Campaigners seek Unesco world heritage status for Berlin’s techno culture

K.J. Yossman Germany has approved stringent new measures to try and curb the latest COVID-19 wave sweeping Europe.Among the new measures, which will be enforced “at the latest” from Dec.

was wearing the wrong shirt.Rihanna joins the likes of actress Nicole Kidman and former German chancellor Angela Merkel at the Madame Tussauds Berlin branch, which opened in 2008.It comes after the waxwork of  Olly Murs had to be remodeled after being kissed so many times.This story originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPlans are underway for the Berlin Film Festival to take place in February as a physical event with movie theaters at full capacity, the same number of films as in pre-pandemic times, and a red carpet visible to fans.Yet given the highly transmissible nature of the Omicron COVID variant, Berlinale executive director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian are realistic that major changes will need to be enforced in order for the fest’s

The Berlin International Film Festival today put out a statement boasting confidence in its ability to host an in-person edition in early 2022, despite the rapid rise of Omicron in Europe.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Berlin Film Festival has said its European Film Market is on track for a largely in-person edition with exhibition space in its main venues, the Gropius Bau and Marriott Hotel, almost fully booked up.The EFM, which is a major market for the European and international film industry, is set to take place Feb.

French actress Isabelle Huppert will be the recipient of an honorary Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFrench actor Isabelle Huppert is set to receive an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Her films will also be honored in a special Homage section.Huppert will be awarded the prize for lifetime achievement.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how the pandemic is going to affect some of the 2022 film festivals, particularly the ones earlier in the year. But even though it’s unclear how the pandemic might alter the event, the Berlin Film Festival has already gone ahead and announced its first wave of titles.

Naman Ramachandran The Berlin Film Festival has revealed several titles across various programs for the 2022 edition of the festival.Women directors account for seven of the 13 titles revealed so far in the Panorama section, including U.S.

The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival has revealed its first titles, including seven films that have been invited to the Berlinale Special program. You can see the full list of confirmed films below.

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has challenged interim manager Ralf Rangnick to bring the good times back to Old Trafford and win a trophy.

Ben Croll Just a half-decade ago, talk of web-series – both as a medium and as a standalone industry – fell on deaf ears in certain major media markets. And so the task fell to a handful of evangelists to go out and bang the drum.“We believe in short content and our mission is to convince others that it is the future,” says producer Anton Kalinkin, founder of Russia’s Red Carpet Studio.

Ben Croll Playing Dec. 13-15, the seventh edition of Webfest Berlin will run under new ownership but the same set of goals: To spotlight the finest in short-format web series production and to herald them on the international stage.This year’s edition will feature 27 short-form series from 13 countries in nearly as many languages, all spread over six competitive sections (Including French comedy “Dhanasri, Julies and the Ghosts,” pictured above).

Naman Ramachandran Germany is bringing in tough new restrictions on unvaccinated people in a bid to control the rapid spread of COVID-19.Chancellor Angela Merkel said that unvaccinated people would be barred from several public places such as non-essential shops and events. The only exemption would be if they have recently recovered from COVID-19.

Berlin Film Festival is forging ahead with plans for an in-person celebration this February, though the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is forcing conversations about contingency plans, multiple individuals familiar with the matter told Variety.While festival insiders described the group as “determined” to gather in-person, there have been talks about pushing the event as far out as June from its current scheduled run of February 10-20, 2022.