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NewsBerlinale director commits to “inclusive and open” festival amid free-speech concerns
After calls from some corners for a boycott, Tricia Tuttle says people should ”approach us rather than make assumptions” about the festival’s stance.
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NewsKey German production incentives extended with increased rebate of 30%
German Federal Film Fund and the German Motion Picture Fund extended by a year by Scholz administration.
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NewsKlaus Eder steps down as head of international critics federation Fipresci after 38 years
The next general secretary will be elected in early 2025.
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NewsRoland Emmerich reveals plans for Sudan-set ‘Exodus’ feature and Lawrence of Arabia series
The US-based German director is also preparing the second season of ‘Those About To Die’, starring Anthony Hopkins.
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NewsBerlin’s EFM revamps with tech hub, distributor prize and additional screening venue
2025 will mark first edition of Berlinale market run by Tanja Meissner.
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News‘Good Bye, Lenin!’ director Wolfgang Becker dies at 70
Becker was one of the co-founders of X-Filme Creative Pool with Tom Tykwer, Dani Levy and Stefan Arndt.
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News“German cinema is in great danger,” say Tom Tykwer, Wim Wenders and Volker Schlöndorff
Top German directors write open letter urging politicians to adopt new German Film Law this month.
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NewsHamburg’s MOIN regional film fund secures €10m boost
Annual budget will rise from its current €15m to €20m for 2025 and 2026.
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NewsTom Tykwer’s ‘The Light’ to open Berlinale
Family drama is Tykwer’s third to play at the festival.
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News‘Riefenstahl’ doc scores additional sales including UK & Ireland deal (exclusive)
Doc about notorious Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl has sold over 100,000 tickets in Germany.
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NewsKaouther Ben Hania, Maryam Touzani projects among 24 backed by Eurimages
16 of the 24 projects funded are to be directed or co-directed by women, representing over 75% of the total funding awarded.
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NewsBerlinale to create new festival hub and screening venue for 2025 edition
Festival seeks to revitalise its Potsdamer Platz home which has lost around 150,000 screening seats in recent years.
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NewsMunich Film Up! mentoring programme unveils 2024 filmmaker participants (exclusive)
Source: Munich Film Up! The Munich Film Up! filmmakers The Munich Film Up! mentoring and residency scheme for emerging filmmakers has unveiled the six participants for its fourth edition. The seven-month programme is an initiative of the HFF München, with Tatino Films’ Pop Up Film Residency as ...
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NewsBerlinale 2025 takes €2m budget hit and parts ways with Uber
The Berlin Senate is not providing the €2m in financial support as part of overall cuts to its cultural budget.
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NewsBerlin’s Tricia Tuttle says ‘No Other Land’ directors’ comments are not antisemitic
“Discourse which suggests this creates danger for them inside and outside Germany.”
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NewsTodd Haynes to head Berlin Film Festival 2025 jury
Festival director Tricia Tuttle calls Haynes “a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range.”
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NewsIva Radivojević’s ‘When The Phone Rang’ wins main prize at Connecting Cottbus
The Serbian director’s second feature explore the concept of home and trauma.
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News‘Putin’ director on guerrilla filming in Russia and his AI ambitions
Polish filmmaker Patryk Vega’s Putin is being sold by Germany’s Kinostar at the AFM.
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NewsAnimated features ‘Mimi & Harold’, ‘Brave Heart Yakari’ fly for Epsilon (exclusive)
The German sales outfit is attending AFM in Las Vegas this week.
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NewsDominique Cabrera’s ’La Jetée, The Fifth Shot’ tops DOK Leipzig winners
The documentary won the Golden Dove prize of €10,000.