Berlin Film Festival Director Dieter Kosslick Extends Contract Until 2019

The festival on Wednesday confirmed that Kosslick will be staying put, ending months of speculation that the beloved director would be leaving the Berlinale after his contract expires in 2016.

November 19, 2014 4:38am

Berlin Film Festival Director Dieter Kosslick Extends Contract Until 2019 — The Berlinale’s impish festival director runs the world’s biggest public film event as if it were a kitchen party. The stars love him for his energy and comically mangled English.
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Berlin Film Festival director Dieter Kosslick has extended his contract and will stay on as boss of Germany’s biggest film festival until at least 2019.

The festival confirmed on Wednesday that Kosslick will be staying put through March 2019 via a contract extension, ending months of speculation that the beloved director would be leaving the Berlinale after his current contract expires in 2016.

Kosslick, who has run the A-list festival since 2002, is largely credited with reviving the Berlinale and, with the expansion of Berlin’s European Film Market, making it a can’t-miss event for the international movie industry.

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Berlin Film Festival Director Dieter Kosslick Extends Contract Until 2019

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