Baier’s Berlin Competition title ‘The Safe House’ (exclusive)
The comedy drama is about a boy growing up in a family of artists in 1968.
Berlinale selection will “get people talking about vibrancy” of film, says Tricia Tuttle
Tuttle sought to navigate a path for 2025 edition where politics can be discussed but films can also be celebrated.
Berlinale unveils line-ups for Competition, new Perspectives section
New films from Richard Linklater, Hong Sangsoo, Michel Franco and Radu Jude are among those selected for the main competition.
Bong Joon Ho talks ‘Mickey 17’ release delays and outsmarting AI
The ‘Parasite’ director was joined by actor Robert Pattinson in Seoul.
Reel Suspects boards Chinese queer drama ‘1 Girl Infinite’ ahead of IFFR Bright Future premiere (exclusive)
Lilly Hu’s debut film is exec-produced by ’Forrest Gump’ and ’Killers Of The Flower Moon’ screenwriter Eric Roth.
Panorama title ‘Cicadas’ with Nina Hoss acquired for sales (exclusive)
Filmmaker Ina Weisse and Hoss reunite after ‘The Audition’.
75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
Screen critics’ top films from Berlin 2024
What did the critics really love from this year’s Berlinale?
Claire Burger on bringing France and Germany together with Berlin competition title ‘Langue Etrangere’
Claire Burger talks straddling two countries, two languages and two teenage personalities with her third feature.
