Berlinale

Fresh new faces at the Berlinale Talent Campus

Between 9 and 14 February, the German capital played host to 350 up-and-coming film enthusiasts from all over the world

by sandra wickert // 17/02/08 - 1 Vote

central and eastern europe, feature, youth, cinema, germany, berlin

Berlinale: Europe’s ten up-and-coming ’Shooting Stars’

Every year since 1998, an international jury selects Europe’s best actors. These then embark take on a journey across the world to promote European cinema - and to get to know themselves. On 9 February, British actresses Carey Mulligan and  Sarah Bogler joined nine other winners at the Berlin Film Festival

by Agnes Emri @ , Ole Skambraks @ // 11/02/09 - 1 Vote

berlinale, cine, film, shooting stars, film festival, youth

Reviews from Berlinale 2009

On 5 February, cafebabel.com premiere their own reports from the international film festival. Until 15 February 2009, our team go live at the 59th film festival in the German capital. So, who will the winners be?

• Read the special edition Reviews from Berlinale 2009
• Live at the Berlinale: The International opens film festival
• Cinema: cafebabel.com at Berlinale 2009
• The Reader: Germany’s Nazi past a festival highlight
• François Ozon’s Ricky: French-Spanish baby horror
• Berlinale documentary: FOOD inc - what are you eating?

Berlin film festival 2011 winner goes to Iran: Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin, a Separation

In 2009 the Iranian director scooped a Silver Bear for best director for About Elly. This year's competition entry 'Jodaeiye Nader az Simin' was a clear frontrunner for the 2011 Golden Bear award, beating twenty-one other films in competition. Review

by Sandra Wickert @ // 21/02/11 - 2 Votes

iran islamic republic of, culture calendar, festivals, asghar farhadi, berlinale, film festival

European cinema, screeched to a halt

Of the 26 films that the Berlin Film Festival is showing from February 8 - 18, 12 are European. A lack of fresh faces?

by arnau segarra braunstein // 07/02/07

oscars, europe, cinema, germany, berlin, culture

'Give food a chance': culinary cinema in Berlin

At the 61st Berlin international film festival, the 'culinary cinema' series of events drew attention to the 'relationship between film, culture, cuisine and the environment' for the fifth time. Together with menus from top chefs in the Gropius Mirror restaurant, a mixture of films about nutrition and the environment reinforce the belief of festival director Dieter Kosslick: 'Food brings people together and connects them to their surroundings'

by Christiane Lötsch @ // 24/02/11 - 1 Vote

film review, yum nyam, berlinale, cinema, berlin, culture

Director Roozbeh Behtaji: 'Young Europeans live in an existential no-mans land'

The 30-year-old filmmaker and screenwriter from Gothenburg stands out, not only because he doesn't look like your average Swede, but because he dons a different hat everyday. He played a cap-wearing tourist who becomes a terror suspect because of his looks in his own debut film London Transfer. Time to find out what's under his hat

by Lilian Maria Pithan @ // 08/03/11 - 2 Comment - 3 Votes

european identity, identity, roozbeh behtaji, film review, brunch, poitiers

Interview with actor Paweł Szajda: ‘I was used to a kind of dictatorship on the set’

On 13 February, the Polish film Tatarak by director Andrzej Wajda closes the Berlin Film Festival. The 27-year-old lead actor, a sort of Polish-American David Kross, tells us why he wants to return to his European roots

by katarzyna grabowska @ , Ole Skambraks @ // 13/02/09 - 1 Comment - 1 Vote

love, paweł szajda, andrzej wajda, poland, usa, film