Synonyms is synonymous with the Golden Bear

Synonyms is synonymous with the Golden Bear

BERLIN 2019: Israel’s Nadav Lapid has scooped the top Bear with his Parisian tale of transformation, during a ceremony where Europe and Germany shone  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Review: It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf

Review: It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf

BERLIN 2019: German documentary filmmaker Dominik Wessely offers up the interesting and subjective journey of actor Mario Adorf as he travels though over half a century of international cinema  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Berlinale Special

Review: Varda by Agnès

Review: Varda by Agnès

BERLIN 2019: Agnès Varda talks us through her career in the format of a master class, with conversation, illustration and panache  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Out of Competition

Agnieszka Holland • Director of Mr. Jones

Interview: Agnieszka Holland • Director of Mr. Jones

“Many people wouldn’t have learned about the Holocaust if it hadn’t been for cinema”

BERLIN 2019: We met up with Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland to talk about untold stories, journalism and the power of cinema in the context of her competition entry Mr. Jones  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

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Berlin Report 2019
EFM 2019
WBI Berlin

Film Reviews

Synonyms - by Nadav Lapid - BERLIN 2019: Nadav Lapid offersan indescribable yet totally brilliant variation on the theme of "An Israeli in Paris"
Synonyms
by Nadav Lapid
BERLIN 2019: Nadav Lapid offersan indescribable yet totally brilliant variation on the theme of "An Israeli in Paris"
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
System Crasher - by Nora Fingscheidt - BERLIN 2019: Nora Fingscheidt’s first feature, presented as one of four German-language films in competition at Berlin, sets the bar high and is powerful in terms of both form and content
System Crasher
by Nora Fingscheidt
BERLIN 2019: Nora Fingscheidt’s first feature, presented as one of four German-language films in competition at Berlin, sets the bar high and is powerful in terms of both form and content
I Was at Home, but - by Angela Schanelec - BERLIN 2019: Angela Schanelec directs a non-narrative film-essay about existence, the body and art, which gradually abandons its coldness and embraces reconciliation
I Was at Home, but
by Angela Schanelec
BERLIN 2019: Angela Schanelec directs a non-narrative film-essay about existence, the body and art, which gradually abandons its coldness and embraces reconciliation
Piranhas - by Claudio Giovannesi - BERLIN 2019: Based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi's latest film includes some impressive performances by its young protagonists but fails to capture the magic of Saviano’s writing
Piranhas
by Claudio Giovannesi
BERLIN 2019: Based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi's latest film includes some impressive performances by its young protagonists but fails to capture the magic of Saviano’s writing
Stitches - by Miroslav Terzic - BERLIN 2019: Miroslav Terzić's second feature is an accomplished psychological drama with strong thriller elements that should play equally well to regular audiences and discerning cinephiles
Stitches
by Miroslav Terzic
BERLIN 2019: Miroslav Terzić's second feature is an accomplished psychological drama with strong thriller elements that should play equally well to regular audiences and discerning cinephiles
Out Stealing Horses - by Hans Petter Moland - BERLIN 2019: Norway’s Hans Petter Moland takes on countryman Per Petterson’s much-loved and hard-to-adapt bestseller with beautiful results, thanks to trusty Swede Stellan Skarsgård
Out Stealing Horses
by Hans Petter Moland
BERLIN 2019: Norway’s Hans Petter Moland takes on countryman Per Petterson’s much-loved and hard-to-adapt bestseller with beautiful results, thanks to trusty Swede Stellan Skarsgård
Dafne - by Federico Bondi - BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Dafne
by Federico Bondi
BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Review: Homing

Review: Homing

BERLIN 2019: Helvécio Marins Jr’s debut as a solo director is a rural drama about how cowboys coexist with the wilds of nature in the Brazilian pampas  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

Stupid Young Heart and A Colony win the Crystal Bears in Berlin’s Generation

Stupid Young Heart and A Colony win the Crystal Bears in Berlin’s Generation

BERLIN 2019: House of Hummingbird received the Grand Prix of the international jury in the 14plus section, while A First Farewell won it in the Kplus section  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Generation 14plus/Generation Kplus/Awards

Review: Beauty and Decay

Review: Beauty and Decay

BERLIN 2019: Annekatrin Hendel’s portrait of three loveable GDR rebels leaves us wanting quite a bit more  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

André Téchiné • Director of Farewell to the Night

Interview: André Téchiné • Director of Farewell to the Night

"I was interested in taking a cold, hard document and turning it into a work of fiction”

BERLIN 2019: André Téchiné talks to us about Farewell to the Night, a film screened out of competition in Berlin which sees a grandmother facing up to her grandson’s desire to become a jihadi  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Out of Competition

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Interviews

BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon, in competition at Berlin for the fifth time running with By the Grace of God, talks to Cineuropa about his latest film, which is based on a very important true story
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon, in competition at Berlin for the fifth time running with By the Grace of God, talks to Cineuropa about his latest film, which is based on a very important true story
BERLIN 2019: After the premiere of System Crasher in competition, German director Nora Fingscheidt tells Cineuropa why it’s important to change, or indeed crash, systems
BERLIN 2019: After the premiere of System Crasher in competition, German director Nora Fingscheidt tells Cineuropa why it’s important to change, or indeed crash, systems
BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but, shown in the main competition
BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but, shown in the main competition
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Italian author Roberto Saviano to discuss Piranhas, the newest adaptation of one of his novels
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Italian author Roberto Saviano to discuss Piranhas, the newest adaptation of one of his novels
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland to talk about untold stories, journalism and the power of cinema in the context of her competition entry Mr. Jones
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland to talk about untold stories, journalism and the power of cinema in the context of her competition entry Mr. Jones
BERLIN 2019: André Téchiné talks to us about Farewell to the Night, a film screened out of competition in Berlin which sees a grandmother facing up to her grandson’s desire to become a jihadi
BERLIN 2019: André Téchiné talks to us about Farewell to the Night, a film screened out of competition in Berlin which sees a grandmother facing up to her grandson’s desire to become a jihadi
BERLIN 2019: Estonian actress Rea Lest, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work experience
BERLIN 2019: Estonian actress Rea Lest, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work experience
Roberto Saviano • Author

Interview: Roberto Saviano • Author

“The more they want me to keep silent, the more I talk”

BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Italian author Roberto Saviano to discuss Piranhas, the newest adaptation of one of his novels  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Berlin's FIPRESCI Prize goes to Synonyms

Berlin's FIPRESCI Prize goes to Synonyms

BERLIN 2019: Stitches received the Europa Cinemas Label, while 37 Seconds and Talking About Trees got the Audience Awards in the Panorama section  

16/02 | Berlin 2019 | Awards

French sellers clinch some great deals at Berlin

French sellers clinch some great deals at Berlin

BERLIN 2019: An overview of the main EFM deals announced by Pathé, mk2, Playtime, Wild Bunch, Memento, Charades, Gaumont, StudioCanal and Bac  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | EFM

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Synonyms - by Nadav Lapid - Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Competition - Golden Bear for Best Film
Synonyms
by Nadav Lapid
Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Competition
Golden Bear for Best Film
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
System Crasher - by Nora Fingscheidt - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize
System Crasher
by Nora Fingscheidt
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize
I Was at Home, but - by Angela Schanelec - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Director
I Was at Home, but
by Angela Schanelec
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Director
Piranhas - by Claudio Giovannesi - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Piranhas
by Claudio Giovannesi
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Review: So Pretty

Review: So Pretty

BERLIN 2019: Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli directs and stars in a romantic drama about members of a transgender community dedicated to free love  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

Review: Progress in the Valley of the People Who Don’t Know

Review: Progress in the Valley of the People Who Don’t Know

BERLIN 2019: With his documentary, Florian Kunert pours salt in the wound of an entire German region recently in the glare of the media owing to a series of xenophobic disputes  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

Review: Synonyms

Review: Synonyms

BERLIN 2019: Nadav Lapid offersan indescribable yet totally brilliant variation on the theme of "An Israeli in Paris"  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Kosovo Berlin
Scott Myers

Film Reviews

Our Defeats - by Jean-Gabriel Périot - BERLIN 2019: Jean-Gabriel Périot returns to the cinema of May '68, questioning young high schoolers about their ideals and the political action needed to change the world
Our Defeats
by Jean-Gabriel Périot
BERLIN 2019: Jean-Gabriel Périot returns to the cinema of May '68, questioning young high schoolers about their ideals and the political action needed to change the world
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess - by Steven Wouterlood - BERLIN 2019: Dutch filmmaker Steven Wouterlood's first feature follows a boy and a girl on their paths of self-discovery as they cross the threshold from childhood to adolescence
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
by Steven Wouterlood
BERLIN 2019: Dutch filmmaker Steven Wouterlood's first feature follows a boy and a girl on their paths of self-discovery as they cross the threshold from childhood to adolescence
Stupid Young Heart - by Selma Vilhunen - TORONTO 2018: Finnish filmmaker Selma Vilhunen delivers a well-crafted teenage drama that aims to address both the social aspect of teenage pregnancy and the rise of the far right in Europe
Stupid Young Heart
by Selma Vilhunen
TORONTO 2018: Finnish filmmaker Selma Vilhunen delivers a well-crafted teenage drama that aims to address both the social aspect of teenage pregnancy and the rise of the far right in Europe
Daniel - by Marine Atlan - BERLIN 2019: Marine Atlan directs a delicate, charming and refreshing film about an anxious schoolboy’s unexpected romantic feelings
Daniel
by Marine Atlan
BERLIN 2019: Marine Atlan directs a delicate, charming and refreshing film about an anxious schoolboy’s unexpected romantic feelings
A Tale of Three Sisters - by Emin Alper - BERLIN 2019: Emin Alper’s flawed fable has brief moments of wonder but is not afraid to get its fingernails dirty
A Tale of Three Sisters
by Emin Alper
BERLIN 2019: Emin Alper’s flawed fable has brief moments of wonder but is not afraid to get its fingernails dirty
Mr. Jones - by Agnieszka Holland - BERLIN 2019: Agnieszka Holland’s beautiful film links Orwell to the powerful story of the only journalist to denounce the Stalinist regime, despite strong opposition
Mr. Jones
by Agnieszka Holland
BERLIN 2019: Agnieszka Holland’s beautiful film links Orwell to the powerful story of the only journalist to denounce the Stalinist regime, despite strong opposition
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija - by Teona Strugar Mitevska - BERLIN 2019: Macedonian filmmaker Teona Mitevska returns to the Berlinale with a film that opposes tradition and patriarchy in an accomplished, punky manner
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
BERLIN 2019: Macedonian filmmaker Teona Mitevska returns to the Berlinale with a film that opposes tradition and patriarchy in an accomplished, punky manner
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
Review: A Dog Barking at the Moon

Review: A Dog Barking at the Moon

BERLIN 2019: Writer-director Xiang Zi’s accomplished feature debut sheds a sometimes surreal light on a contemporary Chinese family with skeletons in the closet  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Nadav Lapid • Director of Synonyms

Interview: Nadav Lapid • Director of Synonyms

"My overarching goal was to capture some sort of truth in relation to certain moments"

BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Review: Ringside

Review: Ringside

BERLIN 2019: André Hörmann's newest documentary charts the tumultuous circumstances in which two promising young boxers from a Chicago ghetto grow up  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Generation 14plus

Italy for Movies
Polish Film Institute

Interviews

BERLIN 2019: Germany's Shooting Star Emma Drogunova talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to
BERLIN 2019: Germany's Shooting Star Emma Drogunova talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Boban Jevtić, head of Film Center Serbia, to discuss the institution's activities at the European Film Market
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Boban Jevtić, head of Film Center Serbia, to discuss the institution's activities at the European Film Market
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Swedish porn director Erika Lust to discuss the pleasure and pain of today’s pornography
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Swedish porn director Erika Lust to discuss the pleasure and pain of today’s pornography
BERLIN 2019: We met up with French superstar Juliette Binoche to discuss her latest two roles – in Who You Think I Am and as the Jury President at the 2019 Berlinale
BERLIN 2019: We met up with French superstar Juliette Binoche to discuss her latest two roles – in Who You Think I Am and as the Jury President at the 2019 Berlinale
BERLIN 2019: We met with celebrated Turkish director Emin Alper after the screening of his dark fable, A Tale of Three Sisters
BERLIN 2019: We met with celebrated Turkish director Emin Alper after the screening of his dark fable, A Tale of Three Sisters
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa chatted to Austrian director Marie Kreutzer about her striking competition title The Ground beneath My Feet
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa chatted to Austrian director Marie Kreutzer about her striking competition title The Ground beneath My Feet
BERLIN 2019: We caught up with Portugal’s Rita Azevedo Gomes to talk about her interesting casting choices in her fifth fiction feature, The Portuguese Woman
BERLIN 2019: We caught up with Portugal’s Rita Azevedo Gomes to talk about her interesting casting choices in her fifth fiction feature, The Portuguese Woman
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland to discuss Out Stealing Horses, his adaptation of Per Petterson’s acclaimed novel
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland to discuss Out Stealing Horses, his adaptation of Per Petterson’s acclaimed novel
Rea Lest • Actress

Interview: Rea Lest • Actress

"I would love to do as many different projects as possible"

BERLIN 2019: Estonian actress Rea Lest, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work experience  

15/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

Angela Schanelec • Director of I Was at Home, but

Interview: Angela Schanelec • Director of I Was at Home, but

“My humour doesn’t have a punchline”

BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but, shown in the main competition  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Emma Drogunova • Actress

Interview: Emma Drogunova • Actress

"Every actor has an own recipe to prepare for roles"

BERLIN 2019: Germany's Shooting Star Emma Drogunova talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to  

15/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Out Stealing Horses - by Hans Petter Moland - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Out Stealing Horses
by Hans Petter Moland
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Die Kinder der Toten - by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska - Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Forum
Die Kinder der Toten
by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Forum
Stitches - by Miroslav Terzic - Berlinale 2019 - Panorama - Europa Cinemas Label
Stitches
by Miroslav Terzic
Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
Europa Cinemas Label
Dafne - by Federico Bondi - Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Panorama
Dafne
by Federico Bondi
Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Panorama
Stupid Young Heart - by Selma Vilhunen - Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema - Berlinale 2019 - Crystal Bear Generation 14plus
Stupid Young Heart
by Selma Vilhunen
Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema
Berlinale 2019 - Crystal Bear Generation 14plus

Industry Reports

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17/12/2018

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

14/12/2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

Film Reviews

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