Overshadowed by a grisly, racially motivated shooting in western Germany and the growing pains of new festival leadership, this year’s Berlinale served to illuminate the market dynamics and global issues set to impact the international film and television industry in the run-up to Cannes — provided coronavirus stays away from the Croisette.
Film News Roundup: Noomi Rapace Thriller ‘O2’ Heads for Berlin Film Market
15.02.2020 - 05:21 / variety.com
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.
CASTING
Noomi Rapace will star in the thriller “O2,” which will launch sales next week at the European Film Market in Berlin through Wild Bunch International.
Franck Khalfoun is directing and Alexandre Aja is producing and supervising artistic direction. CAA Media Finance will represent domestic rights.
Echo Lake Entertainment, 42 and Wild Bunch
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variety.com
29.02.2020 / 23:56
Berlin Film Festival 2020: ‘There Is No Evil’ Wins Golden Bear
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s drama “There Is No Evil” took home the top Golden Bear prize at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival.
deadline.com
29.02.2020 / 21:11
Berlin Film Festival Winners Announced – Updating Live
By Nancy Tartaglione
abcnews.go.com
29.02.2020 / 20:16
Berlin Film Festival highlights dark themes on its 70th anniversary
BERLIN -- Held in the German capital from Feb. 20 to March 1, the Berlin International Film Festival is taking a darker view of the world, perhaps a reflection on the current state of world affairs, on its 70th anniversary. That focus is apparent in one of the festival’s most-awaited premieres, "Berlin Alexanderplatz," an adaptation of the seminal book by Alfred Döblin set in 1920s Berlin.
hollywoodreporter.com
23.02.2020 / 15:36
Berlin’s European Film Market Off to a Sluggish Start
Berlin’s European Film Market has gotten off to a slow start — but there are signs of life. Leonine, the new German studio formed last year by KKR’s acquisition and merger of German indies Tele Munchen Group and Universum, picked up German-speaking rights for the Gerard Butler action thriller Remote Control from STXinternational in a mid-seven-figure deal, the largest reported pact of the EFM so far.
hollywoodreporter.com
21.02.2020 / 20:06
Berlin 2020 According to Producer Flaminio Zadra
Best Berlin nightmare story?I was at U-Bahn Schönhauser Allee. A guy stopped me and sold me an apparently unused daily ticket for the metro.
hollywoodreporter.com
21.02.2020 / 20:06
Berlin 2020 According to Producer Flaminio Zadra
Best Berlin nightmare story?I was at U-Bahn Schönhauser Allee. A guy stopped me and sold me an apparently unused daily ticket for the metro.
deadline.com
21.02.2020 / 00:01
70th Berlin Film Fest: Somber Opening Led By Tributes To Hanau Victims – Deadline
By Tom Grater
hollywoodreporter.com
18.02.2020 / 22:46
Berlin Film Festival Founder's Nazi Past Casts Shadow Over 2020 Edition
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.
deadline.com
14.02.2020 / 19:51
Noomi Rapace To Star In Alexandre Aja-Produced Black List Thriller ‘O2’, Wild Bunch To Launch Franck Khalfoun-Directed Pic At EFM
By Andreas Wiseman
hollywoodreporter.com
14.02.2020 / 19:11
Steven Spielberg Son's Debut Feature 'Honeydew' Heading to Berlin (Exclusive)
Honeydew, the New England-set horror starring Steven Spielberg's son Sawyer Spielberg in his introductory role, is heading to Berlin, with New York/L.A.-based arthouse genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures having acquired world sales rights.The film comes from director Devereux Milburn and producers Dan Kennedy and Alan Pierson.
nypost.com
12.02.2020 / 20:51
Coronavirus rattles Berlin Film Festival with dozens of cancelations
The Berlin Film Festival, which gets underway next week, is bracing itself for disruption to its 2020 edition as more than 50 Chinese delegates and a handful of international executives have canceled attendance due to the deadly coronavirus.