Berlin Film Festival to Hold Physical Event in 2021

The Berlin Festival has committed to returning next year but is planning a hybrid physical and online model for the European Film Market.

YouTube, Tribeca Enterprises Plan International Online Film Festival

The 10-day event, set to kick off May 29, will feature films from this year's online version of the Tribeca fest, as well as highlights from other international festivals, including Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Berlin and the animation festival in Annecy.

Berlin Golden Bear Winner 'There Is No Evil' Lands at Kino Lorber

The film by persecuted Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is set for a fall 2020 theatrical release.

'Los Conductos': Film Review

Winner of best first feature honors in Berlin, Camilo Restrepo’s experimental portrait of a young man on the run from a dangerous cult is set in Medellin, Colombia.

'Blizzard of Souls' ('Dveselu Putenis'): Film Review

Latvia’s biggest grosser in the last 30 years is the harrowing autobiographical account of a 17-year-old farm boy thrust into the trenches of World War I.

Coronavirus: 'Producers on the Move' Event Goes Digital Due to Cannes Fest Postponement

European Film Promotion will hold its traditional May event virtually as it adjusts to the COVID-19 world.

'Anne at 13,000 Ft.': Film Review

Rising Canadian star Deragh Campbell plays a troubled young woman trying to navigate daily life in director Kazik Radwanski’s character study.

'Schoolgirls' ('Las Niñas'): Film Review

Pilar Palomero’s debut about a group of provincial Spanish schoolgirls growing up in 1992 featured in the Berlin Film Festival’s youth-centered Generation kPlus sidebar.

'Berlin Alexanderplatz' Leads German Film Awards With 11 Nominations

The updated version of the German literary classic picked up 11 nominations, followed by 'System Crasher' with 10.

European Film Academy, Festivals Protest Mohammad Rasoulof Prison Summons

Iran has summoned the director, whose new film 'There Is No Evil' just won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, to serve a one-year prison sentence for alleged propaganda against the government.

'Persian Lessons': Film Review | Berlin 2020

This Holocaust drama from Vadim Perelman ('House of Sand and Fog') stars Nahuel Perez Biscayart ('BPM') and Lars Eidinger ('Personal Shopper').

Berlin Golden Bear Winner Mohammad Rasoulof Summoned to Serve Prison Sentence in Iran (Report)

The director, whose 'There Is No Evil' won Berlin's top prize Saturday, was convicted of “propaganda” against the state for his previous films and sentenced to a one-year prison sentence.

'The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs' ('Laila aur satt geet'): Film Review | Berlin 2020

A mystical Kashmiri woman is taken as a bride in Pushpendra Singh’s stirring adaptation of an Indian folk tale.

'Blue Elephant: Dark Whispers' ('El Feel-el Azra’a 2'): Film Review

Marwan Hamed’s ('The Yacoubian Building') psychedelic horror sequel made its EFM market premiere in Berlin after becoming a pan-Arab hit and the highest-grossing Egyptian film of all time.