By Andreas Wiseman
09.01.2020 - 16:26 / variety.com
British actor Jeremy Irons, who plays Ozymandias in the HBO series “Watchmen” and won an Oscar in 1991 for “Reversal of Fortune,” will serve as president of the International Jury at the 70th Berlin Intl. Film Festival, the event revealed Thursday.
Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian said: “With his distinctive style Jeremy Irons has embodied some iconic characters that have accompanied me throughout my journey in cinema, making me aware of the complexity of human beings. His talent and
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.
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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.
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.
The Berlin film festival has unveiled new titles for its 2020 event, confirming that Netflix music TV drama The Eddy, directed by La La Land filmmaker Damien Chazelle, will have its world premiere in Berlin's Berlinale Series section for small-screen drama.Australian series Stateless, starring Cate Blanchett; Jason Segel's AMC anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere, featuring Eve Lindley, André Benjamin, Sally Field and Richard E.