The Oscar-winning fraternal duo Joel and Ethan Coen are to open the 61st Berlin International Film Festival next year with their remake of the classic John Wayne western “True Grit,” organisers announced Wednesday.
The Berlin Film Festival has invited outspoken Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, who was jailed for three months for work deemed "anti-regime," to serve on its jury in February.
Italian-American actress and director Isabella Rossellini will head the international jury at the 61st Berlin Film Festival from February 10-20, organisers said on Monday.
<i>Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen</i> was panned at this year’s Berlinale for its portrayal of a notorious Nazi propaganda film. Its director <b>Oskar Roehler</b> spoke with <b>Vera von Kreutzbruck</b> about the controversy surrounding the movie.
The 60th Berlin Film Festival wrapped up Sunday after crowning Roman Polanski best director for the political thriller "The Ghost Writer" and giving the Golden Bear top prize to a Turkish family drama.
Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" and gritty dramas from Romania and Russia were tipped as favourites to win the Golden Bear top prize Saturday at the 60th Berlin Film Festival.
A big-budget German movie about the Nazis' most successful propaganda picture and the pact with the devil sealed by its lead actor premiered to boos Thursday at the Berlin Film Festival.
The debut feature of an Afghan-German director has joined the running for the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, one of a clutch of features taking a fresh look at Islam at this year's event.
Audiences at this year's Berlin International Film Festival have embraced a documentary by a budding German filmmaker tackling a titillating topic – working prostitutes old enough to be grandmothers.
Five lucky subscribers to our weekly newsletter have won a copy of the book inspiring Roman Polanski's film "<a href="http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100212-25209.html" target="_blank">The Ghost Writer</a>," which just premiered at this year’s Berlinale.
Elusive British graffiti artist Banksy is due to walk the red carpet Sunday when he presents his directorial debut in Berlin but organisers said he would stay incognito throughout the high-profile event.
Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog spoke with The Local’s Vera von Kreutzbruck as he began his role this week as jury President for the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
"Metropolis" triumphantly came home to Berlin on Friday as the silent classic was shown in full for the first time since 1927 following the sensational 2008 discovery of key scenes thought lost for ever.
Roman Polanski's new film "The Ghost Writer" premieres Friday at the 60th Berlin Film Festival but the director, under house arrest in Switzerland, will be at the red-carpet gala in spirit only.
<b>With almost 400 films and countless other events accompanying this year’s Berlinale, choosing what to see can be a daunting task. Fortunately, The Local has sifted out a sampling of the festival’s most interesting offerings.</b>
<b>Over the years the Berlin Film Festival has been a child of the Cold War, a propaganda tool for the Allies, and a frequent political battleground that reached far beyond cinema seats, writes AFP's Deborah Cole.</b>
The Berlinale international jury, led this year by German director Werner Herzog, decides who leaves the film festival with the Golden Bear, Silver Bears and the Alfred Bauer Prize in the competition. Meet the members, who are often as quirky as the films they choose to honour.
Asian movies will take pride of place this week at the 60th Berlin Film Festival. But as AFP's Deborah Cole reports, new pictures by Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese will also make their red-carpet premieres.
Indie cinemas are a dying breed the world over... except in Berlin, home to nearly 60 small arthouse and neighbourhood venues. The fight for survival is brutal. But as Exberliner magazine's <b>Alice Harrison</b> reports, some of them are even getting the red carpet treatment at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin-born Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich will be immortalised on the streets of her home city on a new "Walk of Fame" to be unveiled during the Berlin film festival this week, promoters said Saturday.
German film <i>Das weiße Band</i>, or “The White Band,” has been nominated for two Oscars in 2010, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed on Tuesday.
The star-studded 60th Berlin Film Festival starting next week will go back to its roots bridging East and West, organisers said Monday, this time uniting hot Hollywood fare with fresh Asian releases.
Film lovers can catch a preview of the restored German silent film legend “Metropolis” at a new exhibition in Berlin beginning on Thursday – one month ahead of the film’s debut at the Berlin International Festival.
