Latest festival news – Page 45
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NewsMartin Scorsese updates on Jesus project: “I want to make something unique and different”
The director joked that once he “gets some sleep” he will hopefully have a fresh idea for it.
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NewsPingyao film festival reveals programming team, launches development fund
The festival in China revealed a new programming team in Berlin.
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News‘A Traveler’s Needs’, ‘Dahomey’, ‘Dying’ land with strong scores on Screen’s Berlin jury grid
’The Empire’, ‘Architecton’ and ’Langue Entrangere’ also scored by critics.
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NewsHow the Berlinale is trying to navigate and engage with the Israel-Hamas war
A Gaza dialogue event, the Tiny House project, has been running near the festival’s hub in Potsdamer Platz.
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News‘Shambhala’: first trailer for Nepal’s first-ever Berlinale Competition entry (exclusive)
Film is also first South Asian film in Berlinale Competition in over three decades.
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News‘Love Lies Bleeding’ star Kristen Stewart updates on Susan Sontag project, praises new era for queer cinema
Stewart was talking at a press conference ahead of a Berlinale Special Gala screening of ’Love Lies Bleeding’.
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NewsIs the Berlinale eyeing a move from Potsdamer Platz? (exclusive)
It has long been rumoured but is a move really on the cards? Screen investigates.
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NewsNewen Connect launches ‘Cross Away’, the French remake of Steven Knight’s ‘Locke’ (exclusive)
Curiosa Film is producing the remake that sees Vincent Lindon take on the role of the troubled driver originally played by Tom Hardy.
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NewsGreenwich Entertainment acquires ‘Aum’ Japanese cult doc; EFM sales kick off (exclusive)
Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto co-directed Sundance 2023 selection.
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NewsTeresa Cavina appointed as artistic director of Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival
Fest’s second edition takes place from June 22-30 in Valletta.
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NewsLocarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Spain
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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NewsIranian filmmakers urge European funders to make it easier to access support
Filmmakers have submitted fake scripts as a means of getting around Iranian authorities.
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NewsWhy Greek art world doc ‘exergue’ is splitting 14-hour run-time for its Berlin screening
Greek director Dimitris Athiridis’ documentary film will play over two days as a Berlinale Special screening.
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NewsSplitScreen adds Berlinale Forum entry ‘The Undergrowth’ to sales slate (exclusive)
Roster includes recent IDFA acquisitions.
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NewsBerlinale faces up to political conflicts in opening ceremony: “We must adapt the rules for dealing with one another”
Mariette Rissenbeek and Claudia Roth gave passionate speeches championing democracy, criticising AfD.
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NewsCillian Murphy on Ireland’s “collective trauma” laid bare in Berlinale opener ‘Small Things Like These’
“When I started out, getting work in the 90s, you would see movies like this all the time,” noted executive producer Matt Damon.
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NewsThe Party boards Belfast-set documentary ‘The Flats’ ahead of CPH: DOX premiere (exclusive)
Alessandra Celesia directs the film about a man looking back on his youth growing up during the Troubles.
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NewsPolitics dominates tense Berlinale jury press conference
Jurors received numerous questions on the AfD, Gaza and Ukraine.
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NewsCPH:DOX unveils competitions, adds human rights award
New:Vision titles include Germany-Israel-Palestine co-production ‘Silent Night’.
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NewsEdinburgh director Paul Ridd reveals details of £50,000 filmmaker award (exclusive)
It is backed by The Sean Connery Foundation, which will also award a £15,000 short film prize.