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All Encounters articles
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Reviews‘Matt And Mara’: Berlin Review
Kazik Radwanski follows up to Anne At 13,000 Feet with this introspective indie of incompatible friendship
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Reviews‘Arcadia’: Berlin Review
A car accident is the catalyst for the uncovering of difficult truths in this atmospheric Greek drama
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Reviews‘A Family’: Berlin Review
French author Christine Angot confronts her family about her father’s sexual abuse
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Reviews‘Demba’: Berlin Review
A Sengalese man struggles to shake off his grief after the death of his wife in this striking second feature
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Reviews‘Sleep With Your Eyes Open’: Berlin Review
Three Asian travellers make tentative connections in this light Brazil-set drama
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Reviews‘Favoriten’: Berlin Review
Documentary spends three years following an inner-city Viennese primary school
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NewsSenegalese feature ‘Demba’ acquired for sales ahead of Berlinale debut (exclusive)
The film follows a widower who reconnects with his estranged son.
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Reviews‘Here’: Berlin Review
Two solitary souls find comfort in the natural world in Bas Devos’ Encounters-winning feature
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Reviews‘The Klezmer Project’: Berlin Review
Docu-fiction exploring the enduring legacy of Yiddish klezmer music won the first feature award at Berlin
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Reviews‘Living Bad’: Berlin Review
Joao Canijo returns to the mordernist hotel of his ‘Bad Living’ to take account of the guests in this mirror film
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Reviews‘Family Time’: Berlin Review
An uncomfortable family Christmas is the setting for this unconventional Finnish debut
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Reviews‘The Adults’: Berlin Review
Michael Cera is one of three dysfunctional siblings in Dustin Guy Defa’s comedy drama
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Reviews‘El Eco’: Berlin Review
Tatiana Huezo’s documentary set in a remote Mexican mountain community is an intimate, immersive portrait of a way of life
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FeaturesBerlin 2023: Screen’s guide to the Encounters titles
Screen profiles all the films in the x strand for the Berlinale’s 2023 edition, which runs from Feb 16-26.
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Reviews‘Unrest’: Berlin Review
Cyril Schäublin is awarded Best Director prize in Berlin’s Encounters for his austere account of Swiss watchmaking
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Reviews‘The City And The City’: Berlin Review
A heartfelt tribute to Thessaloniki highlighting its sorrowful history of antisemitism
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Reviews‘Father’s Day’: Berlin Review
Three intersecting family stories reveal the lasting trauma of Rwanda’s violent history
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Reviews‘Small, Slow But Steady’: Berlin Review
Sombre, sensitive portrait of a young professional female boxer in Japan
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Reviews‘Brother In Every Inch’: Berlin Review
Alexander Zolotukhin’s second feature, centred around twin Russian military pilot cadets, is an impressive visual feat