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NewsTop film festival directors rally in defence of Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle
Letter is signed by leading festival directors including Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux, Locarno’s Giona A. Nazzaro and Sundance’s Eugene Hernandez.
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NewsTricia Tuttle details position before Berlinale meeting, saying support has “renewed my own clarity”
Tuttle says public and industry attendance set new records at 2026 edition: “There is a strong appetite for the Berlinale.”
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NewsTricia Tuttle “wants to continue” as Berlin Film Festival director, says German press
Tuttle did discuss “mutual resignation” with the German culture minister, according to reports.
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NewsWho is Wolfram Weimer, the German minister deciding the future of the Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle?
Weimer heads the supervisory board that runs the Berlinale.
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NewsNo decision yet on future of Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle following crisis meeting
This morning’s meeting was called by German minister of state for culture Wolfram Weimer to discuss Tuttle’s leadership.
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NewsBerlinale employees rally behind festival director Tricia Tuttle
More than 500 Berlinale employees jointly shared message of support for Tuttle as festival’s management board meets this morning to discuss her future.
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NewsIsraeli filmmakers sign letter in defence of Tricia Tuttle: “Do not touch the Berlinale”
EXCLUSIVE: Letter addressed to German culture minister ahead of Thursday’s meeting of festival management body.
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NewsInternational industry expresses “deep concern” at Tricia Tuttle’s potential Berlin departure
Open letter in defence of Tuttle receives over 600 signatures in a couple of hours.
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NewsEuropean film bodies voice support for Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle ahead of critical KBB meeting on Thursday
”Under Tricia Tuttle’s leadership, the Berlinale has reinforced its role as a key international festival and marketplace for European film.”
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NewsGerman newspaper Bild reports Tricia Tuttle may be leaving the Berlinale
Germany’s Bild tabloid is reporting an extraordinary meeting of Berlinale management organisation KBB tomorrow to discuss her position.
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NewsPremiere Entertainment Group thriller ‘Nightingale’ draws EFM buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Tiberius swoops on action thriller for Germany.
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News‘Rose’ starring Sandra Huller finishes top of Screen’s Berlin jury grid
‘Josephine’, ‘Yo’, ‘A New Dawn’ were among the final entries.
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News‘Yellow Letters’ wins Berlinale’s Golden Bear as politics dominate closing ceremony
Other winners included Salvation by Emin Alper, Lance Hammer’s Queen At Sea and Sandra Huller for Rose.
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News‘Flies’ lands second on Screen’s Berlin jury grid; ‘Queen At Sea’ also impresses
‘At The Sea’, ‘Home Stories’, ‘Nina Roza’ and ‘We Are All Strangers’ were also scored.
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NewsIdris Elba on how building “practical pathways” for African filmmakers will help diversify the industry
Elba is an exec producer on Berlinale Forum documentary ‘Crocodile’, directed by five Nigerian YouTubers and NZ filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly.
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NewsBuzzy titles, busy EFM, the politics row: unpicking the 2026 Berlinale - The Screen Podcast
The team discusses politics, parties, and highlights from the programme and market so far.
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NewsPEG closes territories at EFM on ‘The Hook’, ‘Dustlands’
EXCLUSIVE: PEG handles worldwide sales on both projects.
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News2026 EFM reports 5% rise in participants
Total of 606 films screened in Berlin; 1,794 buyers in attendance.
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NewsSony in talks to acquire worldwide rights to EFM Brie Larson horror package ‘Skeletons’
JT Mollner to direct upcoming feature produced by JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, Infrared, Assemble Media.
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NewsBerlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle responds to Gaza open letter
Tuttle says “we recognise the depth of anger and frustration” but also highlights “misinformation, inaccurate claims about Berlinale”.