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MPA Berlinale highlights urgency for competitive film incentives in 4t4ps

  Laura Zentner (Media Law Expert, GreenbergTraurig), Clement Schwebig (President and Managing Director Western Europe & Africa, Warner Bros. Discovery), Emilie Anthonis (President & Managing Director, MPA EMEA), Jörg Bachmaier (CEO of Studio Babelsberg) and Christian Sommer (MPA ) By Mark Tchelistcheff March 5th, 2025   With SXSW film rodeo ride about to begin it was only a couple weeks ago that Berlinale completed its 75th film festival with the largest num...

Joyful Closing of the 75th Berlinale: Delighted Winners and Full Cinemas 35m24

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Berlinale Publikumstag (Audience Day) on February 23. After the festive Award Ceremony (see full list of award winners) on Saturday evening, where Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud was awarded the Golden Bear, thousands of viewers once again flocked to the cinemas on the Berlinale Publikumstag for catch-up screenings of films from the anniversary edition. Interest in the progr...

The closing Berlin Beat with Awards! it's a wrap for the 75th 3p4ud

Dear colleagues We wish you another successfull EFM and Berlinale experience. Let me know how we can help you with direct marketing, html blasts to your targets, buyers, sales agents, media. I am also happy to brainstorm around publicity or advertising options on filmfestivals.sitesdebloques.org. Kindly share your press release, and any Berlin activity you would like us to relay and please send  ASAP so we can include your news in our next Berlinale dailies  (circu...

Deaf - Winner - Audience Award at Berlinale 6u4k2v

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Congrats for the first Golden Bear for a Norwegian film : Dreams (Sex Love) wins big in Berlin 532h5r

At Saturday’s awards ceremony for Berlin International Film Festival, Dag Johan Haugerud’s film Dreams (Sex Love) received the Golden Bear. This marks the first time a Norwegian feature film has won this prize. "Never before has a Norwegian film received this honor. That it is now happening with Dreams (Sex Love) is a fantastic recognition of Dag Johan Haugerud as a filmmaker and a powerful conclusion to the launch of the trilogy Sex Dreams Love, all of which have reach...

Winners Announced for the CICAE Arthouse Cinema Award at 75th Berlinale 723v39

Today were announced the winners of the CICAE Arthouse Cinema Awards at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Recognizing exceptional artistry and storytelling in independent cinema, the CICAE Arthouse Cinema Awards are given at major international festivals by an international jury of arthouse cinema exhibitors and programmers, and aim at bringing high-quality films to the arthouse cinemas. The Jury is composed of arthouse cinema exhibitors and of the association, who apply thr...

Berlinale Documentary film Award goes to "Holding Liat" by Brandon Kramer 4y4z2i

HOLDING LIAT By Brandon Kramer – FORUM World Premiere Brandon Kramer (director), Lance Kramer (producer), Liat Beinin-Atzili, Yehuda Beinin, Chaya Beinin, and Tal Beinin at the world premiere of Holding Liat. Delphi-Filmpalast, Berlin, February 16, 2025. Michael O'Ryan © 2025 A film that is shot truly open-endedly, in...

Awards of the Berlinale Official Juries 32364q

Golden Bear for Best Film  awarded to the film’s producers of Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud Produced by: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum   Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize   O último azul (The Blue Trail) by Gabriel Mascaro   Silver Bear Jury Prize   El mensaje (The Message) by Iván Fund   Silver Bear for Best Director Huo Meng ...

Prizes at Generation Kplus 8605m

Berlinale 2025: Prizes at Generation Kplus Clockwise from top left: Maya, donne-moi un titre (Maya, Give Me a Title) © Partizan Films; Zirkuskind (Circusboy) © Julia Lemke / Flare Film; Down in the Dumps; Little Rebels Cinema Club   Berlinale 2025: Crystal Bears at Generation Kplus   Crystal Bears    The of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus – Bonnie Lou Severin, Lenja Utecht, Jim ...

Awards of the Berlinale Independent Juries 6e1m5s

PRIZES OF THE INDEPENDENT JURIES PRIZES OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY of the Jury: Juan Carlos Carrillo Cal y Mayor, Peter Ciaccio, Valérie de Marnhac, Christian Olding, Dr. Brigitta Rotach, Dr. Stefanie Schardien Competition O último azul (The Blue Trail) by Gabriel Mascaro Jury Statement: This Brazilian dystopic fable follows an unlikely hero in a search for freedom. A 77 years-old woman escapes from a future that has been written for her by an authoritarian state...

The Panorama Audience Awards Go to Sorda and Die Möllner Briefe 66q6i

Sorda © Nuria Jean; Die Möllner Briefe © inselfilm produktion The audience has voted: The 27th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film goes to Sorda by Eva Libertad, Die Möllner Briefe by Martina Priessner wins in the category Panorama Dokumente. The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section Panorama together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg).   The award-...

Berlinale 2025: Prizes at Generation 14plus 6nd43

Clockwise from top left: Sunshine; Hora do recreio (Playtime); Atardecer en América (Sunset over America); Wish You Were Ear © Mirjana Balogh   Crystal Bears and Prizes of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education) at Generation 14plus   Crystal Bears   The of the Youth Jury Generation 14plus – Nour Ibrahim, Zeynep Atay, Tyler Kurokhtin, Jil Baalmann, Rohan Yadav – have a...

Concord Originals: New Executive Promotions 3l3v5y

AMPLIFYING GROWTH, CONCORD ORIGINALS ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE ROLES FOR CHARLES HOPKINS AND WESLEY ADAMS   Appoints Imogen Lloyd Webber as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications (Worldwide)   Concord Originals, the film and TV division of Concord, the world’s leading independent music company and licensor of stage productions, has expanded its executive ranks and elevated Charles Hopkins to Vice President of Development and Wesley Adams to Vice President of P...

Blurred: New film starring Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer j1b11

Cloud9 Studios handling International Sales at the European Film Market   Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike, Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) is ed by Academy Award-nominee Guy Pearce (A24’s The Brutalist, Christopher Nolan’s Memento, Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker), Maria Pedraza (Netflix’s “Money Heist”) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, HBO’s “His Dark Materials”) in the erotic...

Anton announced it has locked distribution deals in key international territories for the action-thriller Fuze 294x

Anton announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories for the action-thriller Fuze starring Aaron Taylor Johnson (Bullet Train, Nosferatu), Theo James (“The White Lotus,” “The Gentlemen”), Sam Worthington (Avatar films), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Disney+’s “Loki”), Elham Ehsas (Showtime’s “Homeland”), Honor Swinton-Byrne (A24’s The Souvenir), and Saffron Hocking (Netflix’s “Top Boy”)...

Filmmakers and Stars from Across the World Light Up the 75th Berlinale, Thrilling Fans and Audiences 3l1k6n

The festival has celebrated incredible interest shown by the public, who is flocking to the cinemas to see the best of international cinema and cheer on the stars on the Red Carpet. Many directors and actors from all over the world have presented their work during the first half of the festival, including Tilda Swinton, Edward Berger, Tom Tykwer, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger, Tala Al-Deen, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Ira Sachs, Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall...

Promising Feature Films for the Coming Years: These Projects were Awarded at the Berlinale Co-Production Market in 2025 274s5f

Eurimages Co-production Development Awards Ceremony at the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2025 Five cash prizes and one in-kind award were awarded to selected feature film projects at the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 15 to 19) on Sunday and Monday. The Eurimages Co-production Development Award, endowed with 20,000 euros, went to the producers of Cinédokké & Okofilm Productions from Switzerland for their project Ibicaba - Visions of Parad...

World Premiere of "Anastasia Kobekina – Now or Never"  Many share the dream of a global career - but what does it truly take to make that dream a reality? Following the charismatic cellist Anastasia Kobekina, the documentary offers a unique look behind the closed doors of her record label, concert halls and into her private life. Having started to play the cello at age four, Anastasia struggles with the decisions made for her and those she must make, when asking herself: &...

Opening avant première 2025 Shaping the future - the power of public service media in performing arts 5b2x72

Jean Paul Phillipot RTBF Lucia Recalde European commission Natalia Gorscack RTV Slovenja Wolfganng Bergmann Arte  Moderated by Aliena Haig The was followed by the screening of the work in progress of Gustavia + the Black Prince by Elzevir Films. Special Screening: Gustavia + The Black Prince, presented by Elzévir Films + Auditorium Films + SVT The ballet 'Gustavia' and the documentary 'The Black Prince' explore the extraordinary journe...

VIDEO Peter Gelb keynote: the future of performing arts on screen - Avant Premiere opening 6n6j5n

Do not miss this keynote and the amazing experience in the live performing arts which Peter was sharing with the distinguished audience of Avant Premiere At age 17, Gelb began his career in classical music as an office boy to impresario Sol Hurok. Gelb managed the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 1979 China tour. The following year Gelb became Vladimir Horowitz's manager. Gelb assisted the pianist in the revival of his performing career, and managed his return to Rus...

VIDEO Avant Première by IMZ kick off party with ARTE Concert 6o5e1t

Wolfgang Bergmann (Managing Director of Arte ) introduced by IMZ Secretary General Max Beckham-Ortner at Avant Premiere kick off party during Berlinale 75 with Arte concert on the background... Filmed by Bruno Chatelin  ...

VIDEO conversation with Richard Paradise Martha's Vineyard IFF 2d503p

Richard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin during Berlinale, and brainstorming on the 20th edition of his flagship festival this September (September 2 – 7, 2025). The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine. The recurring theme of the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is "Other Places, Other People"; the festival's pu...

VIDEO Berlin is under the spell of Chalamet: a day as we like them b5f64

Timothée Chalamet is in town for A Complete Unknown a movie where he plays Bob Dylan! Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festiv...

VIDEO Keynote from Christine Vachon at Winston Baker Entertainment Finance Forum 5x4472

Oscar-Nominated and Golden Globe Winning Producer, Independent Spirit and Gotham Award winner, Vachon co-founded Killer Films and has produced over 100 groundbreaking independent films. She has also executive-produced award-winning television, and most recently her work on PAST LIVES (A24) earned her a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Credits include: MAY DECEMBER, PAST LIVES, BOYS DON’T CRY, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, MILDRED PIERCE, HALSTON, CAROL & MORE!   ...

VIDEO Interview with Christine Vachon 60595r

Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin spoke briefly with Christine Vachon an American film producer active in the American independent film sector with an amazing track record, check th eimpressive filmography below... Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, Poison (1991), which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at  Sundance. Since then, she has gone on to produce many acclaimed independent films, including Far from Heaven (nominated for...

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