cinema
European indie film: 'Sundance' in Paris
It's all eyes on the French capital's Latin quarter between 12 and 14 March 2010; the fifth edition of 'ECU', run by an Australian and supported by G-Technology by Hitachi, showcases 72 works from 28 countries across various categories. Here's our top five trailers
cinema, video, culture calendar, film festival, sundance, awards, culture
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
cinema, kryštof hádek, berlinale, film festival, brunch, film, czech republic
The Europeans nominated for the more 'random' Oscars 2010
There's a tendency to focus on which Europeans snag the best film or best actress prizes - but here's a trailer run down of the less famed contenders vying for other Oscars from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which takes place at the Kodak Theatre on 7 March
cinema, culture calendar, film festival, film, culture, quentin tarantino
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
- Florian Lukas: no more 'best mate characters' for the 'Good Bye Lenin!' star
- Metropolis: masterpiece recovered at last
- Kinshasa Symphony: why is Mozart in Africa an alien concept?
- Berlin film festival: 60 years of masterpieces
- Communist-themed film reviews: Kawasaki's Rose vs Portrait Of The Fighter As A Young Man
- Israeli and Arab film pick at the Berlin film festival
Sofia's directors and playwrights boom despite barebone budgets
In Bulgaria there are no cultural policy programmes and the crisis has consumed the ministry coffers. Filmmakers like Kamen Kalev, playwrights and other creative minds demand government transparency and methods to support their enterprising spirit. Part one of a five part 'EU crisis on the ground' city series
cinema, balkans, art, contemporary art, best of cafebabel.com, theatre, culture
Mulled wine across Europe
Sugarloaves, Swedish punch and grog: how Europe drinks to stay warm in the chilly run up to christmas
cinema, christmas, germany, northern eu, gastronomy, film, alcohol
Film review Germany: interns feature in 'Résiste - Aufstand der Praktikanten'
'A Quantum Revolution' has been screening in German cinemas since 12 November
cinema, work, germany, job seekers, jonas grosch, film, precarity
There's no place for art in Tirana
One German visitor paints a bleak picture of the Albanian capital as a city of art and culture. In delapidated surroundings, the small seeds planted by creative folk via the Marubi academy and Tirana international contemporary art biennial struggle to grow
cinema, albania, art, tirana, socialism, film festival, culture
EU press talks of virginity and Benjamin Button as Lisbon treaty is ratified
After months of blocking progress, Czech president Václav Klaus became the last head of state to sign on 3 November. The constitutional court in Brno had previously rejected claims brought against the legislative document by conservative senators. As the EU reform treaty can now come into effect, the Danish, Polish, Italian, Czech and Irish press react
cinema, vaclav klaus, european constitution, press review, eurotopics, euweek, prague
Internet: 'the great anarchist event' no longer ours to 'control'
When Irish telecommunications company Eircom blocked customer access to the Pirate Bay in September, you could almost hear a faint, sardonic chuckle erupt from internet users all over the world. As Britain and France impose their own legislation to cut off internet access for filesharing offenders, the EU parliament and commission hold talks to formalise their positions on 4 November
cinema, money, internet, freedom, anarchy, pirate, european parliament
Lazy Bundestag showdown
The uninspired German election campaign will probably continue ailing until elections take place on 27 September. A fibreless TV chancellor duel and lustless candidates have had a somniferous impact on the electing nation. Will Angela Merkel, the most 'powerful woman in the world' over the last four years, seduce the girls? Or will Steinmeier hack into the Russian Facebook community first? Maybe subjects like climate change from eco-showman Guttenberg or the fictional candidate, the comedian Horst Schlämmer, could shake up the dozing federal republic
Fredo Viola: 'Downloading is an attitude that kills the music'
The London-born New Yorker, 39, owes his blossoming musical career to the internet, a small digital camera and the music file-sharing site EM411.com. We chat to the man with Sicilian roots upon the release of his first album, The Turn, which unites pop, electro and songs of devotion
cinema, fredo viola, pier paolo pasolini, federico fellini, downloads, brunch, music
European versions of 'Nobody puts baby in a corner'
On 14 September American actor Patrick Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, aged 57. Generations of teenage – and grown-up girls – knew him as the hunky dance teacher of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, a cult hit in Europe
cinema, dance, tower of babel, usa, film, united states, expressions
Tilda Swinton: ‘We would have organised this festival with or without my Oscar’
She has starred in the latest films from David Fincher, Jim Jarmusch and the Coen brothers... but her love of cinema has brought her back to Scotland, where she was born, to co-organise a portable cinema festival. Interview
cinema, tilda swinton, edimburgo, oscars, scotland, art, brunch
British comic Sacha Baren Cohen's Brüno: 'the most famous Austrian since Hitler'
'Borat was so 2006' - in 2009 it is Brüno who is showing some skin on billboards across Europe. The latest creation from the English shock-comic is a gay Austrian fashion journalist. From 24 July, an alternative version screens in UK cinemas for teenage audiences. cafebabel.com’s hub in Vienna analyses the phenomenon
cinema, sacha baron cohen, humour, satire, culture calendar, culture
2 days in Warsaw: Solidarnosc, cult Polish documentaries and Berlusconi
For two days at the end of April 2009, the Polish capital becomes the 'centre of Europe' as the EU's largest centre-right party descend on the city. Quality time spent between British, Spanish and Polish colleagues raises an understanding of what the last twenty years mean, and the gap between east and west. Opinion
cinema, protest, director, divorce, communism, poland, european popular party
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