French documentary, Spanish girl clinch top prizes at Berlinale

French documentary, Spanish girl clinch top prizes at Berlinale

Nicolas Philibert, director of the Golden Bear for Best Film Award winning film “ On the Adamant” gestures during a news conference at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany on February 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Berlin film festival on Saturday awarded its Golden Bear top prize to a documentary […]

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Berlinale 2023: ‘Survival of Kindness’ star Hussein’s inspiring journey from refugee camps to the red carpet

Berlinale 2023: ‘Survival of Kindness’ star Hussein’s inspiring journey from refugee camps to the red carpet

Actor Mwajemi Hussein attends a news conference to promote the movie ‘The Survival of Kindness’ at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mwajemi Hussein had never been in a cinema or acted before her leading role in The Survival of Kindness, a film that stands […]

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Berlinale 2023: Two films relive torture in Iranian prisons

Berlinale 2023: Two films relive torture in Iranian prisons

Iranian filmmaker and director Mehran Tamadon at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. | Photo Credit: Reuters In Where God is Not, Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon’s unflinching account of the torture of former political prisoners in Iran, the director asks his interviewees to relive the horrors of their incarceration. The film — […]

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Berlinale 2023: Kristen Stewart takes on jury president duties in Berlin

Berlinale 2023: Kristen Stewart takes on jury president duties in Berlin

Jury president Kristen Stewart attends the opening gala of the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin | Photo Credit: FABRIZIO BENSCH Kirsten Stewart looked confident as she attended her first press conference as jury president of the 2023 Berlin International Festival. However, the ‘Spencer’ star confessed that she was nervous of the task ahead, […]

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Berlinale 2023: Climate activists glue themselves to red carpet

Berlinale 2023: Climate activists glue themselves to red carpet

Climate change activists glue themselves to the red carpet on the day of the opening gala of the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A man and a woman glued themselves to the red carpet at the opening of Berlin’s film festival on Thursday, calling on […]

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Berlinale 2023: Volodymyr Zelensky asks support for Ukraine in his opening address

Berlinale 2023: Volodymyr Zelensky asks support for Ukraine in his opening address

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the audience via video link during the opening ceremony at the International Film Festival Berlin ‘Berlinale’, in Berlin, Germany. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday asked artists and filmmakers to unequivocally declare their support for his country during a live video address at the opening of […]

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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address opening of Berlin film fest

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address opening of Berlin film fest

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to deliver a live video address at the opening Thursday of the annual Berlin International Film Festival, whose organisers say they will pay special tribute this year to Ukraine and to protesters in Iran. Zelenskyy, a former comedian and actor, features prominently […]

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Sean Penn’s documentary on Ukraine war to premiere at Berlin Film Festival

Sean Penn’s documentary on Ukraine war to premiere at Berlin Film Festival

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, talks with U.S. actor Sean Penn in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) | Photo Credit: AP American actor and director Sean Penn will premiere a documentary he filmed in Kyiv featuring Ukrainian President […]

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Now, Berlin Film Festival voices support for Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti

Now, Berlin Film Festival voices support for Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti

Iranian authorities arrested Alidoosti, one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said Saturday, Dec. 17 | Photo Credit: Daniel Cole After Toronto and Cannes, the Berlin International Film Festival is the latest movie gala to condemn the arrest of Iranian actor […]

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