Andrea Kaul to Co-Direct the EFM 4736h
Business Andrea Kaul took up her position as the co-director of the European Film Market (EFM) on September 1, 2013. Together, she and EFM director Beki Probst will continue to develop the European Film Market. “Her expertise will reinforce the EFM in its coverage of new business fields on the ever-changing audiovisual landscape, including new television formats. I welcome her warmly to our team,” says Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick. Andrea Kaul ...
Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Ken Loach 5x4pz
At the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, British director Ken Loach will be honoured with an Homage, and awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievements. “Ken Loach is one of Europe’s great directors. Over his almost 50-year career, he has shown an extraordinary degree of continuity, while remaining innovative at all times. His profound interest in people and their individual fates, as well as his critical commitment to society have found expression i...
Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Jury Decisions 5i3842
At the 19th session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF) jury, five new film projects were recommended for production funding as well as three for distribution funding. Since its establishment in October 2004, the WCF has awarded production and distribution funding to a total of 119 projects chosen from 2,135 submissions from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Central and Southeast Asia, and the Caucasus. All of the WCF films completed to date have screened at cinemas and/or in the progr...
Audi takes over from BMW as New Principal Partner of the Berlinale 6v5t1g
The Berlin International Film Festival and Audi have agreed on a partnership for the next three years. As principal partner, Audi provides the car fleet for the festival from 2014. Besides, both parties will be presenting a multifaceted partnership programme. Audi is providing a car fleet that includes a diverse range of RS and hybrid models along with famous movie cars. Audi will be transporting movie stars to the official opening ceremony on February 6, 2014, as well as to the award c...
George Cloney's The Monuments Men in the Official Programme of the 64th Berlinale 1v3v1u
Director, screenwriter, producer and actor George Clooney on the set of The Monuments Men. © 2013 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for sale or duplication The international premiere of George Clooney’s dramatic adventure The Monuments Men will be presented in the official programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. “Over five million cultural assets stolen by the Nazis were returned to their countries of...
Berlinale Retrospective 2014: “The Aesthetics of Shadow. Lighting Styles 1915–1950” 3i623y
Anna May Wong and Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express by Josef von Sternberg (USA 1932), Source: Deutsche Kinemathek - Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin The Retrospective of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival will focus on light in film. Audiences will have an opportunity to discover lighting styles from specific genres and decades of film history in Japan, the USA and Europe. “We ire films such as Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, but for the ...
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel to Open the 64th Berlinale 655j12
The 64th Berlin International Film Festival will open at the Berlinale Palast on February 6, 2014 with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. “We are very delighted that Wes Anderson will open the 64th Berlinale with his new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. With unmistakeable Wes Anderson charm, this comedy promises to kick things off in a big way”, says Festival Director Dieter Kosslick. The Grand Budapest Hotel (UK/) r...
Interview with Yariv Horowitz - director Rock the Casbah 5dci
Rock the Casbah director Yariv Horowitz - In depth discussion in Berlin on the process of directing, creating and screening his first feature film, a Palestinian Israeli subject film and how the Berlin - German audience reaction. Winner of the prestigious International Confederation of Art Cinemas award at this year's 2013 Berlin International Film Festival, says making a movie about Israeli soldiers during the first intifada wasn't just cathartic for him. It was catharti...
Teddy Awards Ambiance 2013 ++ jb3o
Air sponsors Berlinale 2013 The 2013 TEDDY AWARD Gala at Station Berlin. At this colourful event this year's TEDDY AWARD were announced. A glamorous stage show with international stars. The TEDDY Party is often called 'the best Party of the Berlinale by visitors and experts. Music by Chiwawa - Quantum Leap (Divine Remix) This video Brought to you by filmfestivals.telechargervous.com & Created by MV ...
BMW suspends sponsorship of Berlinale Film Festival. 142z5x
German actor August Diehl arriving on red carpet in former Berlinale sponsor BMW. The Berlin International Film Festival and BMW Group Partnership Ends after Four Successful Years With the Berlinale 2013, the four-year commitment of BMW Group as principal partner of the Berlin International Film Festival drew to a splendid close. By providing around one hundred vehicles, the BMW Group made it possible for the stars to arrive at the Red Carpet in style. And with BMW as its host, the G...
Claude Lanzmann Holocaust chronicler in Berlin 14q41
Claude Lanzmann today BERLINALE 2013 – CLAUDE LANZMANN, HOLOCAUST CHRONICLER, AT BERLIN -- His Documentary films are Epic Bulwarks against Historical Forgetfulness By Alex Deleon-Pevner Many international stars and film luminaries ed through the portals of the latest Berlin film festival in February 2013 but, very probably, the one who will be longest ed in historical is Claude Lanzmann, 87 year old French chronicler of the Holocaust. Mr. L...
'Before Midnight' (2013) at SXSW and Berlinale 5r5k32
‘Before Midnight’ (2013) screened this week to a sold out theater in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Film Festival (March 8-17, 2013). The film has received electric international buzz since its world premier in January at Sundance and at its international premier in February at the Berlin International Film festival. Many films have attempted to capture the truth about love, but few have ever gone the lengths of the ‘Before’ trilogy. It began with an innocent and serend...
Interview with Wieland Speck, Director of the Panorama program 2013 452j2h
Wieland Speck is in charge of the Panorama program of the Berlinale and the famed TEDDY competition, devoted exclusively to films with gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender themes. Set up in 1985 as an official Berlinale program the Panorama focuses on issue-oriented features and documentaries by first and second time international film directors and has been programmed since 1997 by Wieland Speck. Speck has the rare distinction of being an accomplished film director and writer whose wor...
Berlinale 2013: Interview with Dieter Kosslick y3g6b
Dieter Kosslick is the Director of the Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival and has been in charge of the festival for 12 years. Claus Mueller What are the most significant innovations this year? Dieter Kosslick The native program [indigenous cinema], a program called residency with filmmakers from all over the world to stay with us for six months and we ensu...
Interview with Beki Probst, Director of the European Film Market 2r4m2h
In 2013, the Berlinale had another successful year as the largest audience-oriented international film festival selling 303,000 tickets. Total professional accreditations reached 19.630 including 3.694 of the press. 404 films were featured in its public programs and 816 were seen at the European Film Market. The festival continues to expand yet over the last years the strongest growth has been experienced by the European Film Market. Beki Probst was appointed in 1988 as the Director of...
Berlinale 2013: A Record Turnout and Thriving Film Market 3c4b5w
The surge of visitors to the Berlinale was even more overwhelming this year: a record number of 303,077 tickets was sold. This is impressive proof of how popular the Festival has become with the public and the enthusiasm with which audiences immerse themselves into the world of film for eleven days. The Berlinale 2013 reached its highpoint with the award ceremony on February 16. Once again the Festival closed with an event that has become a tradition, the Berlinale Kinotag: on Sunday,...
Berlinale and Glashütte Original to Continue Their Partnership and Award “Made in - Perspektive Fellowship” 4n5l3u
Dedicated to ing young German directors in developing a project, material and script, the €15,000 “Made in – Perspektive Fellowship” that is funded by the Berlinale’s co-partner Glashütte Original will also be awarded from 2014 to 2016 to a young talented German filmmaker from the Berlinale Perspektive Deutsches Kino section. The Berlinale is very pleased to be continuing this partnership and especially appreciates the substantial commitment of th...
The Application Round for the Berlinale Residency 2013 Is Now Open 1h1523
The first Berlinale Residency just closed successfully during this year’s Berlin International Film Festival with the presentation of the selected projects by Matías Bize, Rebecca Daly, Samuel Maoz, Raya Martin, Rafi Pitts and Sacha Polak. And now the fellowship programme is again inviting filmmakers from around the world to apply for a three-month stay in Berlin. The “Berlin 24/7” programme Berlinale Residency s auteur filmmakers who have already...
Berlinale 2013 Wrap 494p3p
The International Film Festival Berlin continues as the largest public international film festivals with 303 000 tickets sold. It has a funding basis of 21 million Euros, about $28 million, of which 6.5 million Euros come from federal and other public agencies. The remainder is generated through corporate sponsors, ticket sales, licensing, berlinale merchandise and other sources, etc. Apart from, the European Film Market there were 14 components in the 2013 Berlin Film Festival program: Offici...
Berlin Film Festival 2013 Walk via Tiergarten 5q6t
Tiergarten to Berlinale 2013, all in a day's walk. Band is playing, press are praying...movies are playing. People are saying...this will be a very good year. Soundtrack: Dreamers' shelter (3:28) I am waiting for you last summer ...
BERLIN 63 – Balance Sheet 456a3l
Despite Worthy Winners Weak Programming was Called Into Question By Alex Deleon, Berlin The main prize winning films this year by unheralded unknowns from eastern Europe, “Pozitia Copilului” (Child’s Pose), Romania, and “Epizoda u Zivotu Beraca Zeljeza” (An episode in the life of an iron picker) Bosnia, were generally regarded as worthy choices, but the field of nineteen films in competition from which they were chosen was, by ...
Maladies at Berlinale 636b5z
MALADIES is a comedic look at the life of a former actor turned writer struggling to cope with reality, his work and interpersonal relationships much in the vein of SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK and ADAPTATION. The film explores the eccentric and unconventional lives of three characters in this quirky and entertaining film from second time writer/director, Carter. His first feature film, ERASED JAMES FRANCO, was released in 2008. In addition to filmmaking, Carter is an international known painter, scul...
Browse the online magazine of the Shooting Stars 3ss5p
We are pleased to share with you the Shooting Stars Magazine - celebrating not just the 2013 stars-in-the-making, but many highlights from past years at the Berlinale. Please also find below the Shooting Stars 2013 trailer, which showcases what to expect from this year’s program and introduces Europe's hottest young actors. We look forward to a very successful 16th year at the Berlinale and to seeing you all there! >>> For more information www....
Critics Prizes at Berlinale 1b3q4n
At the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale, , February 7-17, 2013) the Prize of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) has been presented to: "Child's Pose" (Pozitia copilului) by Calin Peter Netzer (Romania, 2013) (shown in competition) "Inch'Allah" by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette (Canada, , 2012) (programmed in the Panorama section) "Hélio Oiticica" by Cesar Oiticica Filho (B...
THE BEST OFFER (2013) had its world premiere at 63rd Berlinale 5la55
Giuseppe Tornatore is back in grand form with his latest film, “The Best Offer” (2013). Filmed between Bolzano, Merano, Vienna and Prague, it is the story about art collector and fine art auctioneer Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush) who can tell a fraudulent painting from an original as easy as distinguishing black from white. Virgil is a sterile man who has pushed down human emotions and relationships for stark professionalism and sharp senses. But one day his better judgment is test...
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