Voltage sells key territories on cyberpunk sci-fi ‘Kill Code’ heading into EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Deals close in Germany, UK, Australia.
Epsilon Film jumps on board family animation ‘Skip’
EXCLUSIVE: Epsilon was created in 2024 in partnership with Beta to specialise in animation.
Studio Dome pacts with genre ace Full Moon Features heading into EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin sales slate includes Puppet Master, Subspecies franchises.
UK and Georgia-shot PTSD thriller ‘The Void’ boarded for sales
Virginia Gardner and Aneurin Barnard star.
Berlin period drama ‘The Education Of Jane Cumming’ starring Fiona Shaw boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film will world premiere in Panorama section.
Laika fantasy epic ‘Wildwood’ sets US release with Fathom, FilmNation boards sales
US release date confirmed as October 23, 2026.
Rai Cinema International Distribution boards Manon Coubia’s Berlinale Perspectives title ‘Forest High’
Belgian director’s film is the first non-Italian title to join the Rai Cinema International Distribution slate.
Open Reel takes on sales for Grace Passô’s Berlinale Perspectives premiere ‘Our Secret’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent boards directorial feature debut by acclaimed Brazilian actress Grace Passô.
Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle tells German government the festival has responsibility to “not shut down debate”
Tuttle was talking to the German Bundestag’s Culture Committee on January 14.
Berlin Film Festival unveils 2026 Competition, Perspectives lineups
Competition includes new films from Kornel Mundruczo, Ilker Catak, Emin Alper, Angela Schanelec, Karim Ainouz, Anthony Chen and Hanna Bergholm.
Indie Sales boards Spanish Berlin Panorama debut ‘Iván & Hadoum’
EXCLUSIVE: The project won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the 2023 Berlin Co-Production Market.
Nikolaj Arcel to direct Hans Christian Andersen biopic ‘My Fairytale Life’
Arcel will re-team with Anders Thomas Jensen as co-writer after ‘The Promised Land’.
Begin Again adds hit Latvian basketball drama ‘Escape Net’ to EFM slate
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Escape Net’ charts the rise of real-life women’s basketball club TTT Riga in Stalinist Latvia.
Why the role of festival manager has become more significant for a successful film launch
Competition for festival slots is becoming fiercer than ever as filmmakers look to secure distribution.
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.
