What we know about the Money Heist spin-off Berlin and when it might come to Netflix

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPlans are underway for the Berlin Film Festival to take place in February as a physical event with movie theaters at full capacity, the same number of films as in pre-pandemic times, and a red carpet visible to fans.Yet given the highly transmissible nature of the Omicron COVID variant, Berlinale executive director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian are realistic that major changes will need to be enforced in order for the fest’s

The Berlin International Film Festival today put out a statement boasting confidence in its ability to host an in-person edition in early 2022, despite the rapid rise of Omicron in Europe.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Berlin Film Festival has said its European Film Market is on track for a largely in-person edition with exhibition space in its main venues, the Gropius Bau and Marriott Hotel, almost fully booked up.The EFM, which is a major market for the European and international film industry, is set to take place Feb.

French actress Isabelle Huppert will be the recipient of an honorary Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFrench actor Isabelle Huppert is set to receive an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Her films will also be honored in a special Homage section.Huppert will be awarded the prize for lifetime achievement.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how the pandemic is going to affect some of the 2022 film festivals, particularly the ones earlier in the year. But even though it’s unclear how the pandemic might alter the event, the Berlin Film Festival has already gone ahead and announced its first wave of titles.

Naman Ramachandran The Berlin Film Festival has revealed several titles across various programs for the 2022 edition of the festival.Women directors account for seven of the 13 titles revealed so far in the Panorama section, including U.S.

The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival has revealed its first titles, including seven films that have been invited to the Berlinale Special program. You can see the full list of confirmed films below.

Taye Diggs is back to host the Critics Choice Awards and will be joined by Nicole Byer.

Ben Croll Just a half-decade ago, talk of web-series – both as a medium and as a standalone industry – fell on deaf ears in certain major media markets. And so the task fell to a handful of evangelists to go out and bang the drum.“We believe in short content and our mission is to convince others that it is the future,” says producer Anton Kalinkin, founder of Russia’s Red Carpet Studio.

Ben Croll Playing Dec. 13-15, the seventh edition of Webfest Berlin will run under new ownership but the same set of goals: To spotlight the finest in short-format web series production and to herald them on the international stage.This year’s edition will feature 27 short-form series from 13 countries in nearly as many languages, all spread over six competitive sections (Including French comedy “Dhanasri, Julies and the Ghosts,” pictured above).

Rave The Planet is lobbying German authorities to apply for intangible cultural heritage (ICH) status.

Ben Croll Since 2004, Israeli documentary filmmaker Avi Mograbi has sat on the board of Breaking the Silence, a whistleblower organization that collects and publishes testimonies about life in the Occupied Territories, all while exploring similar subjects via oft-irreverent films.

Money Heist’s unofficial theme song, ‘Bella Ciao’, has been released ahead of its final season.Featured prominently in the Spanish Netflix series, ‘Bella Ciao’ is an Italian protest folk song from the late 19th century, sung by characters Professor and Berlin in Money Heist (also called La Casa de Papel).According to a statement from the show, the song was included because “the Professor’s whole life revolved around one idea… resistance.”Ahead of the release of season five part two on Friday

Berlin Film Festival is forging ahead with plans for an in-person celebration this February, though the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is forcing conversations about contingency plans, multiple individuals familiar with the matter told Variety.While festival insiders described the group as “determined” to gather in-person, there have been talks about pushing the event as far out as June from its current scheduled run of February 10-20, 2022.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst star in the adaptation of Thomas Savage's 1967 Western novel.

Money Heist spinoff series is set to air in 2023, Netflix has confirmed.The new drama, called Berlin: A New Series will focus on the hit show’s character of the same name, played by Pedro Alonso. The character was killed off in season two, but returned via flashbacks in subsequent episodes.“I’m so happy about it,” Alonso said of the new project, in a statement at a fan event, obtained by TVLine.