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picks Ilker Çatak’s ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ as its international Oscar entry 3a352d
The film premeired in the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2023.
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Berlinale Talents appoints former European Film Awards executive as project manager 5h4xo
The project manager replaces Christine Trostrum, and will work alongside programme manager Florian Weghorn.
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Venice title ‘Heartless’ and Burak Cevik drama among 13 projects backed by Berlinale World Cinema Fund 262u1h
Projects from Bhutan to Brazil to receive production and distribution funding.
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Italy embarks on major campaign to promote its film industry worldwide (exclusive) j6a6
Italy has just hosted Summit for US and French producers, is taking major delegation to Tokyo Film Festival and will be Country in Focus at Berlinale’s EFM.
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Berlinale under fire from ’s arthouse cinemas for cutting Perspektive showcase 464r3f
The Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar screens films from rising German filmmakers.
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German film festivals criticise government cuts to the Berlinale amid speculation about its future c1a55
The festivals said the move sent out a “fatal sign” to the international film industry.
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NewsMagnolia acquires world on Berlinale, SXSW selection ‘Joan Baez I Am A Noise’ 49524p
Company plans October 6 theatrical release.
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Berlin film festival to reduce programme size as part of wider restructure 636k1p
Total number of films to be reduced to around 200 titles.
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Karlovy Vary competition title ‘Opponent’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive) 1x5264
‘Opponent’ debuted in Panorama at Berlinale.
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Berlinale Silver Bear winner ‘Disco Boy’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive) 4r4j2g
Franz Rogowski stars as a young Belarusian who ends up in the heart of the Niger Delta.
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Sacha Polak’s Berlinale Panorama title ‘Silver Haze’ picked up for UK and Ireland (exclusive) 2o6u6q
Film reunites writer/director Polak with British actor Vicky Knight.
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Utopia acquires North American rights to ‘Femme’ with George MacKay, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (exclusive) 3r354w
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping made their feature directing debut with this acclaimed Berlin Panorama queer thriller.
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Italy’s EFM focus to spur further state investment in Italian film industry 154v21
Italy has boosted its minority coproduction fund from €5m-€6m.
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Buyers swoop for Indie Sales’ Berlinale titles ‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Opponent’ (exclusive) 1q1g6t
EFM project ‘Maria Montessori’ has also sold robustly.
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Charades sends Berlin competition film ‘Disco Boy’ to key markets (exclusive) 1s4et
Giacomo Abbruzzese’s debut feature stars Franz Rogowski.
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Álvaro Gago’s Berlin Panorama feature ‘Matria’ sells to (exclusive) 5h1d3h
Galician language film is sold by New Europe Film Sales.
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Bas Devos’ Berlin award-winner ‘Here’ picked up for UK and Ireland (exclusive) 2s1w4p
The film follows a chance encounter between a Romanian construction worker and a Belgian-Chinese botanist
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Mariette Rissenbeek, co-head of the Berlinale, to step down after next edition e4z5x
State minister for culture and media Claudia Roth to initiate talks to extend Carlo Chatrian’s contract beyond 2024.
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Hannes Hirsch’s Berlinale Panorama feature ‘Drifter’ sells to UK and US (exclusive) x2x40
Salzgeber has also sold ‘Bones And Names’ and ’Captain Faggatron Saves The Universe’ to various territories
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European Film Academy director Matthijs Wouter Knol steps down from anti-racism taskforce Artef (exclusive) 3oo3y
Wouter Knol said he was keen to eliminate any perceived conflict of interest charges.
