Sean Penn premieres love letter to Ukraine at Berlin fest
BERLIN, Germany — Sean Penn premiered “Superpower,” his admiring portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at war, telling the Berlin film festival Saturday the movie was also a wake-up call...
View ArticleBerlinale film ‘Manodrome’ explores misogynistic world of incel culture
BERLIN — “Manodrome” depicts a literal cult of masculinity, where women are at best a nuisance and celibacy is a virtue, tapping into a vein of misogyny exemplified by influencers like internet star...
View Article‘Golda’ director swats away criticism over casting Helen Mirren
BERLIN, Germany—The director of “Golda” on Monday, Feb. 20, dismissed a controversy over casting Helen Mirren as Israel’s only woman prime minister Golda Meir, saying the British Oscar winner had...
View ArticleStars of thriller ‘Infinity Pool’ share on-set fun
BERLIN, Germany—Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard on Wednesday, Feb. 22, said they had a blast making Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg’s “provocative” and “visceral” thriller “Infinity Pool,” on...
View ArticleUkraine filmmakers bring battlefront horrors to Berlinale
BERLIN, Germany—From desperate attempts to round up injured troops from the trenches to children playing on burnt-out tanks, Ukrainian filmmakers have brought the battle against Russia in all its...
View ArticleBerlin film fest to award top prizes on Feb. 25 as stars return
BERLIN, Germany—The 73rd Berlin film festival awards its top prizes on Saturday, Feb. 25, including the Golden Bear for best picture, after a star-studded edition that highlighted freedom struggles in...
View ArticleJuliette Binoche to head Berlin film festival jury
Juliette Binoche will be the jury president at this winter's Berlin International Film Festival in February 2019.
View ArticlePJ Harvey documentary to premiere at 2019 Berlinale
Singer PJ Harvey is the subject of a documentary premiering next year that follows the making of her album "The Hope Six Demolition Project".
View ArticleBerlin filmfest unveils starry lineup
Movies starring Diane Kruger and Catherine Deneuve and features directed by Jonah Hill and Casey Affleck will be at the Berlin film festival.
View ArticleBinoche hails starring role for women as Berlin film fest opens
Europe’s first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, kicked off Thursday with jury president Juliette Binoche welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors. The 11-day event prides...
View ArticleContested film on church abuse scandal moves Berlin filmfest
"By the Grace of God" is based on real-life victims and dramatizes the systematic cover-up of widespread sexual molestation by clergy.
View ArticleFrom savior to mafia-fighter: Girl power comes to Berlin film festival
Films at the event are challenging long-held notions such as the gender of God or the place of women in defending societies' most vulnerable.
View ArticleWomen filmmakers have record showing at Berlin Film Festival
Seven out of the 16 films in the competition section were helmed by women, and female directors from around the world were featured.
View ArticleNadav Lapid’s ‘Synonyms’ wins top prize at Berlin Film Fest
"Synonyms," about a young Israeli man who uproots himself to France and is determined to put his homeland behind him, won the Golden Bear.
View ArticleList of winners at 69th Berlin film festival
"Synonyms" by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid won the Golden Bear while a film on church abuse won the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear.
View Article#MeToo movement front and center at Berlin film fest
With a wealth of female directors and a hit film, the #MeToo movement is front and center at the 70th edition of the Berlin film festival.
View ArticleIranian dissident, teen abortion drama take top prizes at Berlin film fest
Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof won the top prize at the Berlin film festival for "There Is No Evil".
View ArticleBerlin film fest postponed until March, competition to go online
Berlin, Germany — Berlin’s international film festival said Friday it was postponing its February 2021 edition as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on the global entertainment industry....
View ArticleSex tape satire ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ wins Berlinale Golden Bear
The 71st Berlin film festival awarded its Golden Bear top prize Friday to "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" by Romania's Radu Jude.
View ArticleMovies to be shown outdoors after virtual Berlin Film Festival
The Berlin Film Festival, which took place online, will show most of the movies that were part of the competition at outdoor cinemas.
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