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Denis Côté Talks About On-Screen Sexuality in His Berlin Film ‘That Kind of Summer’ - variety.com - France - Berlin
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12.02.2022 / 10:47

Denis Côté Talks About On-Screen Sexuality in His Berlin Film ‘That Kind of Summer’

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Asia’s Uneasy Relationship With Europe’s Film Festivals Continues - variety.com - China - Tokyo - North Korea - Indonesia - Berlin - city Shanghai - city Busan
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12.02.2022 / 09:09

Asia’s Uneasy Relationship With Europe’s Film Festivals Continues

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefOnly a few months ago, hundreds of Asian film executives were expecting to attend this week’s Berlin festival and the European Film Market. For many, it would have been their first participation in a top-tier overseas festival for nearly two years.But the Omicron variant has upended those dreams. And, except for those folks with a film playing in the festival, most have stayed at home.

Berlin Film Festival Gives Reason For Opening Film Disruption; Hanna Schygulla Explains Absence - deadline.com - Paris - Germany - Berlin
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11.02.2022 / 16:59

Berlin Film Festival Gives Reason For Opening Film Disruption; Hanna Schygulla Explains Absence

EXCLUSIVE: Organizers of the Berlin Film Festival have told us that the world premiere screening of opening film Peter Von Kant was disrupted last night due to “a server problem”.

‘Robe Of Gems’ Trailer: First Look At Natalia Lopez Gallardo’s Berlin Film Festival Competition Entry - deadline.com - Mexico - Berlin - Bolivia
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11.02.2022 / 13:23

‘Robe Of Gems’ Trailer: First Look At Natalia Lopez Gallardo’s Berlin Film Festival Competition Entry

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran editor Natalia Lopez Gallardo’s feature directing debut Robe Of Gems screens in competition today at the Berlin Film Festival, check out the first trailer above.

Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Banks-Starring Sundance, Berlin Film ‘Call Jane’ Sells Wide for Protagonist - variety.com - Australia - Spain - France - New Zealand - China - Italy - Canada - South Korea - South Africa - Austria - Germany - county Banks - Portugal - Switzerland - Virginia - Greece - Poland - Berlin - Turkey - Bulgaria - Israel - Singapore
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11.02.2022 / 13:10

Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Banks-Starring Sundance, Berlin Film ‘Call Jane’ Sells Wide for Protagonist

Naman Ramachandran Protagonist Pictures has closed multiple deals for several key territories on Sundance selection and Berlin Film Festival competition title “Call Jane.”Territories sold include DCM for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Umbrella Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand, Mis.label for Scandinavia, Eagle for Italy, Shaw for Singapore and Empire for South Africa.Directed by Phyllis Nagy, the Oscar nominated writer of “Carol,” the film stars Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara and Chris Messina. The film follows Joy (Banks), a traditional 1960s housewife who unexpectedly falls pregnant and finds the Janes, an underground abortion movement led by Virginia (Weaver).

Strong Showing for Swiss Cinema at Berlin Film Festival - variety.com - Switzerland - Berlin
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11.02.2022 / 07:09

Strong Showing for Swiss Cinema at Berlin Film Festival

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSwitzerland, thanks to its prolific co-production activity, has a hand in a record-breaking 11 titles in the Berlinale’s official selection, including two films competing for the Golden Bear, and two more in Berlin’s cutting-edge Encounters section, as well as a Swiss talent selected for the fest’s Shooting Stars event, Souheila Yacoub.Ursula Meier’s “The Line” (competition) — Following “Home” and “Sister,” Meier continues to pursue “this idea of family that is as much necessary, as it is toxic,” says the film’s producer Pauline Gygax. After a violent argument with her mother, Margaret, 35 (Stephanie Blanchoud), who has a long history of inflicting and suffering from violence, is subjected to a restraining order.

‘Pitch Perfect’: Todd Strauss-Schulson To Direct & EP Pilot Of Peacock Spinoff Series - deadline.com - Germany - county Banks - Berlin
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11.02.2022 / 02:51

‘Pitch Perfect’: Todd Strauss-Schulson To Direct & EP Pilot Of Peacock Spinoff Series

EXCLUSIVE: Todd Strauss-Schulson and Adam Devine are reuniting for a third time as the former has signed on to direct and exec produce the pilot episode of Peacock’s Pitch Perfect (w/t) spinoff series

Berlin Film Festival Opens Amid Tight COVID Restrictions - variety.com - Los Angeles - Berlin
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11.02.2022 / 00:33

Berlin Film Festival Opens Amid Tight COVID Restrictions

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe 72nd Berlin Film Festival got off to a promising if somewhat subdued start Feb. 10 amid strict restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, which put a major damper on this year’s festivities and kept crowds to a minimum.While only some 800 guests attended the opening night ceremony at the Berlinale Palast — less than half of the normal capacity of the festival’s grand main venue — the event was nevertheless a hopeful sign for the local film industry and for cinema in general.The festival was uncompromising in its mask policy for the red carpet, rendering most high-profile guests unrecognizable — although many whipped them off for the phalanx of photographers.

Berlin Film Festival Gets Underway With Messages Of Determination As Event Presses On Amid Question Marks - deadline.com - Germany - Berlin
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10.02.2022 / 23:11

Berlin Film Festival Gets Underway With Messages Of Determination As Event Presses On Amid Question Marks

The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival is officially up and running as an in-person event, pressing on determinedly despite the challenges presented by the Covid wave Germany is experiencing.

Director Gudmundsson on Growing Up and His Berlin Film ‘Beautiful Beings’ - variety.com - Iceland - Berlin
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10.02.2022 / 10:43

Director Gudmundsson on Growing Up and His Berlin Film ‘Beautiful Beings’

Alissa Simon Film CriticFor his sophomore feature, “Beautiful Beings,” playing in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama, Icelandic helmer-writer Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson returns to the subject of his prize-winning first feature “Heartstone” (2016): fraught adolescent friendships and difficult family lives. In “Beautiful Beings,” a horrendously bullied youth forms a tentative rapport with a trio of tough outsiders. Together, the boys experiment with aggression and violence, but also learn about loyalty and love.The action is captured with a shooting style that blends naturalism and lyricism, using mostly first-time young actors.

Winds of Change in Chile’s Film and TV Landscape - variety.com - USA - Chile - Berlin - city Venice - city Tallinn
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10.02.2022 / 09:39

Winds of Change in Chile’s Film and TV Landscape

Anna Marie de la Fuente It’s a new dawn for Chile’s audiovisual industry. When Gabriel Boric, Chile’s youngest (at 35) and most left-leaning president since Salvador Allende, was elected in December, his pledge to more than double the state’s contribution to the arts was greeted with great fanfare.After all, Chile’s prodigious film output this past decade has been remarkable despite the scant public support it has received.“If everything we have achieved in the last 10 years was done with so little money, imagine what we can achieve with an increase in audiovisual funding!” says Constanza Arena, executive director of Chile’s film promotion org, CinemaChile.In recent years, Chile has triumphed at the Oscars, starting when Pablo Larraín’s “No” was nominated for international feature in 2012, and culminating in an Oscar win for Sebastian Lelio’s “A Fantastic Woman” in 2017.

Berlin Film Festival Kicks Off With COVID-Testing Buses and Strict Vaccine Checks - variety.com - Germany - Berlin
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09.02.2022 / 21:41

Berlin Film Festival Kicks Off With COVID-Testing Buses and Strict Vaccine Checks

Manori Ravindran International EditorYou can’t say we weren’t warned.When the omicron wave hit in December, the Berlin Film Festival frantically pivoted to ensure a physical event went ahead, and organizers cautioned that heavy COVID restrictions would be in place at the 72nd edition of the fest.True to form, those measures are keenly felt on the ground in Berlin, where COVID-testing buses and strict vaccination and booster checks will be de rigueur over the next week. Depending on where you’re coming from, that may be a shock to the system, but it appears to be a lot more straightforward than it looks — and rest assured you’ll be spared the indignity of spitting into test tubes.A day before Thursday’s opening ceremony, which screens Francois Ozon’s “Peter von Kant,” the main festival grounds are noticeably subdued, with the Berlinale Palast red carpet still in the process of being set up.

Berlin Film Festival Offers Hope Amid Germany’s Ongoing Pandemic Struggles - variety.com - Germany - Berlin - city While
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09.02.2022 / 21:41

Berlin Film Festival Offers Hope Amid Germany’s Ongoing Pandemic Struggles

Ed Meza @edmezavarOrganizers of the upcoming Berlinale continue to plan for a physical festival under strict safety measures, but with the EFM already moved online due to rising COVID-19 cases, this year looks set to be another gloomy gathering, not only for Germany’s dispirited film sector, but also for Berlin businesses bracing for more lost revenue.Local cinema operators and distributors have welcomed the move, but the condensed event and ongoing Omicron scare is likely to keep attendance on the low side.“This is such an important signal for the entire culture and film industry,” says Christian Bräuer, chairman of independent cinema association AG Kino – Gilde and managing director of Berlin’s Yorck-Kino group. “Of course, as social venues, we are aware of our responsibility.

Berlin Film Festival Receives Global Support from Film Community Despite Omicron Threat - variety.com - Germany - Berlin
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08.02.2022 / 20:51

Berlin Film Festival Receives Global Support from Film Community Despite Omicron Threat

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe leadup to the 2022 Berlin Film Festival has been a veritable rollercoaster ride for co-directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian due to the global spread of the Omicron variant.But while other top fests such as Sundance and Rotterdam went online again, Berlin has stayed the course due to the two chiefs’ determination to not go virtual and also to keep their February slot, albeit in its current reduced Feb. 10-16 form.

Berlinale Film ‘Moja Vesna,’ Directed by Sara Kern, Boarded by Wide (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Australia - Centre - city Melbourne - Slovenia - Berlin
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08.02.2022 / 17:43

Berlinale Film ‘Moja Vesna,’ Directed by Sara Kern, Boarded by Wide (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorWide has come on board to represent international sales on Slovenian-Australian writer/director Sara Kern’s debut feature “Moja Vesna,” which premieres in the Generation Kplus section at the Berlin Film Festival.“Moja Vesna” stars newcomer Loti Kovačič as Moja, a 10-year-old girl who lives with her grief-stricken Slovenian dad and pregnant 20-year-old sister Vesna in an outer suburb of Melbourne. Unable to accept the reality of her mother’s sudden death, Moja focuses on preparing for the baby while Vesna is lost in troubles of her own.Adamant and full of light, Moja carries on, hoping in vain that Vesna will eventually fill the mother-shaped hole in her life.

Pink Parrot Media Nabs Chelo Loureiro’s Animated Musical Film ‘Valentina’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - Madrid - Portugal - Berlin - Lisbon
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08.02.2022 / 14:23

Pink Parrot Media Nabs Chelo Loureiro’s Animated Musical Film ‘Valentina’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Emiliano De Pablos International distribution house Pink Parrot Media has taken worldwide sales rights outside Spain and Portugal to 3D/2D animated musical film “Valentina,” the feature debut of Spanish producer-turned director Chelo Loureiro of Galicia’s Ábano Producións.Based out of Montreal and Madrid, Pink Parrot will introduce the toon feature to international buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market “Valentina” had its theatrical premiere in December on 160 screens in Spain, handled by Super8.Written, directed and produced by Loureiro and co-written by Lúa Testa, “Valentina” tells the story of a girl who dreams of becoming a trapeze artist but struggles to believe it is possible because she has Down’s syndrome.

Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’: Watch First Trailer for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Berlin-Bound Film (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - India - county Queens - Berlin - city Sanjay
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04.02.2022 / 10:13

Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’: Watch First Trailer for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Berlin-Bound Film (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has revealed the first trailer for his long-awaited film “Gangubai Kathiawadi,” which will have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. Starring Alia Bhatt (“Gully Boy”) in the titular role alongside Ajay Devgn (“Tanhaji”), the film is based on the book, “Mafia Queens of Mumbai,” written by S. Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges.

IFC Films Reunites With Claire Denis on Berlinale Film ‘Fire’ With Juliette Binoche (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Britain - France - Paris - Berlin
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03.02.2022 / 22:27

IFC Films Reunites With Claire Denis on Berlinale Film ‘Fire’ With Juliette Binoche (EXCLUSIVE)

IFC Films has nabbed U.S. rights to “Fire,” the new drama from celebrated French director Claire Denis. The pact marks the first major domestic deal of the Berlinale 2022 competition.World premiering next week at the Berlin Film Festival, “Fire” is headlined by two of France’s biggest stars, Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient”) and Vincent Lindon (“Titane”).

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