Leading European festivals, film academies and funders have called for the freedom of Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof.
Red Sea Film Festival Founder Talks Pushing Cultural Boundaries: "We Are Reclaiming Our Narratives"
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It was just four years ago that Berlin hosted the world premiere of Barakah Meets Barakah, the debut feature from Saudi director Mahmoud Sabbagh.
Not only was the groundbreaking film the first from the kingdom to screen at the Berlinale, but it was also considered the country’s first-ever romantic comedy, deploying humor as a charming yet pointed tool to highlight the challenges young Saudis face in finding love.
Saudi Arabia has experienced several major cinematic firsts since then — the
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03.03.2020 / 18:36
Coronavirus Concerns, Political Issues Eclipse Movies, Deals at Berlin Film Festival
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.
hollywoodreporter.com
03.03.2020 / 01:11
'Red Moon Tide' ('Lua vermella'): Film Review | Berlin 2020
Lois Patino consolidates his reputation as a leading European exponent of poetic moving images with his second feature length effort, Red Moon Tide (Lua vermella). A challenging work which punctuates taxing stretches of austere stasis with interludes of sublime beauty — including a ravishingly spectacular underwater finale — it uses a slight fable of a story as framework for some extravagant sensory stimulations.
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01.03.2020 / 02:51
Iranian director wins prize at Berlin festival in absentia
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's “There Is No Evil” won the Golden Bear prize Saturday for best picture at the Berlin Film Festival. Rasoulof wasn't there to accept the award due to a travel ban imposed on him by Iranian authorities.
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.
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29.02.2020 / 21:11
Berlin Film Festival Winners Announced – Updating Live
By Nancy Tartaglione
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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.
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24.02.2020 / 00:41
Berlin International Film Festival: “Death Of Nintendo” Is A Colorful Coming Of Age Story
A little bit of the Berlinale is here at Hollywood News today, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, I’ve got a Berlin International Film Festival review to file.
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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.
hollywoodreporter.com
20.02.2020 / 19:16
'My Salinger Year' Helmer Talks Creating First Film With Female Protagonist
From the moment he read Joanna Rakoff’s memoir about literary New York, Philippe Falardeau knew his eighth movie, My Salinger Year, would be his first with a female protagonist."I’ve never been as excited about one of my films, because it’s told from a woman’s perspective," says the Quebec director, who rose to prominence with the Oscar-nominated classroom drama Monsieur Lazhar in 2011.Now Falardeau, 52, finds himself opening the Berlin Film Festival with this Margaret Qualley and Sigourney