Go2Films acquires sales rights to Tom Shoval’s Israeli hostage documentary ‘A Letter To David’ (exclusive)
Doc is a “multi-layered cinematic letter” to Shoval’s friend David Cunio who was taken hostage by Hamas with his brother Ariel.
Hong Sangsoo’s ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ lands distribution deals including France
The film, which played in Competition at Berlin, also sold to Italy, Spain, Taiwan and Greece.
‘Sandbag Dam’ scores US and European deals after Berlinale Generation 14plus premiere (exclusive)
Sold by Open Reel, Croatian director Čejen Černić Čanak’s film is a story of forbidden love.
WestEnd secures back catalogue titles including ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ (exclusive)
WestEnd will represent the titles for re-issue and new licenses in all languages and territories.
Cinema Guild buys Hong Sangsoo’s Berlin premiere ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’
Filmmaker’s 33rd feature scored 2.7 on Screen’s Berlin jury grid.
Berlinale 2025 breaks all-time ticket sales record
“The spirit was high and with this energy we are already planning for 2026,” says Tricia Tuttle.
‘The Blue Trail’ tops Berlin jury grid; solid scores for Sangsoo latest, ‘Timestamp’ doc
Lionel Baier’s ‘The Safe House’ rounded off the final scores on the grid.
‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ wins Golden Bear at Berlinale
Other winners included Gabriel Mascaro’s ’The Blue Trail’ and Ivan Fund’s ’The Message’.
European buyers snap up Radu Jude’s ‘Kontinental ’25’ after Berlin competition premiere (exclusive)
Sales for Romanian writer-director’s social satire are handled by Paris-based Luxbox.
‘Kontinental ‘25’ makes strong debut on Berlin jury grid; decent showing for ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’
There were also middling scores for ‘Mother’s baby’ and ‘Yunan’.
Mind-reading comedy ‘What Marielle Knows’ sells widely after Berlin competition bow (exclusive)
Frédéric Hambalek’s dark comedy is sold by recently-launched Paris-based sales company Lucky Number.
Sibling drama ‘The Good Sister’ scores key sales following Berlinale Panorama premiere (exclusive)
Sarah Miro Fischer’s debut feature sells to buyers including Memento Distribution for France.
Ukrainian soldier in Berlin competition doc ‘Timestamp’ responds to Trump remarks: “Only way is to win this war”
Boris Khovriak is a protagonist of Competition title ‘Timestamp’.
Buyers deliver verdict on Berlinale 2025: “A start in the right direction”
Distributors praise the quality of films in official selection, but question the commercial potential of many of them.
Norwegian powerhouse Motlys on producing ‘Dreams (Sex, Love)’ and the winding road to the Berlinale Golden Bear
Motlys and director Dag Johan Haugerud made the film as the third part of a trilogy that sales agents and festivals passed on.
Screen critics’ stand-out titles from Berlin 2025
Screen’s team of critics provided the most comprehensive coverage from the festival.
