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Focus on Berlinale: Videos Newsletter 6
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Cate Blanchett arrives for the "Stateless" premiere during the 70th Berlinale; Elle Fanning arrives for the "The Roads Not Taken" premiere; Johnny Depp arrives for the "Minamata" premiere; Annabelle Mandeng, Nils Verkooijen, Welket Bungue, director Burhan Qurbani, Albrecht Schuch, Jella Haase, Joachim Krol, Richard Fouofie Djimeli and Michael Davies arrive for the "Berlin Alexanderplatz" premiere during the 70th Berlinale Photos: Franz...
The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with ten co-production markets all over the world in order to award the Eurimages Co-production Development Award. A cash-prize of €20,000 for feature and animation films and €15,000 for documentaries (CPH:DOX, Copenhagen), this award has been created to promote the Fund’s role in encouraging international co-production from the initial stages of a project. The winners are... There Are Two Kin...
The Red Carpet Highlights of "Pinocchio" with director Mattea Garrone and actors Roberto Benigni, Federico Ielapi, Marine Vacth and Massimo Ceccherini. The Press Conference Highlights of "Pinocchio" with director Matteo Garrone and actors Roberto Benigni, Federico Ielapi and Marine Vacth. ...
Video by Laurie Gordon The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with ten co-production markets all over the world in order to award the Eurimages Co-production Development Award. A cash-prize of €20,000 for feature and animation films and €15,000 for documentaries (CPH:DOX, Copenhagen), this award has been created to promote the Fund’s role in encouraging international co-production from the initial stages of a project. The winners a...
The European Film Academy, in co-operation with the Embassy of Iceland in Berlin, invited this tuesday (25th) the EFA members attending Berlinale to a cocktail reception on the occasion of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. 800 RSVP ed to the event where it was announced that the next Euriopean Film Awards gala was going to be held at Reykjavik. Mike Downey gave a speech and offered some cause for shared laughters when he made a faux pas and made fun of it....
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Awarded ...in a cemeteary...really Mike? :-)
In light of its very successful start, the festival is thrilled about the great interest shown by trade visitors and the public at the 70th Berlinale. By the middle of the festival, 272,000 tickets had already been sold - around 20,000 tickets more than in the previous year on the 6th day of the festival. As expected, the demand for online tickets has increased again, as compared to a year ago, while ticket sales at the classic advance booking and box office locations continued to decline. On t...
Five days after it began, the European Film Market (EFM) can also look back on a more than busy audience and similarly draws a positive interim balance. Strong exhibitor and visitor numbers and a further increase in interest in the events and initiatives of the EFM once again underline the importance of the market as one of the most important trading platforms for audio-visual content worldwide. ...
By Lindsay R. Bellinger. NY indie filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell was emotional as he introduced his daughter Lana onto the stage after their film Sweet Thing world premiered at Berlinale last night. Joining them on the stage are talented actress and writer Karyn Parsons (the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fame), ML Josepher, newcomer Jabari Watkins and some of the crew (Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll, Alan Wu...) (Lana Rockwell, Jabari Watkins, © Lasse Tolbøll) by L...
(a still of Argyris Pandazaras from Digger, © Haos Film, Le Bureau) by Lindsay R. Bellinger Nature vs. human is on display in Georgis Grigorakis's new film set in the remote woods of a lesser shown part of Greece. Not only that but son vs. father is also front and center, with legendary Greek actor Vangelis Mourikis as Nikitas who was absent from his son Jonny's (well known theater actor Argyris Pandazaras) life for the past two decades. Both fathe...
Helen Mirren continues to personify female figures with emblematic personalities in countless performances and to unending success. The recipient of this year's Honorary Golden Bear retraces the milestones of her career with MoMA curator Rajendra Roy. ...
By Alex C. Deleon As Berlinale 70 reaches the midpoint the biggest star so far, not likely to be eclipsed in the remaining days, is none other than Hillary Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State, loser by a whisker to incumbent president Donald Trump in the last presidential election, and still a strong voice on the political scene. The Berlinale is generaly considered to be the most political of all film festivals an...
By Alex Deleon The King Vidor retrospective is so rich in new discoveries that it is practically a festival within the festival on its own. Since Vidor's career spanned the entire last decade of the silent era then continued on up to the end of the fifties this collection of vintage films provides an Interesting overview and sampling of genres over forty years of basic Hollywood history. Vidor spent most of his career at MGM but he was well enough respected to be able t...
By Alex Deleon At press conference and on the red carpet the former First Lady seems to be enjoying her new career as a movie star! Hillary, cool, calm, and collected, between director Burstein and producer Silverman. Nanette Burstein has made a four hour alpha to omega documentary on Hillary Clinton She says that the subject was so rich four hours was not long enough to cover it fully! ...
(Lana Rockwell, Jabari Watkins, © Lasse Tolbøll) by Lindsay R. Bellinger New York indie filmmaking auteur Alexandre Rockwell returns to the 70th year of Berlinale with his new film Sweet Thing. His newest film is making its world premiere in the Generation Section of the film festival tomorrow at Urania, An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin at 17:00. Sweet Thing is a wonderfully entertaining black & white film that centers on Billie and ...
In Berlin, Riki Group is selling “Finnick,” a new feature film about a mischievous furry creature who loves playing pranks on the family who lives in his house. The company’s working within the Created in Moscow brand at the European Film Market. RIKI GROUP CONSOLIDATES 100% OF THE SHARES OF AEROPLANE PRODUCTIONS (THE FIXIES BRAND) St.Petersburg-Moscow, February 21, 2020 – Riki Group announced acquisiti...
Two more silent Vidor shorts. A French speaking African immigrant drama in Forum And Abel Ferrara's American Siberia, starring Willem Dafoe.
Images from the Siberia Press Conference
Willem Dafoe and Abel Ferrara field questions at lively press conference...
An in-depth portrait of dance superstar Natalia Osipova, directed by BAFTA winning Gerry Fox, produced by Justine Waddell, Alexandrina Markvo and Gerry Fox in association with Sky Arts. Force of Nature Natalia follows a season in the life dance superstar Natalia Osipova. With unique access to Natalia's personal archive, we follow her preparations for a fifth season as a principal of the Royal Ballet as she continues to champion contemporary dance with some of the world’s greatest cho...
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award 2020 – from left to right: Martina Bleis (Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market), Roberto Olla (Eurimages), Onur Saylak (b.i.t arts), Nadir Öperli (Liman Film), Giorgos Karnavas (Eurimages Award Jury), Elena Kotová (Eurimages Award Jury), Hakan Günday (Writer), Marie-Pierre Vallé (Eurimages Award Jury), Alessia Sonaglioni (Eurimages) © Lydia Hesse Berlinale Co-Production Market At the Berlinale Co-Producti...
European Shootings Stars 2020 Andreas Renz / Getty Images for EFP The image shows from left to right: Carlo Chatrian (Festival Director), Ella Rumpf (Switzerland), Jonas Dassler (Germany), Victoria Carmen Sonne (Denmark), Mariette Rissenbeek (Festival Director), Levan Gelbakhiani (Georgia), Joana Ribeiro (Portugal), Bartosz Bielenia (Poland), Zita Hanrot (France), Pääru Oja (Estonia), Martina Apostolova (Bulgaria), Bilal Wahib (The Netherlands) Tonight (Feb 24th) the E...
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Picturehouse Entertainment is pleased to be releasing Jerry Rothwell’s THE REASON I JUMP into UK cinemas in 2020. A release date is to be announced. Based on the internationally best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, and translated by acclaimed British novelist David Mitchell, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of non-speaking autistic people from around the world. The film received its World Premiere at Sund...
At EFM film market in Berlin Russian Wizart announces several deals for the Fantastic Return to OZ. The feature will be shown in the UK and Northern Ireland in April 2020 according to the agreement with the Signature Entertainment. The audience in Bulgaria will have an opportunity to watch the movie due to contract with Pro Films company. The relevant deal with South Korea was signed with BoXoo Entertainment and with Snap TV in Latin America. Director of Acquisitions and D...
At the beginning of the Berlinale, Tiberius Film expands its portfolio with some excellent film purchases. In addition to the intense and star-studded drama BLIND starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, the latest purchases by the Munich independent provider include the atmospheric horror film DEATH OF ME by director Darren Lynn Bousman and the thrilling action-horror highlight THE DRIVER. The soulful drama BLIND features a top-class cast. The leading roles are played by Alec Baldwin (&ld...
At EFM film market in Berlin Russian Wizart announces several deals for the Fantastic Return to OZ. The feature will be shown in the UK and Northern Ireland in April 2020 according to the agreement with the Signature Entertainment. The audience in Bulgaria will have an opportunity to watch the movie due to contract with Pro Films company. The relevant deal with South Korea was signed with BoXoo Entertainment and with Snap TV in Latin America. Director of Acquisitions and D...
At the beginning of the Berlinale, Tiberius Film expands its portfolio with some excellent film purchases. In addition to the intense and star-studded drama BLIND starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, the latest purchases by the Munich independent provider include the atmospheric horror film DEATH OF ME by director Darren Lynn Bousman and the thrilling action-horror highlight THE DRIVER. The soulful drama BLIND features a top-class cast. The leading roles are played by Alec Baldwin (&ld...
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