Berlinale 2023 | Remember the 2011 quake: ‘Suzume’ to Japan’s young

Berlinale 2023 | Remember the 2011 quake: ‘Suzume’ to Japan’s young

Producer Genki Kawamura, Director Makoto Shinkai and Actor Nanoka Hara attend a news conference during the promotion of ‘Suzume’ at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin | Photo Credit: Reuters The earthquake and tsunami that devastated much of eastern Japan may have taken place only 12 years ago, but a generation of children […]

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Berlinale 2023: ‘Green Night’ marks Chinese star Fan Bingbing’s return to cinema

Berlinale 2023: ‘Green Night’ marks Chinese star Fan Bingbing’s return to cinema

Fan Bingbing attends a news conference during the promotion of ‘Green Night’ at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fan Bingbing, one of China’s biggest film stars, strode onto the Berlinale red carpet on February 23, marking her return to cinema following a five-year pause. Her reappearance also spotlighted […]

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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: 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: 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: Film stars show solidarity with Iran protesters

Berlinale 2023: Film stars show solidarity with Iran protesters

Festival-goers take part in a show of solidarity for women in Iran as part of the Berlinale film festival in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Dozens of actors and filmmakers gathered on the Berlinale‘s red carpet on Saturday to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran, with one exiled Iranian film […]

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