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Ira Sachs’ ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall seals UK-Ireland deal
EXCLUSIVE: The feature will be released theatrically on January 2 2026.
Festival directors discuss imperative to show “uncomfortable films”
“Part of our role is to find and back voices that sometimes make people uncomfortable,” said Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle.
Berlinale premiere ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ lands North American deal
EXCLUSIVE: Film charts fall of Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner.
EFM partners with Montreal’s Frontières Market for genre showcase
The collaboration will begin in 2026.
Berlinale appoints programming delegate for South Asia
New delegate will report to Jacqueline Lyanga, Michael Stutz.
Berlin World Cinema Fund head Vincenzo Bugno to depart
He will depart at the end of 2025 after 21 years in the role.
Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Former London Film Festival head becomes MBE.
Berlin selection ‘Monk In Pieces’ lands North American deal
EXCLUSIVE: Doc about interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk to open at IFC Center this summer, followed by nationwide rollout.
FIAPF issues robust statement to defend film festivals from ‘unprecedented attacks’
EXCLUSIVE: Festival accrediation body publishes public statement to reaffirm artistic and operational independence of film festivals.
Pluto closes sales on Berlinale prize winner ’Hysteria’
EXCLUSIVE: ’Hysteria’ won the Europa Cinemas prize at the Berlinale.
Michel Franco’s Berlinale selection ‘Dreams’ lands US buyer
Jessica Chastain, ballet dancer Isaac Hernández star.
A24 Sundance titles ‘Sorry, Baby’ and ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: ’Sorry, Baby’ is also the closing night film at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Berlin film festival confirms 2026 dates
Next year’s festival will not clash with the Baftas for the first time since 2020.
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.
