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NewsTony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’, Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’ receive Austrian backing
The second season of The Day Of The Jackal was awarded €956,000.
NewsLili Hinstin, former artistic director of Locarno, dies aged 48
“She was a passionate cinephile, scholar, and curator,” said the festival.
News‘Sound Of Falling’, ‘Yellow Letters’ lead nominations for German Film Awards
Wim Wenders will receive this year’s honorary Lola award.
NewsRadu Jude, Hong Khaou and Maryam Zaree receive regional German fund backing for feature projects
Frankfurt’s Hessen Film & Medien is supporting the projects via companies including One Two Film and Komplizen Film.
NewsInternational industry gives verdict on 2026 Sofia Meetings
Czech drama ‘Broken Voices’ takes the top prize at the film festival.
NewsThessaloniki’s Agora industry programme unveils documentary winners
Debut feature docs dominated the prizes.
NewsInternational Documentary Association opens pilot programme to assist filmmakers at risk
The aim is to assist filmmakers whose work puts them in imminent physical danger.
NewsFlorian Hoffmeister, Gözde Kural projects among 2026 Sofia Meetings selection
Projects in development and works in progress will be showcased at the Bulgarian event.
NewsTaskovski Films picks up sales for CPH:DOX and Thessaloniki premieres
UK-based sales company boards Jens Schanze’s Materia Prima and Tomáš Krupa’s We Have To Survive.
News“We have a clear decision, clear guidelines and clear guardrails,” says culture minister of Berlinale decision
Wolfram Weimer has given details of the conditions of the agreement reached with Tricia Tuttle to stay at the Berlinale.
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.
NewsGerman-Israeli Co-Production Fund launched in Berlin
It will be open to “established and emerging talents” from both countries.
NewsThessaloniki’s Agora market, European Film Academy launch documentary think tank
The festival’s industry programme is collaborating with the Basque Audiovisual Office.
NewsBulgaria boosts project cap on tax rebate
Productions can receive a 25% cash rebate on eligible expenses up to €5m.
News“Chips” Hardy to write ‘The English Warrior’ for Swiss-UK outfit Jovera Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: “Chips” Hardy is the screenwriter father of Tom Hardy.
NewsBartosz Bielenia to star in Belarus political drama ‘Legacy’ for German outfit Tamtam Films
Tamtam is also the German minority partner on Danish historical drama ‘The Closed Book’.
NewsZentropa appoints new managing director to lead German operations
Producer Solmaz Azizi will succeed Fabian Gasmia from September 1
NewsGermany to introduce 8% investment obligation to boost local content
The investment obligation could take effect as early as April.
NewsSiddiq Barmak’s ‘The Postman’ begins shoot in Kurdistan
Set in Kabul in 1992, Barmak’s screenplay tells the story of an ordinary man, postman Amir, played by the Iraqi-Kurdish actor-director Hussein Hassan Ali.
NewsBerlinale looking for new partners to beat funding shortfall in 2027 and 2028, says festival director
“We are not sitting back and waiting for you to hand us money,” Tricia Tuttle told the Berlin senate committee.