berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 300 Photos published on facebook 34 videos published on youtube FILM REVIEWS AMAZING GRACE, A Long Delayed Aretha Franklin Film surfaces at Berlin '69 What she said: The Art of Pauline Kael review Leakage | Nasht by Suzan Iravanian (Forum): Berlinale Review The Golden Glove by Fatih Akin: Berlinale Review Sampled reviews of Jessica Forever A City Hunts for a Murderer, and a Forum film hunts for meaning Berlinale by Alex: Mid Point Festival Reviews MK2 is very proud from the reviews on the Varda doc The Ground beneath my Feet in review Sondre Fristad's First Feature The Writer at the Berlinale System Crasher in review: Amazing ! Forget about all other contenders Derek Jarman's THE GARDEN, starring Tilda Swinton, returns to Berlinale 28 years after its premiere DIE KINDER DER TOTEN - World Premiere and Q&A with Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska INTERVIEWS Xaver Böhm on O Beautiful Night: Interview at Berlinale 2019 Interview with Brazilian Director Marcus Ligocki at Berlinale Marie Kreuzer: The Ground beneath my feet The Writer: Interview with Sondre Fristad in Berlin Interview with Producer, Director Writer Stu Levy @ 2019 Berlinale Interview with Director Gustavo Steinberg for 'Tito and the Birds' (2018) Alexandr Gorchilin on his First Feature Acid VIDEO INTERVIEWS VIDEO: Dieter Kosslick recalls some nice moments on the red carpet VIDEO: Anthony Bregman describes IFP's programs suppporting independent film making VIDEO: IFP Anthony Bregman opening remarks on his producing experiences at Friday's EFM opening Debate Meet Michel Noll a Serial Festival Organizer Lia Rinaldo introducing Devour Food Film Fest and a big surprise for someone in the room at her Berlin reception VIDEO: Mariette Rissenbeek describes German Films initiative for young german faces in TV Series VIDEO: Michael Howell from actor to chef, then Festival Director Mark Tchelistcheff receives his best doc award from Devour Food Film Fest at their Berlinale party VIDEO: Demand Film offers filmmakers a network of 2500 theatres, marketing - sales support with blockchain technology VIDEO: IEFTA in Berlin at the Africa Hub, encouraging collaboration with Emerging Filmmakers VIDEO: LACINETEK VOD platform for curated classic films launched today in Germany and Austria VIDEO: a chat with the the Roskino CEO during her Reception in Berlin VIDEO: Sandra Schulberg talks to filmfestivals.com berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 VIDEO: Dieter Kosslick jokes during the Berlinale Kamera to Sandra Schulberg VIDEO: Gregory Nava's speech on Sandra Schulberg for her Berlinale Kamera Dieter Kosslick Bids Farewell After a Successful Festival The 69th Berlin International Film Festival has come to a successful conclusion. On February 17 — “Berlinale Publikumstag” — movie-goers flocked to cinemas a last time to experience the highlights from the different sections of this year’s festival. With 335.000 tickets sold and its wide-ranging programme, the Berlinale was again a smash with audiences and culminated magnificently in the Award Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 16. ... 25.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Best 25 photos from Berlinale 2019: A man and his golden camera (Nora Fingscheidt, Helena Zengel and Albrecht Schuch with their Silver Bear for System Crasher, © Antonio Castello 2019) By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER The man with the golden camera. I first noticed photographer Antonio Castello during a press conference, due to his old-timey looking camera with a golden vintage lens. He captured over two thousand photos over the course of the massive eleven- day film festival. Looking through his snaps of festival director Di... 19.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Sampled reviews of Jessica Forever berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 JESSICA FOREVER a film by Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel A blonde-haired boy crashes through the glazed wall of a suburban house and falls to the floor, unconscious. A militia of young men carries him away. They are led by a young woman, a blue-eyed, futuristic Jeanne d’Arc. They exit just as a swarm of threatening drones invades the room. A voice-over informs us that the state has deemed these boys to be violent orphans and social outcasts and the authorities are now huntin... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog VIDEO: Berlinale Camera for Agnès Varda | Berlinale 2019 "It is given with warmth, I know it." Agnès Varda received one of the Berlinale Cameras this year. We've collected the highlights of Wednesday's ceremony for you. ... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog VIDEO: Award Ceremony Gala Highlights | Berlinale 2019 ... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog VIDEO: Independent Juries Awards Highlights | Berlinale 2019 Next to our Official Juries, every year a number of Independent Juries award prizes to our festival's entries. Here's our highlights of yesterday's press conference with the winners of the Independent Juries. ... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog VIDEO: Honorary Golden Bear for Charlotte Rampling berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 Cinema making can change ways of thinking! Charlotte Rampling was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for her exceptional artistic career within the international film world. Here's our roundup of the ceremony. Video highlights from her press conference. ... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Leakage | Nasht by Suzan Iravanian (Forum): Berlinale Review Foziye’s husband, an employee in the regional oil company, has vanished into thin air. Although her questions remain unanswered about his whereabouts, her faith prevails that he is still alive. During her visit at the local pension centre, she still replies “married” when her marital status is requested. Her life has metamorphosed into an arduous journey, considering her financial hardship and lack of work. Her mother incriminates her inertia, whilst her daughter ince... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog The Golden Glove by Fatih Akin: Berlinale Review Meager, for the most part, is the attempt by Fatih Akin to recreate the unambitious life of Fritz Honka, a schizophrenic killer who, in the seventies of Hamburg, brutally murders and dismembers four prostitutes in his hideous attic. Unquestionably crowned the most abominable film of 2019, Akin&... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Xaver Böhm on O Beautiful Night: Interview at Berlinale 2019 berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 Xaver Böhm is a Berlin based filmmaker. O Beautiful Night, a dark and poetic interpretation of one's fear of death, is his first feature film and it premiered at the Panorama section at the 69th Berlinale, February 7-17 2019. How did you get the idea to do a film about being afraid of dying? The fear of dying has always been very present in my life and I wanted to make an honest film, something very personal. Also, growing up somehow takes ... 18.02.2019 | Berlin's blog What she said: The Art of Pauline Kael review By Alex Deleon A portrait of the work of controversial film critic Pauline Kael and her influence on the male-dominated worlds of cinema and film criticism. On a sunny Sunday the 69th Berlin Film Festival has reached its last day, the day of repeat screenings when everyone hopes to catch up with films that were missed during the week because of overpacked schedules at scattered venues all over the city. This morning I finally caught the Highly sought after ... 17.02.2019 | Berlin's blog VIDEO: Dieter Kosslick recalls some nice moments on the red carpet Dieter Kosslick and Lindsay Bellinger ... berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 17.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Golden Bear for Best Film: Synonymes press conference (Saïd Ben Saïd, Navid Lapid, Tom Mercier, © Lindsay Bellinger 2019) By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER Director/writer Navid Lapid and the star of his film, newcomer Tom Mercier, were charming and authentic during the press conference after their exquisite film Synonymes (Synonyms) won the big prize, the Golden Bear for Best Film, at the 2019 edition of the Berlinale. (Navid Lapid, Tom Mercier © Lindsay Bellinger 2... 17.02.2019 | Berlin's blog AMAZING GRACE, A Long Delayed Aretha Franklin Film surfaces at Berlin '69 Alex Deleon, <filmfestivals.com> Forced myself this morning to get to FSP (Friedrichstadt Palast) a miserable outlying outpost of the festival, at 9:30 Am, to see the Long delayed doc on Aretha Franklin's Gospel concert of 1971, entitled "Amazing Grace". Afro American Gospel culture is a reflection of all that is most primitive in African culture but, if you can suspend the adoration of Jesus aspects, it is incredibly uplifting and Aretha was sur... 16.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Berlinale Bears awarded tonight closing a wonderful last edition by Dieter Kosslick Berlinale Newsletters 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 I 8 I Animation in Focus I Final I FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS: Email us to be featured in the next newsletters "Back with the bears" PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY Members... berlinale 2019 EFM Coverage as of Feb 20, 2019 16.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Awards of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY Members of the Jury: Juliette Binoche (Jury President), Justin Chang, Sandra Hüller, Sebastián Lelio, Rajendra Roy and Trudie Styler GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST FILM (awarded to the film’s producers) Synonymes Synonyms Synonyme by Nadav Lapid SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE Grâce à Dieu By the Grace of God Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon SILVER BEAR ALFRED BAUER PRIZE for a feature film that opens new perspectives ... 16.02.2019 | Berlin's blog Berlinale 2019: Crystal Bears and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (The Children’s Charity of Germany) Awards in Generation Kplus The members of the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus – Lorenz Deutsch, Luis Leonard Hanft, Jonas Khadiri, Sarah Marie Paulick, Pepe Reisinger, Anouk Sommerfeldt, Rosalie Stauffacher, Nikita Takasaki, Johanna Wallrafen, Liv Grete Weinhold and Helene Zschaubitz – give the following awards: Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Une colonie (A Colony) by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, Canada In the winning film, the lives of teenagers are depicte..