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EXCLUSIVE: A growing list of 200+ film professionals, largely from within the German industry, have signed an open letter protesting the Berlin Film Festival's decision to invite members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to this year’s opening ceremony. The open letter was launched…

EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based MAGNETFILM has acquired international rights to Teaches of Peaches, a documentary about the Canadian musician, artist, and feminist icon Peaches, ahead of the film's world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The documentary directed by Philipp Fussenegger and co-directed by…

The Berlinale Film Festival has unveiled the jury members for its main International Competition, which will be presided over by Lupita Nyong'o.  The members of the International Jury are American actor and filmmaker Brady Corbet, Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui, German director Christian Petzold…

The Strangers' Case from American filmmaker Brandt Andersen and starring French actor Omar Sy will make its world premiere at this year's Berlin Film Festival.  The film's short synopsis reads: Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting a chain reaction of events involving five different…

The Berlinale put out a statement expressing its sympathy for the "victims of the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East" and making it clear that its 74th edition would be a place for filmmakers on all sides of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, at its press conference on Monday. Festival co-heads…

The Berlin Film Festival on Monday unveiled the titles selected for its official competition and its sidebar Encounters competitive section. A total of 20 films have been selected for the international competition, with highlights including La Cocina, directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios and starring…

The full competition lineup for the 74th Berlin Film Festival will be unveiled this morning via a live stream that begins at 10 am CET/2 am PST. Outgoing Berlin Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian will reveal the lineup alongside the festival's sidebar…

EXCLUSIVE: German Films, the agency that promotes German cinema globally, has unveiled the seven participants for the ninth edition of its annual Face to Face campaign, which include talents who have worked on projects ranging from television series such as Deutschland '89 and Kafka to feature film Turning…

The Berlin Film Festival today unveiled further titles for the 2024 edition of its Berlinale Special Presentations sidebar section alongside its classics program. Scroll down for the full list of titles announced today. Highlights from the latest drop of Specials titles include Made in England: The Fi…

Martin Scorsese will be feted with an honorary Golden Bear at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, running from February 15 to 25, 2024. He will receive the award for his lifetime achievement in a special ceremony on February 20. "For anyone who considers cinema as the art of shaping a…

The Berlinale has announced the first seven productions, including one series, to be invited to the Berlinale Specials strand of its 74th edition running from February 15 to 25, 2024. The line-up will include the world premiere of Johan Renck’s sci-fi drama Spaceman starring Adam Sandler as an…

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