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Love is found in unexpected places at the Berlin Film Festival

Two films at the Berlin Film Festival use romance to show life beyond war and politics

The Independent UK

‘A love letter to all the good men I know’: Shahrbanoo Sadat on making Afghanistan’s first romcom

Opening the Berlin film festival, No Good Men blends romance and rebellion, capturing love, humour and female agency in Kabul on the eve of the Taliban’s return

The Guardian - UK

Amy Adams, Ashley Walters and Charli xcx among the stars lined up for Berlin film festival

Programme for February’s Berlinale includes Adams in ‘enthralling’ film At the Sea, the directing debut for the Adolescence actor and the pop star’s tour mockumentary

The Guardian - UK

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Norwegian drama 'Dreams (Sex Love)' takes top prize at the Berlin Film Festival

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday

The Independent UK

Franco-Senegalese documentary 'Dahomey' wins Berlin's Golden Bear

Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Berlin film festival 2024 roundup – tasty treats and the odd potboiler

A careworn Cillian Murphy excelled, Atlantics director Mati Diop returned, astronaut Adam Sandler had us drifting off, and kitchen dramas continued to sizzle

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian Film 'Sex' Wins Europa Cinemas Label At Berlinale

Sex, a thought-provoking film by Dag Johan Haugerud, wins Europa Cinemas Label at Berlin Film Festival for its exploration of gender identities and male dy...

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Italian Singer Margherita Vicario's Film 'Gloria!' Gains International Acclaim

Margherita Vicario's Gloria! musical comedy set in a Venetian orphanage challenges classical norms. International buzz ahead of Berlin Film Festival premiere.

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Japanese Idol Matsumura Hokuto To Premiere Film In Berlin

Matsumura Hokuto of SixTONES transitions to acting with 'All the Long Nights' at Berlin Film Festival, showcasing mental health themes and small-town Japan...

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‘How do I know these words?’: philosophical cocaine hippo is star of Berlin film festival

Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s docudrama Pepe, about Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s megaherbivore, gives the ill-fated creature its own voice

The Guardian - UK

Iranian director Aliyar Rasti premieres debut film at Berlin Festival

Discover the intricate journey of The Great Yawn of History, a film premiering at the Berlin Film Festival, exploring faith and human connection.

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Stephen Fry to premiere in Treasure at Berlin Film Festival

Discover Stephen Fry's latest role in the upcoming film Treasure where he plays a Polish Holocaust survivor opposite Lena Dunham, premiering at the Berlin ...

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Berlin film festival announces eclectic lineup including Rooney Mara, Stephen Fry and Gael García Bernal

Films include a sci-fi about a man who rents out his dead wife’s body and a documentary about a hippo owned by Pablo Escobar

The Guardian - UK

74th Berlin Film Festival unveils highly anticipated competition lineup

Discover the exciting lineup of films at the 74th Berlin Film Festival, including the powerful drama Small Things Like These and special galas featuring st...

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France 24

Marvel's cosmic mercenaries return in 'Guardians of the Galaxy volume 3'

The interplanetary gang of lovable rogues are back for the final instalment of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy, with Chris Pratt leading his bickering band of aliens. Film critic Ben Croll tells us why the superhero saga is unlikely to be entirely over, despite director James Gunn's move to…

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian volunteer medic’s film aims to ‘wake up the world’ to reality of war

Eastern Front, shown at the Berlin film festival, offers an uncensored view from the frontline of conflict

Bangkok Post

Berlin film fest to award prizes as stars return

BERLIN: The Berlin film festival awards its top prizes on Saturday, including the Golden Bear for best picture, after a star-studded run that highlighted freedom struggles in Iran and Ukraine.

Irish Mirror

Bono presents iconic Hollywood director Steven Spielberg with special award at Berlin Film Festival

The U2 frontman honoured Spielberg for his work

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The Independent UK

Superpower review, Berlin Film Festival: Sean Penn’s Zelensky documentary is heartfelt and inspiring

Despite some uneven moments, Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s film about the Ukraine leader has an immediacy and inspirational feel which is rarely found in traditional news reports

Reuters

Zelenskiy urges film stars at Berlinale to take sides and support Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged filmmakers to take sides in what he termed a battle between freedom and tyranny, drawing a parallel in his speech opening the Berlin Film Festival between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Berlin Wall.

The Independent UK

Watch as Hollywood stars walk red carpet at Berlin Film Festival

Watch as Hollywood stars walk the red carpet at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival.

Reuters

Argentine documentary about junta trial set for Berlin bow

An Argentine documentary based on hundreds of hours of audiovisual recordings of a seminal 1985 trial of leaders of the country's bloody military junta will make its international debut on Sunday at the Berlin Film Festival.

Reuters

Ukraine, Iran's quests for freedom to dominate Berlin Film Festival

Sean Penn's documentary portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, filmed as Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, will be among headliners at next month's Berlin Film Festival, where a life achievement award will go to Steven Spielberg.

The Guardian - UK

Berlin film festival 2022 roundup – earnestness, joy, and the best film won

At an unusually quiet, Covid-strict festival, it was a good year for the French, and female directors – and we got to see Jean-Luc Godard do his ironing

France 24

Movie filmed in FRANCE 24 buildings wins top director prize at Berlin

French filmmaker Claire Denis has won best director at the Berlin Film Festival for a film partly filmed in FRANCE 24's buildings. "Both Sides of the Blade" stars Juliette Binoche as a woman torn between two lovers in pandemic-era Paris. She plays Sara, a journalist who works at FRANCE 24's…

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