The weight of water: Srisailam Dam’s tale at Berlinale and MOMA

The weight of water: Srisailam Dam’s tale at Berlinale and MOMA

Beneath the Placid Lake at the Berlinale  | Photo Credit: Leo Hugendubel When artist Kush Badhwar was living in Hyderabad in the early 2010s, his building’s caretaker suggested he might be interested in looking at the personal archive of a neighbour who had passed away. Turned out, it belonged to Radha Krishna Sarma, a professor […]

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Berlinale 2023: Steven Spielberg wins lifetime award

Berlinale 2023: Steven Spielberg wins lifetime award

Steven Spielberg seen on stage at the ‘The Fabelmans’ premiere & Honorary Golden Bear and homage for Steven Spielberg during the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 21, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Director Steven Spielberg, picking up a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film […]

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Berlinale 2023: Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ inspires transgender film

Berlinale 2023: Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ inspires transgender film

The Berlinale logo is pictured at the venue entrance of the ‘Berlinale Palast’ | Photo Credit: Reuters Philosopher Paul B. Preciado did not want to make a film about his own gender transition, because British novelist Virginia Woolf had already done so a century before. Orlando: My Political Biography, Preciado’s playful debut film, explores the […]

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Berlinale 2023: Sean Penn film ‘Superpower’ catches Zelenskiy at moment of Russian invasion

Berlinale 2023: Sean Penn film ‘Superpower’ catches Zelenskiy at moment of Russian invasion

Director Sean Penn attends a news conference to promote the documentary ‘Superpower’ at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2023 | Photo Credit: NADJA WOHLLEBEN Late in the evening of Feb. 24, 2022, just some 15 hours after Russia triggered its invasion of his country, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy found […]

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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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Kristen Stewart to lead Berlin film fest jury

Kristen Stewart to lead Berlin film fest jury

Kristen Stewart | Photo Credit: LOIC VENANCE US actor Kristen Stewart will head up the jury in February at Berlin’s international film festival, Europe’s first major cinema showcase of the year, organisers said Friday. The 73rd annual Berlinale, as the event is known, said the 32-year-old star of “Spencer” and the “Twilight” movies would lead […]

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