Berlinale Suspends Alfred Bauer Prize Following Nazi Revelations

The Berlin Film Festival will rebrand the Alfred Bauer Prize, named after the festival's first director, following revelations about Bauer's activities under the Nazis.Bauer was a film historian who ran the Berlinale from its start in 1951 through 1976.

The 70th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival should be a cause for celebration. But recent revelations about the festival's first director, Dr.

In today’s film news roundup, Noomi Rapace gets a starring role, ArcLight Cinemas hires Ted Mundorff and a “Karn Evil 9” movie is in the works.

By Andreas Wiseman

Bayer Leverkusen's Twitter account has trolled a Manchester United fan over the gap between the Reds and Premier League leaders Liverpool.

PARIS – Dr. Florian Drücke, chairman & CEO of the German Music Industry Association (BVMI), was awarded the Franco-German Prize of the Cultural and Creative Industries on Thursday as "Personality of the Year" in Paris. The prize is an initiative of the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the patronage of the German and French Ministers of Economic Affairs.

Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique expands their slate for the upcoming Berlin Film Festival with global sales rights on “Last and First Men,” from the late Icelandic-born filmmaker-composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, which will world premiere in the Berlinale Special section.

Variety has been given exclusive access to the first clip from Berlinale Special Gala film “Curveball,” which is inspired by the true story of how the work of the German secret service led to the Iraq War.

Man City fans have begged Leroy Sane to sign a new deal at the club following the latest transfer statement from Bayern Munich.

By Andreas Wiseman

By Tom Grater

It’s not that the knives were out, exactly. It’s just that the faint whiff of lame duckishness has hung over the Berlin Film Festival since the announcement of longtime director Dieter Kosslick’s 2019 departure, an impression that intensified during the last two editions, which were generally regarded as among the weakest the festival has recently seen.

Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for Swiss/Croatian feature film “Mare,” written and directed by Andrea Staka, which will have its world premiere in the Panorama Section of the Berlin Film Festival.

The death toll from coronavirus is continuing to rise with 132 people now known to have died and thousands and almost 6,000 confirmed cases.

The BBC and TVNZ’s adaptation of Man Booker Prize winning novel “The Luminaries,” starring Eva Green, is among the scripted TV projects that will feature in this year’s Berlinale Series Market and Conference program at the Berlin International Film Festival.

By Tom Grater

Reel Suspects has acquired international sales rights to Caru Alves de Souza’s coming-of-age tale “My Name is Baghdad,” which will world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in the Generation 14 section.