Berlinale

REVIEW berlinale : Documentary 'Listening to Garzon': Spain’s most famous judge judged

Documentary 'Listening to Garzon': Spain’s most famous judge judged

‘Escuchando al Juez Garzón’ is an 87-minute documentary shot as a single interview with the high-profile human rights judge in Madrid in late 2010. Over a year later, he is going on trial for triple prosecutions on his abuses of power at his country's supreme court. International human rights activists argue that this 'Judge Dredd' case is one of Spanish science fiction

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 24/01/12

berlinale, documentary, politics, trial, corruption, franco, culture

REPORT berlinale : Berlin citizen power: GreenLeaks, Stuttgart 21 and water privatisation

Berlin citizen power: GreenLeaks, Stuttgart 21 and water privatisation

One of Europe's most politicised and strictly environmentally-ruled cities is home to a green-themed Wikileaks spin-off, run by an Australian documentary maker. The mood for disclosure is also celebrated in the annual film festival, which has incorporated the city's first successful referendum into its programme

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 14/03/11

berlinale, water, train, activism, cinema, germany, cities

REVIEW berlinale : 'Give food a chance': culinary cinema in Berlin

'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

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

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

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

berlinale, cinema, culture, asghar farhadi, festivals, iran islamic republic of, culture calendar

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Image : Berlin film festival 2011 for the boys, featuring Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey and Ralph Fiennes

Berlin film festival 2011 for the boys, featuring Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey and Ralph Fiennes

REVIEW berlinale : Berlin film festival 2011: Coen brothers True Grit opener not true to Coen

Berlin film festival 2011: Coen brothers True Grit opener not true to Coen

After the road movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and the thriller No Country For Old Men (2007) the Coen brothers are back in the deserted vastness of the American landscape. The ten-times Oscar nominated film opened the 61st Berlin film festival on 10 February

by Christiane Lötsch @ // 11/02/11

berlinale, cinema, culture, film, film review, festivals, culture calendar

PORTRAIT berlinale : Krystof Hadek: 'foreign characters played by English-speaking actors? Disappointing'

Krystof Hadek: 'foreign characters played by English-speaking actors? Disappointing'

In the last month the 27-year-old Czech actor has picked up accolades at the Berlin film festival (one of the ten 'shooting stars' in Europe) and a Czech Lion for 'best actor'. We talk fame, acting genes and language in European cinema

by Sergio Marx @ // 08/03/10

berlinale, cinema, brunch, film, kryštof hádek, czech republic, film festival

Berlin film festival: well, hello Leo

Berlin film festival: well, hello Leo

cafebabel.com are loyal attendees of Europe's biggest cinematic event, especially in the year it turns a dinosaur 60. Via a small team of pan-European correspondents in the capital, here's a selection of exclusives of the latest releases, a flashback through the festival's tormented history, a mystery trail on the heels of Banksy and interviewees who jump the hoops through our hearts and - literally - over our heads. Catch our Berlin babelblog and twitter page for more

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Image : Banksy: graffiti phenomenon of 60th Berlin film festival (10 images)

Banksy: graffiti phenomenon of 60th Berlin film festival (10 images)

REVIEW berlinale : Metropolis: masterpiece recovered at last

Metropolis: masterpiece recovered at last

A complete version of the masterpiece of German cinema was screened with great ceremony on 13 February at the Berlin film festival; some missing sequences of Fritz Lang’s film were found two years ago in Argentina, 83 years after the film’s original release

by Sebastien Vannier @ // 15/02/10

berlinale, cinema, film festival, berlin

INTERVIEW berlinale : Dear Reader via Johannesburg and Berlin: 'We’re all just geeks really'

Dear Reader via Johannesburg and Berlin: 'We’re all just geeks really'

Cherilyn MacNeil, 24, the charismatic singer and pianist of South African indie trio Dear Reader, speaks to us from the fringes of the Berlin Festival about her home country’s mix of danger and new beginnings, faith and spirituality, broken hearts and summer in Berlin

by Sandra Wickert @ // 25/09/09

berlinale, brunch, religion, love, music, label, multiculturalism

FEATURE berlinale : Twenty years on: why Berlin is not Germany

Twenty years on: why Berlin is not Germany

The city buzzes with cultural events to commemorate the reunification of Berlin and the European continent. But how do the protagonists of the change view each other - whether they are born after 1990, are pre-1990 migrants or modern-day visitors?

by Agnes Emri @ // 16/03/09

berlinale, 1989, stasi, berlin, enlargement, eudebate on the ground, eudebate2009

FEATURE berlinale : 'The Wonderous World of Laundry': forgiving free market in Berlin and Warsaw

'The Wonderous World of Laundry': forgiving free market in Berlin and Warsaw

The global credit crunch has quickly established it self to be a test of European solidarity. The government in Berlin faces a particularly difficult challenge as 2009 brings them the presidential elections and the elections for European parliament. This is also the time to fulfil the promise of opening up the German labour market to the ten new EU states, including Poland. Will pre-election fever deal with the ever-increasing unemployment on both sides of the Odra River – without compromising the strong relationship between Berlin and Warsaw?

by katarzyna grabowska @ // 16/03/09

berlinale, work, politics, unemployment, poland, european union, borders

REVIEW berlinale : Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous

Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous

The world premiere of Der Knochenmann took place at the Berlin film festival on 9 February. The bittersweet crime caper, starring the unfortunate private detective Simon Brenner, provides an in-depth insight into rural Austria and its relationship with its European neighbours east of the Danube. In the Alpine republic, Brenner is something of a folk hero. Here’s why

by Ole Skambraks @ // 10/03/09

berlinale, vienna, cinema, culture, comedy, film, film review

REVIEW berlinale : The Yes Men fix the world: die, global capitalism

The Yes Men fix the world: die, global capitalism

Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno's modern political activism doesn't only involve fighting for their beliefs. They have shot a whole movie about it. Exclusive video interview

by Ole Skambraks @ , TAU* Mendez Hernandez @ // 13/02/09

berlinale, cine, politics, yes men, culture, film, film festival

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

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 Ole Skambraks @ , katarzyna grabowska @ // 13/02/09

berlinale, andrzej wajda, poland, culture, love, film, paweł szajda

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Berlinale film review: 'Kinshasa Symphony' (2010) by Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer

Who what? The joy of making music with people is always good film fodder. This one is not quite like the varying standpoints and conflicts which were dealt with in Trip to Asia* (2008), where a British journalist toured with the Berlin Philharmonic. The catch about this movie is that ...

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Berlinale film review: Exit Through The Gift Shop (2009) by Banksy

Who what? Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010) is a 'pseudo-documentary' of the British graffiti artist Banksy, the street art stencil legend. Not only has his talented work brought him exorbitantly priced sales but he has remained invisible throughout - no-one has ever seen him! But the film isn't about ...

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Berlinale film review: Shutter Island (2010) by Martin Scorcese

Why should I go and watch this film? 1: for Martin Scorcese. 2: for Leonardo DiCaprio. But the famous director and his muse aren't the only good reasons. For the duration of two hours, it's guaranteed that this film will magic you away to a farway paradise isle ...

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This is cafebabel london’s choice selection on what's happening in capital in the coming week (23-29 March).

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Mothers, Watch Your Sons

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 by Agnes Emri Approaching the end of the Berlinale, I feel more and more justified to generalize about this year’s competition section. One film after the other, a specific thematic element ...

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