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Dear Festival Organizers attending Berlin You are cordially invited to our wine tasting party celebrating 'Exodus to Shangai' Premiere in Berlin
If you are a festival organiser or festival programmer attending Berlinale PLease RSVP to get your name on the EventBrite Guest List for our wine tasting party for festival organizers (sorry strictly limited to festival organizers). Bring a bottle of your country to share the fun of diversity...
Berlin 66, preview of coming attractions
The 66th edition of the Berlin Film Festival (it was one of the first starting up in 1951 at the height if the Cold War) -- is so firm and fully packed that it is almost like ten festivals rolled into One.
In the nine day cinema Marathon starting from Thursday february 11 and running until Saturday, Feb. 20, better than 200 feature films from every corner of the planet will be presented along with scores of shorts, animations, and anything else you can think of-- even certain historical Television excerpts.
Twenty three films, all world premiers will be competing for the coveted golden and silver bear prizes - The Bear is the totem animal of the city and the name of the city itself, Berl-in, means "a Place of Bears. Presumably, in the good old days before the area was invaded by two logged predators there were lots of bears gathering honey in this neck of the woods.
The opening film, out of competition, will be the new Coen Brothers satire of golden age Hollywood "Hail Caesar" which has been making waves on general release, starring George Clooney as a clueless old time movie star and a maturing Scarlett Johanssen now metamorphising into a belle comédienne. Leave it to the Brothers from upper Minnesota to upend expectations and play actors off counter to image. more
Berlinale Camera for producer, cinema operator and film distributor Ben Barenholtz (USA)
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 2.30 pm In the cinema at the Martin-Gropius-Bau (MGB) Since 1986 the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks. &nb...
Berlinale 2016: Star-studded Opening Gala
Minister of State and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Prof. Monika Grütters, the Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller, Jury President Meryl Streep and Festival Director Dieter Kosslick will open the 66th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast at 7.30 pm on February 11. During the Opening Gala, the International Jury will be introduced. In addition to Meryl Streep (actress, USA), its members are Lars Eidinger (actor, Germany), Nick James...
My Revolution to receive World Premiere at the 2016 Berlinale
My Revolution (French title: Ma révolution), the debut film from co-writer and director Ramzi Ben Sliman, will be making its world premiere at the 2016 Berlinale. The film deftly blends the themes of first love, self-discovery, and the pangs of adolescence amid a unique and monumental time in history - the Arab Spring. Synopsis With the Arab Spring blossoming in the heart of Paris, people take to the streets to show their support. Everyone except 14-year old Marwann, that...
First look of the data MEDIA Salles brings to the Berlinale
In 2015 more spectators (+5.2%) in Europe’s cinemas, while digitization reaches 95% of screens From the statistics elaborated by MEDIA Salles it emerges that in the 32 countries for which figures are already available, from Iceland to Cyprus, from Russia to Portugal, there were 1,210.5 million spectators, with a 5.2% rise compared to the 1,151.0 million of 2014. “2015 was a good year for European cinemas. The increases in admissions and box-office concerned practica...
Denmarks two biggest film festivals CPH PIX and BUSTER combine forces and dates from October 27th 2016
2016 will see Denmarks two biggest film festivals in their respective fields combine forces and dates while retaining their distinct, successful brands and target audiences. The move will create one distinctive audience festival for all ages with a focus on quality, diversity and dialogue and the full programme will run between October 27. and November 6. with children and youth films for schools and families during the daytime and arthouse and genre films in t...
Berlin'16: Alex Roe/ Nicola Peltz/ Moment To Remember/ The Exchange
EFM'16 Berlin'16 THE EXCHANGE PREPARES FOR A MOMENT TO REMEMBER Brian O'Shea, CEO of The Exchange, has announced the casting of Alex Roe (RINGS, THE 5TH WAVE) and Nicola Peltz (TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION) for A MOMENT TO REMEMBER. The Exchange will be selling international rights to the film at EFM'16, February 11 - 19, 2016, and work with the producers on a domestic sale. A MOMENT TO REMEMBER tells the tender story of a young husband (Roe) w...
Norwegian films @ Berlinale 2016
Generation KPlus Louis & Nolan - The Big Cheese Race Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen When Nolan hears about the traditional Cheese Race, he is immediately hooked. Carried away by his enthusiasm to win, he places a secret...
Kosovo film industry representation at Berlinale and EFM
Meet us @ Berlinale 2016 Meet the Kosovo film industry representatives during the 66th edition of Berlinale. Come and visit us from 11 - 19 Feb at EFM Marriot, Kosovo Cinematography Center stand no. 117. Babai goes Berlinale This year, part of the programme Lola @ Berlinale will be screened Babaiwritten and directed by Visar Morina, a co-production between Kosovo, Germany, Macedonia and France and supported by Kosovo Cinematography Center. The ...
Tiberius Film acquires Z FOR ZACHARIAH and further film highlights
Munich, February 10th. In the framework of the Berlinale 2016 the German independent film distributor Tiberius Film comes up with top-class purchases. In addition to the star-studded sci-fi-thriller Z FÜR ZACHARIAS (OT: Z for Zachariah) Tiberius Film secured the rights for the action-movie RIOT with action-star Dolph Lundgren in the leading part and for the Arte-series FRANKREICH GEGEN DEN REST DER WELT (OT: Au Service De La France). Furthermore the film d...
Saudi Arabian Romantic-Comedy BARAKAH YOQABIL BARAKAH World Premiere @ Forum
Introducing the Stars of BARAKAH YOQABIL BARAKAH (BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH) A Film by Mahmoud Sabbagh Hisham Fageeh & Fatima Al Banawi Hisham Fageeh is an Actor/Producer/Writer from Saudi Arabia. Perhaps most-known for his 2013 viral video “No Woman, No Drive”, Fageeh focuses on satirical content in both Arabic and English. Studying and graduating from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) while doing his masters at Colu...
Burkas2Bullets, is a Documentary Short Premiering
Burkas2Bullets, is a Documentary Short Premiering at Cinemaxx13, on February 17 at 14:50. Please RSVP. tomboy_productions@yahoo.ca ...
Brian Knappenberger’s “Truth and Power”, a 10-part investigative docu-series, screens at the Berlinale
TRUTH & POWER Section Drama Series Days Running Time Episode 1-30 minutes; Episode 2–30 minutes Official Screening 11:00am TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16–MARTIN-GROPIUS-BAU SERIES S...
Incredible Film presents new features at the European Film Market
Incredible Film has been working over the last couple of years on becoming the worldwide sales agent for Dutch production companies. Together with a full catalogue of family adventures, teen movies, drama, thrillers and comedies Incredible Film now comes to Berlin with: SCREAM WEEK, an upbeat, tongue-in-cheek Dutch horror/ slasher, skillfully and cleverly done. With 28 Spinnin’ Records hit songs, including ANOTHER YOU, by Armin van Buuren ft , Mr. Probz & POLICEMEN by Eva Simons ft...
First Sino-European Production Seminar (EFM Asia).
Wednesday, 17th February 2016 the European Film Market and Bridging the Dragon in cooperation with Movie View will organise the first Sino-European Production Seminar for selected European producers who are developing feature film projects with China. The programme will be an in-depth 'immersion day' consisting of interactive working sessions on how to approach the Chinese film market and will cover practical aspects of working with Chinese industry professionals. Confirmed experts inc...
15 (co) Productions From The Netherlands @ Berlinale and EFM 2016
Fifteen(co-)productions from The Netherlands have been selected for the 66th Berlin International Film Festival that runs 11-21 Feb 2016. For a complete overview of all the Dutch films and co-productions at the Berlinale and the European Film Market including screening times, click here...