Latest Berlin news – Page 35
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NewsPinnacle Peak boards ‘Forty-Seven Days With Jesus’ for EFM starring ‘The Chosen’ cast members (exclusive)
Feature will open in US on March 11 in more than 800 theatres.
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NewsPluto Film takes on sales for Josef Hader’s Berlin Panorama title ‘Andrea Gets A Divorce’ (exclusive)
Hader’s debut film, the satire ’Wild Mouse’, premiered in competition in Berlin in 2017.
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NewsHanWay boards Catherine Hardwicke’s ‘A French Pursuit’ starring Toni Collette
The comedy is a re-imagining French box office hit, ’Antoinette Dans Les Cévennes’
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NewsFormer Global Screen execs launch Beta Film-backed sales outfit Epsilon Film (exclusive)
Epsilon will be at the EFM with its first two projects.
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NewsBerlinale to contact far-right AfD party amid invitation controversy; open letter goes offline
Open letter criticising AfD attendance was down on Sunday morning.
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NewsLightdox acquires world rights to Ukraine war doc ‘Intercepted’ ahead of Berlinale Forum premiere (exclusive)
Doc by Oksana Karpovych contrasts scenes of everyday life of Ukrainians with phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
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News‘Parasite’ producer Barunson E&A invests in Indonesian horror ‘Respati’
The company will introduce the project to international buyers at the European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsUtopia to launch EFM sales on Julie Pacino psychological horror ‘I Live Here Now’ (exclusive)
Lucy Fry, Sheryl Lee from Twin Peaks among cast.
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NewsHeretic takes on sales for Aslı Özge’s Berlinale Panorama title ‘Faruk’ (exclusive)
Instanbul-set drama is a story of gentrification and father-daughter relationships.
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NewsChina’s Parallax picks up Berlinale title ‘The Great Phuket’ (exclusive)
The drama marks the debut feature of Liu Yaonan and is set to premiere in the Generation strand of the festival.
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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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NewsBeta Cinema boards Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Light’, releases first look image
Beta Cinema is handling sales for all territories except German-speaking territories, France and North America.
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NewsJordan’s Mohannad Al-Bakri to receive Arab honour during Berlinale
The Jordanian Royal Film Commission executive will receive the Arab Cinema Personality of the Year award.
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NewsRalph Fiennes to direct and star in class drama ‘The Beacon’ for Cornerstone
The drama explores class, race and identity in the UK.
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NewsMatch Factory takes on sales for Victor Kossakovsky’s Berlinale Competition title ‘Architecton’
A24 will distribute the documentary in North America.
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NewsGlobal Screen acquires family adventure ‘Curious Tobi And The Treasure Hunt To The Flying Rivers’ (exclusive)
The film is already a box office hit in Germany with over 1.2 million tickets sold
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NewsFilm Factory takes international rights to Luis Prieto’s ‘Last Stop: Rocafort St.’ (exclusive)
Prieto’s credits include ‘Kidnap’, starring Halle Berry.
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NewsLesley Manville starring in Polish thriller ‘Winter Of The Crow’ for HanWay
Kasia Adamik’s film is set in Poland during the Cold War
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NewsCercamon boards Berlin Panorama title ‘Paradises Of Diane’, releases first trailer (exclusive)
The Swiss film is directed by Carmen Jaquier and Jan Gassman.
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NewsDevilworks wraps production on three films through New Era Entertainment banner (exclusive)
New Era is the North American production and distribution arm of UK-based Devilworks.