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Michael Glatze (James Franco) is handsome, charismatic, and opinionated. An Ivy League grad with multiple degrees, he’s a writer, pianist, and “queer theorist,” espousing his belief that sexual orientation shouldn’t define one’s identity. After years co-editing the iconic XY Magazine, a gay periodical based in San Francisco, he moves to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with his charming and intelligent architect-boyfriend, Bennett (Zachary Quinto). Michael experience...
Panel discussion on "The Memory of Justice" by Marcel Ophüls at Haus der Berliner Festspiele Hamilton Fish (Producer) Marcel Ophüls (Director) Margaret Bodde (The Film Foundation) Moderation: Sandra Schulberg ...
The presentation of the Berlinale Camera to Marcel Ophüls took place on February 11, 2015. Film critic Katja Nicodemus said a few words in honour of the recipient. Following the screening of "The Memory of Justice" (1976), there was a discussion moderated by Sandra Schulberg. ...
Nicole Kidman © Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale ...
James Franco © Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale Hilarious moment at opening ceremony ...
Cate Blanchett © Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale David Barron (Producer) Helena Bonham Carter (Actress) Richard Madden (Actor) Lily James (Actor) Kenneth Branagh (Director) Cate Blanchett (Actress) Stellan Skarsgård (Cast) Allison Shearmur (Producer) Sandy Powell (Costume Design) Moderation: Anatol Weber ...
The members of the Youth Jury in Generation 14plus Leila Albrecht Jan Hendrik Blanke Alina Neichel Maya Viola Oppitz Lotta Schwerk David Siegmund-Schultze Fabian Volkers give the following awards: Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Flocken (Flocking) by Beata Gårdeler, Sweden 2015 The film which struck us the most was one which succeeds in continuously maintaining its oppressive atmosphere. This film gives us a precise and intense experience ...
Yesterday, the 13th edition of Berlinale Talents came to a successful close. During the six-day programme, 300 emerging film professionals from 75 countries and a variety of fields met with some 100 renowned experts. In addition, the participants had a wide range of opportunities to continue developing their film projects. The general success of Berlinale Talents was quite evident in the film programme of the 2015 Berlinale: 86 former participants of Berlinale Talents contributed to 63 of...
The Berlinale and the European Film Market can look back at a successful edition of the festival. “For 65 years now, the Berlinale brings the pubic and trade professionals together to experience film in all of its facets – and, more recently, in new formats. Once again the festival’s internationality rose this year – at the same time the festival has consolidated its position in Berlin. The stars love coming to the Berlinale and appreciate the enthusiasm of moviegoers h...
Justin Kelly - I am Michael, 2015 US - Interview by Martin I. Petrov Justin Kelly is an American writer and director, who has mainly directed music videos before entering the film industry with several short films. I am Michael is his first feature film that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and it was part of the Berlinale Panorama. The film tells the story of a gay activist and writer, who suddenly turned to religion, developing a theory against ho...
Body, dir. Malgorzata Szumowska, Poland, Berlinale 2015 - Competition by Martin I. Petrov In a visionary, humorous wander though the life of (not that much) ordinary people in the polish capital Warsaw, Malgorzata Szumowska’s Body aims to go far under the skin and explore incentives, find answers and criticise bits of our parallel realities. A father living with his anorexic daughter Olga, after the death of his wife, is trapped between the cruelty he has to face...
At the start of this year’s festival, the Berlinale Social Hub was introduced on the web for the first time. Within only few days, it had collected an overwhelming amount of personal impressions and presented them in a way festival fans and guests had not yet seen. On moments.berlinale.de, fan content, star tweets, sneak peaks behind the scenes and official festival coverage all melt into one. Berlinale Moments focuses the diversity of social media under one hashtag - #BerlinaleMom...
Photo by Christian Demarco, from left to right: Jeffrey Chan, Nansun Shi, Martin Moszkowicz The Euro-Sino initiative Bridging the Dragon celebrated its first official public event yesterday at the Vertretung des Landes Brandenburg beim Bund in partnership with the EFM. With over 200 professionals from both the Chinese and the European industries attending, the event focussed on the possibilities and challenges of co-producing between China and Europe. Bridging the Dragon director S...
Jasna Vavra, Head of Theatrical Entertainment at Universum Film, SquareOne's co-distributor on LIFE, Al Munteanu, CEO of SquareOne Entertainment, Robert Pattinson and Alessandra Mastronardi. Monday (Feb 9) was the night’s world premiere of LIFE, directed by Anton Corbijn and starring Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan. LIFE was produced by Oscar winners Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (THE KING’S SPEECH) and Christina Piovesan and will be re...
BIZARRE @ BERLIN A new feature film by Etienne Faure had a successfull world premiere yesterday Tuesday 10/02 at 10:30 pm Pierre Prieur/Adrian James/Raquel Nave/Rebeka Underhill/Charlie Himmelstein... Production/Bushwick Factory/Eivissa Productions/Bizarre Production/Myu production World premiere in Berlin film festival BIZARRE teaser by Etienne Faure par etienne-faure ...
BERLINALE PREMIERE SCREENING of MY SKINNY SISTER by director Sanna Lenkenwith a striking debut starring performance from 11 year-old Rebecka Josephson, grand-daughter of Ingmar Bergman actor Erland Josephson. My Skinny Sister (Sweden - Germany / Generation) Just as Stella enters the exciting and awkward world of adolescence, she discovers that her idolized big sister Katja, a competitive figure skater, is hiding an eating disorder. As the secret unravels and the disease tears the f...
Hollywood star hosts annual awards ceremony at the Berlinale Palast (From left to right): Dieter Kosslick (Festival Director, Berlin International Film Festival) with Maisie Williams (UK), European Shooting Stars patron Natalie Portman, Natalia de Molina (Spain), Sven Schelker (Switzerland), Aistė Diržiūtė (Lithuania), Emmi Parviainen (Finland), Hera Hilmar (Iceland), Joachim Fjelstrup (Denmark), Moe Dunford (Ireland), Jannis Niewöhner (Germany), Abbey Hoes (The Netherla...
Knight of cups, dir. Terrence Malick - Berlinale 2015 Competition by Martin I. Petrov “No one cares about reality anymore.” Realist or not, Terrence Malick seems to have sliced the cake in two, once again. For some, Knight of cups was worth the waiting and for others was two hours of an image flow, that - if we need to be exact - is his way of storytelling. And let’s face it, no one goes to see a film from the American indie representative and ...
45 Years, dir. Andrew Haigh - Berlinale 2015 Competition by Martin I. Petrov English director Andrew Haigh competes for the golden bear with a story about a couple about to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. But who said that after certain age, life cannot ring surprises? After directing Weekend, a multi-awarded film about a gay couple in London, Andrew Haigh became one of the most promising new talents of his age, turning also into a symbol for queer cinema which was back...
Interview with Lirio Ferreira, director of Blue Blood - opening film of Berlinale Panorama 2015 by Martin I. Petrov Lirio Ferreira was born in Recife in 1965. He started directing films while studying journalism. His first feature Baile Perfumado premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1997, followed by Árido movie (2005) and many documentaries that have won numerous prizes in Brazil and beyond. Blue blood is his third feature film, open...
Blue Blood (Sangue Azul), dir. Lirio Ferreira, 2014 Brazil - Berlinale Panorama by Martin I. Petrov Vibrant images, breathtaking sea horizons, a passionate macho Latino and some romance in the background - is there anything else to ask for from Brazilian cinema? Acclaimed director Lirio Ferreira presents a story for contemporary filmgoers, keeping it at heart a traditional old-style Brazilian romanzo. Pedro, a handsome young circus performer, returns to his ho...
Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the AMAAs, presides over the Africa Film Academy. The Africa Film Academy (AFA) aims to promote the training, lobbying, and the overall development of young professions in the Film industry, striving to maximise their full potential in an industry where there are limitless possibilities and always capacity for more. In this regard, the Africa Cinema Business Roundtable was established. She is concentrating on the development of training as...
