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Berlinale interview: ‘Honey Bunch’ - Deconstructing love in darkness

What would you for love? We sit down with Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli to talk about their follow-up to 2020’s ‘Violation’ – ‘Honey Bunch’, a haunting and strangely tender deconstruction of all the things we believe to be love and devotion.

22/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale interview: 'What Marielle Knows' - German comedy, anyone?

What would you do if your child could suddenly read your mind? We sit down with German filmmaker Frédéric Hambalek to talk about his Competition selected film 'What Marielle Knows' - a taut, biting and frequently hilarious dark comedy.

21/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'What Does That Nature Say to You'

Will the prolific director win yet another Bear? Possibly the Golden one? His 33rd feature is more worthy of awards than many of his previous Berlinale-winning films...

21/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'The Thing With Feathers'

Despite a committed central performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, 'The Thing With Feathers' can't do justice to Max Porter's astonishing novella.

19/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'La Tour de Glace' ('The Ice Tower')

Marion Cotillard stars in French director Lucile Hadžihalolović's fourth feature, a glacially paced adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”. Prepare to be entranced.

17/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'O último azul' ('The Blue Trail')

Brazil has been Oscar nominated for Best Picture this year. Could the country win the Berlinale's top prize before the Academy dish out theirs? Early signs look mighty promising with the stunning 'The Blue Trail' in Competition.

16/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'Mickey 17' - Robert Pattinsons... in spaaaace!

In the mood for a goofy, broad strokes futurist satire with Robert Pattinson acting opposite himself in the icy vastness of space? Bong Joon Ho has got you covered, with his first film since the Oscar-winning 'Parasite'.

16/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'Ari' - Keeping a heart on your French sleeve

The third film from the French director of 'Jeune Femme' ('Montparnasse Bienvenue') and 'Un petit frère' ('Mother and Son') is a tender and poignant ode to a wayward soul.

15/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'Kein Tier. So Wild.' ('No Beast. So Fierce.')

Shakespeare’s “Richard III” is reimagined in modern Germany as the tale of an Arab gangster queen named Rashida seeking the throne of the Berlin underworld. Sounds like a lot? It is. And it works.

14/02/2025

Cinema

Tilda Swinton on why she's attending Berlinale despite boycott calls

Celebrated actress Tilda Swinton attends the Berlin Film Festival and accepts her Honorary Golden Bear. She explains why she decided to come, despite calls for boycott over Gaza and freedom of expression.

14/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025 review: 'Das Licht' ('The Light')

Unlike last year’s edition which kicked off with the excellent ‘Small Things Like These’, 2025’s Berlinale doesn’t get off to the greatest of starts with its opening film, ‘Das Light’ (‘The Light’)...

13/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale Jury President Todd Haynes on danger Trump poses to cinema

The 75th edition of the Berlinale officially kicks off tonight. Prior to the opening film, the jury led by US filmmaker Todd Haynes spoke to the press about the importance of festivals like the Berlinale, as well as the threats posed by Trump and the looming elections in Germany.

13/02/2025

Cinema

Cinema Quiz: How well do you know the Berlinale?

Put your knowledge to the test with our Berlin Film Festival quiz.

12/02/2025

Cinema

Berlinale 2025: The 10 movies we can’t wait to watch

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival kicks off next week, and this year’s line-up looks very promising... Here are our most anticipated titles of this anniversary edition.

07/02/2025

Cinema

Berlin Film Festival reveals promising 2025 Competition line-up

New films by Richard Linklater, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Radu Jude and Berlinale ubiquitous Hong Sang-soo will compete for this year's Golden Bear. Here's the lowdown on one of the most promising Berlinale line-ups in recent years.

21/01/2025

Cinema

Tilda Swinton to receive honorary Golden Bear at Berlinale 2025

The award-winning actress will be honoured for her career with this lifetime achievement award. New Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle has said Tilda Swinton brings "humanity, compassion, intelligence, humour and style" to cinema.

20/12/2024

Cinema

Is Germany’s Israel-Gaza stance threatening 2025’s Berlinale?

In a recent interview, Tricia Tuttle, the new head of the Berlin Film Festival, says that the German position on the Israel-Gaza conflict is ‘putting artists off’ the festival.

16/12/2024

Cinema

Todd Haynes named as Jury President of 75th Berlin Film Festival

US director Todd Haynes ('Far From Heaven', 'Carol', 'May December') will be president of the international jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.

15/11/2024

Culture news

Berlin Film Festival is quitting Elon Musk’s X

The Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X.

11/11/2024

Culture news

Directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala talk 'The Devil’s Bath'

Euronews Culture sat down with directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala to discuss 'The Devil's Bath', which shines an unsettling light on a previously unexplored and dark chapter of European history.

28/06/2024