Latest Berlin news – Page 40
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NewsBerlin co-heads Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek reflect on 2023 edition, racism debate and next steps
Chatrian and Rissenbeek are four years into their five-year contracts.
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NewsBerlinale sets 2024 dates; reveals 2023 ticket sales
The festival sold 320,000 tickets, near to pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsCeline Song’s ‘Past Lives’ tops Screen’s final 2023 Berlin jury grid
’Suzume’, ’On The Adamant’, and ’Art College 1994’ all land in joint fourth place with a score of 2.7.
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NewsNicolas Philibert’s French doc ‘On The Adamant’ wins Golden Bear at Berlinale 2023
The gender-neutral acting prize was won by Spain’s Sofía Otero for ’20,000 Species of Bees’.
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NewsMubi takes additional territories on ‘Passages’ after Berlin European premiere
Deal follows prior acquisition of US, UK, Latin American rights at Sundance.
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NewsBerlinale premiere of Norwegian animation ‘Just Super’ pulled over Blackface allegations but further screenings go ahead
Festival management, Norwegian Film Institute and anti-racism org ARTEF have been in talks all week.
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NewsHow Ukraine is trying to maintain the momentum behind a generation of outstanding filmmakers
The European industry has created support initiatives, including for funding, co-production and raising awareness.
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NewsLatido Films scores sales for ‘The Beasts’, ‘Tobacco Barns’, ‘Jezabel’ at the EFM (exclusive)
Major deals close for Latin American and Spanish content at EFM.
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NewsBuzzy Berlin title ‘20,000 Species Of Bees’ secures France, Italy deals for Luxbox (exclusive)
Film directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren.
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NewsEuropean Film Market 2023 sets records for attendance, stands, and screenings
Over 11,500 market participants up from 11,423 in 2020.
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NewsMagnolia secures key deals on Sundance titles ‘Kokomo City’, ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ (exclusive)
Transgender sex worker doc ‘Kokomo City’ goes to UK, Scandinavia.
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News‘Afire’ lands second on Screen’s Berlin jury grid; middling scores for other new titles
‘Music’, ‘The Plough’, ‘20,000 Species Of Bees’ and ‘Bad Living’ have also been scored.
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NewsDisney+ series ‘The Good Mothers’ wins inaugural Berlinale Series Award
Berlinale Series Award is the time an A-festival has established a prize specifically for a series.
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NewsMaría Elena Wood, Bastian Griese team for Chile-Germany co-production ‘Dear Eszter’
The film wiill be written and directed by Alex Balassa.
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NewsBerlinale reports strong ticket sales so far as it aims to reach 2020 figures
The festival has revealed an increase on 2022, which included Covid restrictions.
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NewsSteven Spielberg delivers memorable Berlin speech – read the full transcript
Spielberg “to keep working”, discusses cinema history, Jewish heritage.
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News‘A Grand Romantic Gesture’ starring Dylan Llewellyn lands UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for later in 2023.
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NewsSweden’s Jens Jonsson to direct spy thriller series ‘The Doctrine’
Project based on novel about Russia infiltrating Swedish politics.
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NewsSteven Spielberg at the Berlinale: “I don’t know what I am going to do next, I have no idea”
At the festival to receive a lifetime achievement award, the director reflects on his career.
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NewsBerlinale hosts tribute to legendary Spanish director Carlos Saura: “I will never forget his kindness”
Attendees included Carlo Chatrian, Agnieszka Holland, Wim Wenders and Volker Schlöndorff.