Berlin news – Page 151
-
NewsRob Marshall's Nine to receive birthday screening at Berlin
Rob Marshall’s Nine and new films by Doris Dorrie, Matti Geschonneck and Jo Baier will be screened as part of the Berlinale’s Special programme this year.
-
NewsBerlinale official selection hosts world premieres from Vinterberg, Baumbach
Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino, Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg (pictured) and Benoit Delephine’s Mammuth are among 12 additional world premieres that will screen in the official selection at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
-
NewsBerlinale's International Forum unveils 19 world premieres for 40th edition
New films by Angela Schanelec (pictured), Nicolas Wadimoff, Arvin Chen and Thomas Arslan are among 19 world premieres in the 40th edition of the Berlinale’s International Forum.
-
NewsQuanan Wang's Apart Together to open 60th Berlinale
The world premiere of Quanan Wang’s Apart Together (Tuan Yuan) will open the Berlinale’s 60th edition on February 11, while Yoji Yamada’s About Her Brother (Otouto) (pictured) will close the festival on February 20.
-
NewsBerlinale's Co-Production Market reveals line-up
New projects by Italy’s Marco Bechis, the UK’s Benjamin Ross and Russia’s Andrey Zvyagintsev as well as directorial debuts by actors Hiam Abbass and Ulrich Thomsen are among the 37 projects selected for the seventh edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 14-16).
-
NewsBerlinale reveals line-up for Perspektive local film section
Dietrich Bruggemann’s Run If You Can and RP Kahl’s Bedways will bookend the Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar at the Berlin Film Festival.
-
NewsFilmax takes sales rights to Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno
Spanish studio Filmax has picked up international sales rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated debut feature, El Mal Ajeno.
-
NewsBerlinale unveils Generation sidebar line-up
Bran Nue Dae and Yuki & Nina (pictured) are among the films selected for the Generation sidebar for the 60th edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
-
NewsProbst aims to be flexible in run up to EFM
Flexibility has been the key to preparing the 2010 edition of the European Film Market (EFM), according to market director Beki Probst.
-
NewsSidus to launch sales for Busan omnibus at Berlin
Korea-based Sidus FNH will launch sales for the Pusan International Film Festival’s omnibus Busan Project (working title) at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
-
NewsBerlin unveils first wave of Panorama, Forum titles
Documentaries are set to put in a strong showing at the Berlinale’s Panorama section this year as selectors announce that half of the 50-title programme has now been confirmed. A third of the final line-up will be made up of documentaries.
-
NewsAlta Films picks up Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno for Spain
Leading distributor Alta Films has taken Spanish theatrical rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated feature debut El Mal Ajeno, produced by director Alejandro Amenabar (pictured).
-
NewsUS judge sets date for Polanski hearing
Roman Polanski’s 32 year old criminal case will return to a Los Angeles court this week. It comes weeks after a California court rejected the director’s bid to have the case dismissed.
-
NewsIndependent cinema in "the best of health", says Berlinale chief
Independent cinema is in the best of health, says Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick, who is currently completing the competition line-up for the forthcoming 60th edition (February 11-21).
-
NewsScorsese, Polanski among world premieres confirmed for Berlin
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured), and Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer are among the first seven titles to be confirmed for the Competition section of the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
-
NewsEFP reveals line-up for 2010 Shooting Stars talent showcase
European Film Promotion (EFP) revealed the line-up for the 13th Shooting Stars, its annual new acting talent showcase. The young actors and actresses will be introduced at its annual presentation at the Berlin Film Festival.
-
NewsHerzog to head Berlinale jury
Werner Herzog will head the jury at the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival (February 11-21).
-
NewsO-Scope picks up North America on The Exploding Girl
New York-based Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Bradley Rust Gray’s second feature The Exploding Girl.
-
NewsMichael Haneke, Les Films du Losange plot White Ribbon follow-up
Following up this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or win for The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke is currently drafting his next project and has already set his two lead actors in 79 year-old French veteran Jean-Louis Trintingnant and Haneke regular Isabelle Huppert, who will play Trintingant’s daughter.The director is working on an ...
-
NewsLars Von Trier ventures into disaster genre with next project
Having ventured into horror with Antichrist, the bad boy of Danish cinema Lars Von Trier is to make his next foray into genre cinema with a disaster movie.