Berlin news – Page 10
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NewsBerlinale funds under threat but festival co-director says closing-night speeches “not antisemitic”
”The Berlinale stands for democracy and openness. We are explicitly opposed to discrimination and all forms of hatred,” said Mariette Rissenbeek.
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NewsMagnify closes multiple territories on Sundance dark comedy ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ (exclusive)
Film directed by Austria’s Daniel Hoesl And Julia Niemann.
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News“Buyers came with enthusiasm”: international sellers enjoy buoyant EFM
“People had had a bit of a disappointing AFM in so many different ways, and everyone was ready.”
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News‘My Favourite Cake’, ‘The Devil’s Bath’ top Screen’s final 2024 Berlin jury grid
‘Who Do I Belong To?’, ’Sons’ and ’Shambhala’ were the final three titles to land on the grid.
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NewsBerlinale Competition title ‘La Cocina’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ film is set in a busy Manhattan restaurant, and stars Rooney Mara and Raul Briones Carmona.
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NewsBerlin politicians slam anti-war, pro-Palestinian comments at festival’s closing night gala
“There can’t be any room here for relativisations. I expect measures here from the new Berlinale management,” said Berlin’s mayor Kai Wegner.
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NewsThe Match Factory scores multiple deals for Berlinale competition titles ‘Dying’ and ‘Architecton’
German sales agents announces slew of sales for films by Matthias Glasner and Victor Kossakovsky
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NewsMati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ wins Golden Bear at Berlinale
Other winners included Hong Sangsoo’s ’A Traveler’s Needs’ and Sebastian Stan for ’A Different Man’.
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NewsMubi buys Mati Diop’s Berlin Competition entry ‘Dahomey’ for multiple territories
Distributor plans late 2024 release.
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NewsDon Lee planning four more ‘Roundup’ films and return to Marvel
The South Korean star, also known as Ma Dong-seok, will premiere ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ at the Berlin film festival.
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News‘The Devil’s Bath’ takes joint lead on Screen’s 2024 Berlin jury grid
‘Pepe’, ‘Gloria’ and ‘Black Tea’ were also scored by the critics.
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NewsEuropean Film Market 2024 breaks attendance record with over 12,000 visitors
Number of companies up slightly; buyers down from 2023.
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NewsBerlin title ‘My Favourite Cake’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Curzon Film has picked up the Iranian tragicomedy from Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeh.
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NewsGender equity in UK film another 60 years away - but it could be sooner in Germany
The Gender Equity Policy (GEP) Analysis project looked at who holds key creative positions in the UK, German and Canadian industries.
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NewsMartin Scorsese updates on Jesus project: “I want to make something unique and different”
The director joked that once he “gets some sleep” he will hopefully have a fresh idea for it.
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News‘A Traveler’s Needs’, ‘Dahomey’, ‘Dying’ land with strong scores on Screen’s Berlin jury grid
’The Empire’, ‘Architecton’ and ’Langue Entrangere’ also scored by critics.
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NewsBuyers enjoy slice of Berlin competition title ‘My Favourite Cake’ (exclusive)
The Iranian film by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha is about a solitary woman who tries to invigorate her love life.
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NewsMinerva strikes key deals for Italian thriller ‘The Net’
Sardinia-set crime drama is directed by Domenico Emanuele de Feudis
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NewsHow the Berlinale is trying to navigate and engage with the Israel-Hamas war
A Gaza dialogue event, the Tiny House project, has been running near the festival’s hub in Potsdamer Platz.
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NewsIreland’s Inis Mór lands the EUFCN Location Award 2023
The island on the west coast of Ireland was a key location for filming Marin McDonagh’s ’The Banshees of Inisherin’.