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(Kori Rae, Dan Scanlon, © Lindsay Bellinger)
by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
Director Dan Scanlon and Producer Kori Rae were in high spirits after the press screening of the newest Pixar film Onward, starring the ever-so-talented vocal skills of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Octavia Spencer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ali Wong, Tracey Ullman, Lena Waithe and John Ratzenberger (Cliff from Cheers & Hamm from the Toy Story films). The journalists were ...
“This has the makings of a big hit”
The Guardian
“destined to impress…(…) … striking debut feature”
Screen Daily
“an insidiously horrible and thrilling Scandi noir”
The Guardian
“an intriguing dynamic which propels this female-twist on Animal Kingdom directed by another notable newcomer, Jeanette Nordahl”
Screen Daily
“(Ida) is played with terse, tightly wo...
Noémie Merlant is Jeanne in JUMBO
Generation 14plus - European Premiere
SYNOPSIS
He is strong and he shines in all the colours of the rainbow. Using his many arms, he throws Jeanne into the air, all the while holding her tight. He is Jumbo, a fairground ride. And Jeanne, who collects rubbish in the amusement park at night, is in love with him. However the shy young woman’s affection for a machine causes a lot of dismay: Her mother, who is us...
Russian filmmakers present their line-up at two co-branded venues this year: at the Created in Moscow stand, organized by Moscow Export Center, and at the Roskino – Russian Cinema Worldwide, organized by Russian film promotion agency Roskino with the support of the Russia’s Ministry of Culture.
Created in Moscow gathers 17 Moscow-based film companies, including Central Partnership (“Chernobyl. Abyss", "Last Frontier", "Son of a rich", "...
By Alex Deleon, filmfestivals.com
Alfred Bauer with Sophia Loren at the Berlinale's ninth edition in 1959.
This report from the historical back page of the Hollywood Reporter
The 70th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival should be a cause for celebration. But recent revelations about the festival's first director, Dr. Alfred Bauer, (a film historian who ran the Berlinale from its start in 1951 through 1976) are castin...
by Alex Deleon
GERMANY WEEPS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HANAU
As the 70th Berlin film festival was about to open in the capital a 43 year old German racist opened fire at two Shisha (hookah pipe) joints in the secondary city of Hanau, near Frankfurt, killing 11 Turkish and Kurdish German residents and wounding many others. He then returned home where h...
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VIDEO: My Salinger Year | Press Conference Highlights | Berlinale Special Gala 2020
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The Press Conference Highlights of "My Salinger Year" with the director Philippe Falardeau, the actors Sigourney Weaver, Margaret Qualley as well as the author Joanna Rakoff.
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(Johnny Depp, © Lindsay Bellinger)
(Johnny Depp, Aileen Mioko Smith, © Lindsay Bellinger)
by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
The press conference for Minamata was delayed more than thirty minutes, allowing journalists and photographers ample time to get pumped for Johnny Depp's much anticipated arrival. Depp not only took on the lead role of W. Eugene Smith but he also served as a producer, having backed the project from very early on accor...
(Michael Stütz, © Lindsay Bellinger)
by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
The new head of the Panorama Section of Berlinale Michael Stütz welcomed the packed house to the opening of the Panorama and led us with a moment of silence for the victims of the far-right extremist mass shooting that occurred in Hanau, Germany late Wednesday evening. Shortly thereafter Stütz introduced Argentinian director Clarisa Navis who presented the world premiere of her film&nb...
(Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, © Lindsay Bellinger)
by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
Canadian filmmaker Philippe Falardeau's film My Salinger Year was the opening film of the 70th anniversary edition of the Berlin International Film Festival and the Red Carpet was ablaze. Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver took lots of time on the Red Carpet for photographers, fans and interviews. They took some time to chat a bit with one another as photographers were biding ...
(Oleg Sentsov, Akhtem Seitablaiev before the world premiere of Nomera, © Lindsay Bellinger)
by LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
Ukrainian filmmaker, activist and writer Oleg Sentsov was unjustly imprisoned in a Russian gulag for six years after being arrested by the Russian secret service in May 2014. His alleged terrorist activities led to a 20 year prison sentence but he was released in September 2019 in a prisoner swap. Over the course of these six years many people protest...
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Leading entertainment company Arclight Films, led by Chairman Gary Hamilton, announced today the company will handle worldwide distribution rights, excluding China, for the first feature film Heavens: The Boy and His Robot from the upcoming Heavens® franchise – a pioneering, visually mesmerizing multiple platform universe from Golden Horse Award nominee Singaporean director Rich Ho Kok Tai.
Arclight is commencing sales at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.
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Jeremy Irons and his wife actress Sinead Cusack arrive in Audi A8 TFSI e car for opening ceremony and "My Salinger Year" premiere during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palace on February 20, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for AUDI AG/image.net)
For the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, and in a seventh season as Principal Sponsor, with all-electric trips in its progressive and elegant fleet, Audi is sett...
With the hotly anticipated AVATAR 2 and 3 sequels heading to theaters worldwide on Christmas 2021 and 2022 respectively, Sam Worthington is in advanced negotiations to leave Pandora briefly to join the high seas battle between Orcas and Sharks in ALPHAS.
When the local Great White population spirals out of control, environmentalist Gavin McDade (Sam Worthington) is tasked with finding a natural solution to the shark problem. He tracks down the owner of a nearby Killer Whale sanctuary, whose car...
The highly anticipated political-thriller Merkel, starring Imogen Kogge (Requiem) as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is set for its German theatrical release on March 28, 2020 via Paramount, it was announced today by producer, Carte Blanche International’s Alexander van Dülmen.
Bavaria Media International in association with A COMPANY is screening the film for worldwide buyers excluding Germany for the first time during the European Film Market.
“The global im...
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Cinema do Brasil congratulates the 19 Brazilian films at the Berlinale 2020
Check out the lineup and screening schedule
Competition
ALL THE DEAD ONES
Brazil, France | 2020 | 120 min | Fiction, Drama
In Brazil, 1899, shortly after the abolition of slavery, the ghosts of the past still walk among the living. For the women of the Soares family, the task of giving up their privilege and adapting to a middle-class reality drives them to the brink of madness. ...
Studio 100 Film and Kool Produktion AS today announced a slate of sales and first admissions for the recently completed animation movie Ella Bella Bingo. The Norwegian production will travel to territories from the US, Canada and UK to Benelux, France, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, the Baltics, Russia and Ukraine, to Turkey, South Korea and LATAM. Ella Bella Bingo has already been released nationwide in Norway on January 24th 2020 with a total admission of 51,136 till February 18th.&...
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The animation movie will travel around the globe to territories including Italy, Portugal, Turkey, South East Asia, the German-speaking territories and LATAM. Studio 100 Film acts as international sales agent and is located at Marriott Office #286 at this year’s EFM.
Additionally, Studio 100 Film together with the production team introduced the voice cast of the upcoming movie: Ilai Swindells (The C...
Three Heads are better than One.
Alex Deleon (filmfestivals.com), Dame Helen Mirren, and Maxililian Fleischer (Berlinale) at the Berlinale press room.
Max, who speaks perfect English, heads up the press center at the Heart of the Festival smiling and always totally helpful.
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My Salinger Year by Philippe Falardeau
Philippe Falardeau (Director, Screenwriter)
Sigourney Weaver (Actress)
Margaret Qualley (Actress)
Joanna Rakoff (Author, Screenwriter, Executive Producer)
Aurélie Godet (Moderation)
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