All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 7
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News‘How To Have Sex’, ‘Shayda’ win at Filmfest Hamburg
The German festival posted its biggest ever audience in 2023.
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NewsBerlinale outlines fresh strategy for showcasing rising German filmmakers
Source: Berlinale/Ali Ghandtschi Jenni Zylka Jenni Zylka, former director of the Berlinale’s discontinued Perspektive Deutsches Kino section, has taken on a new role to discover films by up-and-coming German filmmakers, working closely with the country’s film schools. The €5,000 Heiner Carow Prize, sponsored by Germany’s Defa Foundation, ...
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NewsUkrainian drama ‘How Is Katia?’ wins best film at Molodist film festival in Hamburg
The Ukrianian festival ran as a festival within a festival at Filmfest Hamburg.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg hands out three new prizes, including for best pitch of film starring an older woman
The three cash awards honour the 21-year tenure of outgoing festival director Albert Wiederspiel.
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NewsEuropean Work in Progress Cologne unveils line up of 32 titles
2023 festival titles including Amat Escalante’s Lost In The Night and Faouzi Bensaidi’s Deserts previously showcased at EWIP.
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FeaturesGerman industry readies for overhaul of funding mechanisms and Berlinale leadership by end of 2023
The introduction of a streamer investment obligation for German production is also understood to be on the cards.
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NewsPort of Production international producer residency arrives at Filmfest Hamburg
Focus turns to ”how to run a company, manage employees, draw up a business plan and think about the future and how to produce in a sustainable way.”
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News‘Sultana’s Dream’ seals German deal to social impact label Films That Matter (exclusive)
The 2D animation depicting a feminist utopia is premiered at San Sebastian before moving to Filmfest Hamburg.
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NewsWes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain awarded German funding
German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) has made its latest funding decisions.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg’s Albert Wiederspiel and Kathrin Kohlstedde on their final edition together
After 21 years at the helm, festival director Wiederspiel steps down after this year’s edition.
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NewsHelge Albers on the ‘broad spectrum’ of features supported by Hamburg’s MOIN film fund
Filmfest Hamburg has 17 films funded by MOIN screening at the festival.
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NewsGerman industry to debate navigating streamer buy-out deals at Filmfest Hamburg
The festival’s full Industry Days programme will take place from October 2-6.
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NewsKyiv festival returns to Hamburg to present Ukrainian film competition
‘Festival within a festival’ opens with Anna Buryachkova’s Venice’s Orizzonti Extra title Forever-Forever
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NewsPoland picks ‘The Peasants’ as Oscar submission
Animated feature world premiered at Toronto earlier this month.
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News‘Scarborn’ wins top prize at Polish Film Festival as local filmmakers voice support for Agnieszka Holland
Closing ceremony of festival in Gdynia sees Polish film community speak up against “awful hatred” directed at Holland in recent weeks.
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NewsPolish arthouse cinemas refuse to show propaganda spot before screenings of Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Green Border’
Deputy interior minister announced last week that 30-second spot would be shown before ‘Green Border’, describing the Venice prize winning film as a ‘disgusting lampoon’
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NewsDecision on new Berlinale director “by the end of this year”, says minister
Germany’s state minister for culture and media said: “the Berlinale shouldn’t be left behind, but be in the same league as Cannes, Venice and Toronto.
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NewsOscar-winner Edward Berger to join Berlinale festival director selection committee
The director of ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ will help choose the next head of the Berlinale.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveil full 2023 line-up
The German festival will take place from September 28 to October 7.
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NewsBerlinale to abandon co-director model after 2024 edition
“The necessary decisions for modernising the Berlinale… should now once again be in the hands of one person,” said Germany’s culture minister.