Matthijs Wouter Knol and Mark Higham (The European Film Academy) presented an ambitious new programme to engage teenagers in European films, during Berlinale. The European Film Club is being genuinely co-created by young people across Europe and will be tested in 20 European countries this year before a full roll out across the continent in 2023.
Funded by Creative Europe MEDIA, the European Film Club will be a f...
On February 18, Pitching of the Odesa International Film Festival was held as an associated event of the European Film Market, the international marketplace of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
During Pitching, 12 projects were presented at the pre-production stage, including projects of feature films, feature films, short films and TV series.
12 Ukrainian film projects selected by OIFF:
Feature film Golden Lion on the Eve of Ivan Kupala, LLC “Il...
Sur l’Adamant (On the Adamant): film team with Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian
© Sandra Weller / Berlinale 2023
PRIZES OF OFFICIAL JURIES
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
Members of the Jury: Kristen Stewart (Jury President), Golshifteh Farahani, Valeska Grisebach, Radu Jude, Francine Maisler,
Carla Simón, Johnnie To
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BES...
© Richard Hübner / Berlinale 2023
On February 20, during the European Film Market of the Berlin Film Festival, a round table was held dedicated to the launch of the European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Cinema (ESFUF), the purpose of which is to help Ukrainian filmmakers and promote co-production. ESFUF is funded by contributions from 16 partners from 13 countries and the EFAD. The Fund will support the development or completion of Ukrainian feature f...
On February 20, in Berlin, about a hundred participants from Ukraine and Canada joined a discussion on film production and distribution during the war as part of a round table organized by the #ucancoproduce initiative, which aims to put into practice the Audiovisual Co-Production Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Canada. which was ratified in 2020.
During the event, Victoria Yarmoshchuk (FILM.UA Group, Ukrainian Film Association)...
İlker Çatak's The Teachers' Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer) has won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in the Panorama section, it was announced today by a jury of four exhibitors from the network, the eighteenth time the Label has been awarded in Berlin.
The Teachers' Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer) will now benefit from promotional support from Europa Cinemas and better exhibition thanks to a financial incentive for network cinemas t...
A RECIPE FOR MURDER?
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A Demon Chef with the recipe for murder. As people start to d...
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment (FME) announces the addition of Michaela Johnson-Carroll to the ever-expanding Film Mode team in the role of Director, International Sales.
The company recently announced the addition of Lydia Ianni as VP, Acquisitions and Development, and Charlotte Mott’s promotion to Director, Worldwide Sales during the last edition of the American Film Market (AFM).
“We’ve welcomed Micha...
Crystal Bears
The members of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus – Luan Faik Can, Valerie Louise Da Silva Matos, Timon Mahlke, Nina Marie Stellmacher, Defne Frida Sungu, Enno Winch, Jerrit Wunder – have awarded the following prizes:
Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Sweet As
by Jub Clerc, Australia
A film that touched us by virtue of the personal stories of the characters and its impressive backdrops. You’ve seen various...
The audience has voted: The 25th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film goes to Sira by Apolline Traoré, Kokomo City by D. Smith wins in the category Panorama Dokumente. D. Smith had boarded her plane already when she learnt about the award and quickly got off to be present at the ceremony. The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section Panorama together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg).
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Adolfo – Szemen sarka – Man khod, man ham miraghsam – And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine – Hummingbirds – Mutt – Infantaria – IncorciCrystal Bears
The members of the Youth’s Jury Generation 14plus – Leia Haarhuis, Leo Hanstein, Anna Lena Hiemer, Anouk Segebart, Jonas Volkers – have awarded the following prizes:
Crystal Bear for the Best Fi...
The Perspektive Deutsches Kino award winners are:
Compass-Perspektive-Award: Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll
Kompagnon Fellowships: Mareike Wegener (Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2022) and Anna Melikova (Berlinale Talents 2023)
Heiner Carow Prize: Bones and Names by Fabian Stumm
Jury member Anne Fabini, Steffi Niederzoll (director Sieben Winter in Teheran), jury member Dela Dabulamanzi
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THE MARKET BEAT
Back in Full Force: The European Film Market (EFM) Reports Positive Results for the First Post-Pandemic Edition...
Since 2021, Dutch-born Matthijs Wouter Knol is the CEO and Director of the European Film Academy, previously running the EFM he spoke to Bruno Chatelin (a former board member of the European Film Academy.
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Bruno Chatelin with Michael Howelll and Lia Rinaldo who run the festival in Nova Scottia AND the most exquisite reception during Berlinale at the Canadian Embassy, a must attend event for all food, wine and film lovers, which includes myself, your editor!
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Myriam Arab Red Sea Souk manager
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Opening speech by the IMZ team and a passionate and energetic speech from artist conductor Alondra de la Parra kickstarted the 2023 edition of IMZ Avant Premiere in person after a two year hiatus!
THE NEW SHAPE OF AVANT PREMIÈRE
Taking place during the EFM European Film Market and the Berlinale, Avant Première Music + Media Market 2023 will be a fully on-site experience. In addition, the lessons learned from the last two years have led us to enhance an...
The European Film Market (EFM) of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close yesterday (February 22). After two online editions in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic, this year’s market, now once again on-site, reports record results with 230 stands and 612 companies from 78 countries and a total of over 11,500 market participants from 132 countries. These numbers are an impressive testament to the EFM’s position as one of the most ...
The Berlinale Series jury – Mette Heeno, André Holland and Danna Stern – has decided: The first Berlinale Series Award in cooperation with Deadline goes to The Good Mothers.
TheTeam dbehind the Berlinale Series Award, The Good Mothers: Daniel Frigo (Country Manager The Walt Disney Company Italia), Elisa Amoruso (Director) Julian Jarrold (Director), Alessandro Saba (Head of Productions The Walt Disney Company Italia...
Nat McCormick, The Exchange Worldwide Sales and Distribution President, announced today that Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer (HIDDEN FIGURES, THE SHAPE OF WATER), Emmy Award winning actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (INCEPTION) and Emmy Award Nominee Lucy Liu (SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS, RED ONE) are attached to lead the feature film NOBODY NOTHING NOWHERE.
A 2018 Blacklist and Sundance Screenwriter Labs original screenplay written and to be directed by Rachel Wolther and Alex H. Fischer...
Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black," Stronger, "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law") and Jasmin Savoy Brown (Scream franchise, "Yellowjackets") are set to lead Josh Ruben's (Scare Me, Werewolves Within) sci-fi horror Green Bank, it was announced today by Protagonist Pictures CEO Dave Bishop. Protagonist Pictures is launching international sales on the hot market title and will introduce to buyers at the upcoming EFM. CAA Media Finance and ...
Liam Neeson is set to star in director Neil Jordan’s (The Crying Game, Marlowe, Interview with a Vampire) upcoming thriller The Riker’s Ghost, it was announced today by Capstone’s Christian Mercuri. The leading Los Angeles based production and sales company is handling international sales and will introduce to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market. CAA Media Finance is handling US rights.
Parallel Film’s Alan Moloney and Endurance M...
THE KLEZMER PROJECT by Leandro Koch & Paloma Schachmann (Austria/Argentina/Films Boutique)
The EFM, one of the most important events in the year for the promotion of European films to the world is a flagship market for EFP's (European Film Promotion) Film Sales Support (FSS). Altogether 44 completed feature films, documentaries and animation films including works-in-progress from Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and th...
Emma Roberts (Holidate, “Scream Queens”) and Laurence Fishburne (John Wick films, The Matrix trilogy) are set to star in the sci-fi thriller The Astronaut, it was announced today. Jess Varley (Phobias) makes her solo writing and directorial debut.
The Astronaut is produced by Brad Fuller (Paramount’s A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, Universal’s The Purge films), Eric B. Fleischman (J.D. Dillard&r...
VERA FARMIGA AND TIM BLAKE NELSON STAR IN TRUE CRIME BIOPIC
'THE LEADER' FOR THE EXCHANGE
Nat McCormick, The Exchange Worldwide Sales & Distribution President, announced today that Academy Award nominated actress Vera Farmiga and award-winning actor Tim Blake Nelson are starring in the true crime biopic feature THE LEADER, based on the 1997 mass suicide of the religious group known as "Heaven's Gate". Farmiga stars as cult leader Bonnie Nettles aka "Ti" with...
