Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash
The Berlin Film Festival has issued a lengthy statement from head Tricia Tuttle over what it describes as a “media storm”…
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Jackie Chan, Anthony Chen Titles Lead Chinese Presence at Berlinale
Chinese and Greater China cinema have a significant presence at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market, with…
Politics Take Center Stage at the Berlinale as Social Media Backlash Looms
The Berlinale has always worn its politics proudly. Conceived in 1950 by American film officer Oscar Martay as a cultural…
Berlinale Competition Film ‘Yellow Letters’ Sparks Buying Spree
Brussels-based Be For Films has unveiled a first round of international deals for “Yellow Letters,” İlker Çatak’s follow up to…
‘Felicité’ Director Alain Gomis on His Berlinale Competition Film ‘DAO’
Nine years after winning the Silver Bear for “Félicité,” French director Alain Gomis is returning to the Berlin International Film…
Berlinale World Premiere for Maite Alberdi’s ‘A Child of My Own’
Chile’s much-lauded documentarian Maite Alberdi, after making her first fiction feature “In Her Place,” has returned to her roots with…
TVCO Launches Sales of Berlinale Market Series Title ‘Hidden Island’
Rome-based TVCO has seized worldwide distribution rights — excluding Latin America — to “Hidden Island,” a high-concept sci-fi series from…
Anthony Chen’s Berlinale Film ‘We Are All Strangers’ Sells to France
ARP Selection, a leading French arthouse distribution company that recently produced and released Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” has acquired Anthony Chen‘s “We Are…
Arundhati Roy Pulls Out of Berlinale Over Jury’s Gaza Statements
The push back from Berlinale jury head Wim Wenders when it came to answering questions about politics sparked no shortage…
Enduring Love Affair With the Berlinale
In the career of French acting icon Isabelle Huppert, stretching over 50 years and more than 120 films, it’s impossible…