From Paul Thomas Anderson To Park Chan-Wook, 46 Movies (And A TV Series) That Could Light Up Film Festivals In 2021

Berlin's European Film Market has revealed details of its plans for its first all-digital market, to be held from March 1-5, 2021. The 2021 EFM will be held alongside the online-only version of the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.

The Berlin International Film Festival’s European Film Market (EFM) has confirmed details for how its online incarnation will work March 1-5.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Berlin Film Festival’s European Film Market (EFM) is gearing up for its upcoming online edition, for which it has announced 35 promising feature film projects from 25 countries selected for its co-production market.The EFM on Friday also unveiled details of the digital platform on which business will be done.The Berlinale Co-Production Market selection comprises works in various stages from global helmers, most of whom are known on the fest circuit

Ben Croll Speaking at a panel organized as part of UniFrance’s Rendezvous With French Cinema market on Tuesday, festival directors Vanja Kaludjercic of Rotterdam, Carlo Chatrian of Berlin, and Mickaël Marin of Annecy made clear that in order to survive this challenging moment their events needed to adapt.For one thing, they needed to separate their identities from a calendar constantly subject to upheaval.“Festivals aren’t a date anymore,” summarized panel moderator Michael Gubbins.

There’s no doubt that “Fight Club” is probably one of the more misunderstood films of the past 25 years. What is clear to people who have read the novel on which the film is based, “Fight Club” is a satire that has somehow been treated as some sort of manifesto by people with a misguided view of the world.

I'm a Celeb - appeared on Sunday Brunch where hosts Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy quizzed him on whether he signed up for Wales or Australia. Simon Rimmer asked Vernon: "Did you know when you agreed to do it that you weren't going to go to Australia?""No, we signed up to go to Australia," Vernon revealed, adding that he got the call saying the show would actually be moved to Wales due to the coronavirus pandemic while he was in Berlin to host Formula E.

The relationship between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay is legendary. Combined, the duo worked on a number of already-iconic comedy films such as “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers,” and “Talledega Nights.” But it’s a film that was never made, titled “August Blowout,” that might have been the most important collaboration between the duo.

The European Shooting Stars, an annual list of the top 10 new acting talents coming out of Europe, unveiled its 2021 roster on Tuesday.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentEuropean Film Promotion’s flagship program, European Shooting Stars, which helps launch emerging actors onto the world stage, and has boosted the careers of actors like Carey Mulligan, Alicia Vikander, Riz Ahmed and George MacKay, has had to transform into an entirely digital format this year.Instead of being presented to the industry, press and public in person at a series of events during the Berlin Film Festival, as in previous editions

just taken. No more elite crowds wearing scarves that cost as much as a used Toyota Corolla.But even if we can’t drink craft beers with Richard Linklater in a remodeled shoe store, at least we still have the movies.

Elton John is wishing his fans a merry Christmas.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilm industry relations between China and Europe have been kept alive throughout the coronavirus outbreak by Bridging The Dragon, an informal trade organization now in its sixth year.After its regular event held during the Berlin film festival in February, further seminars, presentations and mixers should have taken place in Cannes in May and in Beijing in November.

The Berlin Film Festival on Thursday unveiled major changes to its 71st edition, which will see it split into two stages, with the first stage shifting online because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "Berlinale 2021 Will Be a Festival in Two Stages: Industry Online Offer in March/Public Event in June," organizers said in the headline of a statement.

What was reported earlier this week has come true—the 2021 Berlin Film Festival is going virtual in March with a (planned) in-person “celebration” in June. This hybrid strategy is something that differentiates it from the upcoming Sundance Film Festival and this year’s TIFF and Venice festivals.

coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday.The “Berlinale” had been scheduled for February in the German capital but cannot go ahead due to the likelihood that coronavirus restrictions on large gatherings will continue, organizers said.To give the film industry a venue to market their products in the first quarter, however, a virtual Berlinale will be held online in March.

The Berlin Film Festival is rethinking its offering in 2021 due to the pandemic.

Berlin Film Festival has confirmed it is canceling its physical event in February. Instead, from March 1-5, Berlin’s official selection will be presented to the film industry, and the European Film Market will run in a virtual format, with a physical edition of the festival for the public planned for June, as revealed exclusively by Variety on Wednesday.The festival was scheduled to run as a physical event from Feb.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFor his debut edition earlier this year, Berlin Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian was, in hindsight, quite fortunate. The 70th edition of the Berlinale and the European Film Market took place without a hitch Feb.

The Berlin Film Festival is expected to announce this week that it will be pushing back the dates of its 71st edition, originally set for Feb. 11-21, 2021, and will run as an online-only event.

At one point, the 71st Berlin Film Festival was planning on being held as planned. An in person festival, held in February, was always a long shot, but hope sprung eternal.