By Andreas Wiseman
09.01.2020 - 16:26 / deadline.com
By Jake Kanter
International TV Editor
British actor and Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons is to serve as the president of the International Jury at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival this year.
The festival takes place between February 20 and March 1 in the German capital, with Irons and his jury judging the festival’s competition lineup and handing out Golden and Silver Bears. He replaces Juliette Binoche, who performed the same role last year.
Irons, who first attended
By Andreas Wiseman
The Berlin Film Festival is unveiling its main competition line-up this morning, alongside additional galas.
By Andreas Wiseman
A big year for the Berlin Film Festival, the 70th edition of the Berlinale will open with Philippe Falardeau’s anticipated “My Salinger Year,” headlined by a powerful female duo, Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley.
By Andreas Wiseman
By Tom Grater
Vision Distribution, the Italian theatrical distributor jointly operated by pay-TV operator Sky Italia and five prominent Italian production companies, is expanding into international film sales with a new company called Vision Distribution International, to be headed by veteran sales agent Catia Rossi.
Aaron Carter has come under fire for allegedly misappropriating digital artist Jonas Jodicke’s work to promote his merchandise.
Netflix has hired director Nils Boekamp to oversee documentary for the German-speaking market out of Berlin, as the streaming giant’s German ambitions gather pace.
By Amanda N'Duka
Berlin's co-production market, where producers look for partners to finance their new projects, will feature more than 50 percent female-directed films for the first time in its 17-year history.Overall, 11 of the 21 feature film projects on offer at this year's Berlinale Co-Production Market, which runs Feb. 22-26, are from women filmmakers.