Berlinale Co-Head Mariëtte Rissenbeek to Step Down After 2024 Fest
Mariëtte Rissenbeek, the executive director of the Berlin International Film Festival, will step down after next year’s Berlinale. The German culture ministry, which finances the festival, announced...
View ArticleIra Sachs’‘Passages’ to Open Toronto’s Inside Out Film Festival
The Ira Sachs film Passages is set to open the Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival after screening at Sundance. The French romantic drama, which stars Ben Whishaw, Franz Rogowski and Adèle Exarchopoulos,...
View ArticleBerlin Film Festival to Axe Sections Amid Budget Cuts
The Berlinale, the world’s largest public film festival, unveiled Tuesday that it is facing major budget cuts and plans to chop entire sections from its program to avoid a financial crisis. Starting...
View ArticleLux Award Shortlist Includes Cannes, Berlin Winners
The Lux Award, a film prize awarded by the European Parliament, unveiled the five finalists for its 2024 honor at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. The shortlist includes already-lauded favorites...
View ArticleBerlin Film Festival Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian to Step Down After 2024...
Berlinale co-head Carlo Chatrian has decided to step down as artistic director after the 2024 edition of the festival. The Berlin festival made the announcement Saturday morning, confirming rumors that...
View Article‘In Flames’ Supernatural Horror Pic Lands at Game Theory Films (Exclusive)
In Flames, the feature debut of Pakistani-Canadian director Zarrar Kahn, has been picked up for the U.S. market by Game Theory Films. The Urdu-language horror movie, which premiered as part of Cannes...
View ArticleBerlin Film Festival Names Tricia Tuttle New Director
The German culture ministry has unveiled the new head of the Berlin International Film Festival, who will take over from co-directors Carlo Chatrian and Mariëtte Rissenbeek, who are stepping down after...
View ArticleBerlinale Forum Unveils First Films for 2024 Festival
The Berlinale Forum, the Berlin Film Festival’s avant-garde sidebar, has announced the first 8 films confirmed for its 2024 line-up. The 8 films come from 8 different countries, reflecting the Forum’s...
View Article2024 European Shooting Stars Unveiled
European Film Promotion has announced the 10 up-and-coming European acting talents for its 2024 European Shooting Stars list. The actors, which include performers from this year’s award-season...
View ArticleSaoirse Ronan-Starrer ‘The Outrun’ Leads Berlin Panorama Lineup
Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, a Scotland-set drama starring Saoirse Ronan, will have its international premiere at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival, screening in Berlin’s Panorama section...
View ArticleBerlin Specials Lineup Includes Films From Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan,...
New films featuring Carey Mulligan, Adam Sandler, Amanda Seyfried, Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough are among 2024 Berlinale Specials lineup, the out-of-competition gala presentations at next year’s...
View ArticleMartin Scorsese to Receive Lifetime Achievement Berlin Golden Bear
The Berlin Film Festival will honor legendary director Martin Scorsese with a lifetime achievement Golden Bear honor. Scorsese, whose latest drama, Killers of the Flower Moon, is an award-season...
View Article‘Berlin’ Star Pedro Alonso on Revisiting His ‘Money Heist’ Character for the...
Pedro Alonso, much like Berlin, the character he plays in Money Heist, is distinguished, charming and charismatic. The success of the Netflix crime series has made the Spanish actor a global star and...
View Article‘Heimat’ Director Edgar Reitz to Receive Berlinale Camera Honor
The 91-year-old German filmmaker Edgar Reitz, director of the Heimat trilogy, will be honored at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival with the Berlinale Camera Award. Reitz will receive the...
View ArticleKristen Stewart, Abel Ferrara, Amos Gitai Films Set for Berlinale Special Lineup
This year’s Berlinale Specials program, the out-of-competition gala section of the Berlin Film Festival, will include a pair of high-octane action movies: Rose Glass’ crime actioner Love Lies Bleeding...
View ArticleFilmNation, Bleecker Street Partner on Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry Film...
FilmNation Entertainment and Bleecker Street will partner on Treasure, the new drama from German director Julia von Heinz (And Tomorrow the Entire World) starring Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry as father...
View ArticleMiddle East, Gender Politics in Focus in Berlin Sidebars
The Berlin Film Festival is staying true to its political roots. The 74th Berlinale on Wednesday unveiled its Panorama, Generation and Forum sidebars, and the selection is packed with features and...
View ArticleCillian Murphy’s ‘Small Things Like These’ Set as Berlinale Opening Night Film
Small Things Like These, featuring Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy, will open this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. Murphy plays Bill Furlong, a devoted father and coal merchant living in...
View ArticleRooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael Garcia Bernal Films Set for 2024 Berlinale
The 74th Berlin International Film Festival unveiled its full lineup Monday at its official press conference in the House of World Cultures in Berlin. Berlinale managing director Mariëtte Rissenbeek...
View ArticleMotion Picture Association, Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg Sign...
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) on Thursday announced a partnership with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFBB), Germany’s largest Jewish film festival, that will see them collaborate...
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