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Berlinale 2012: International Film Festival

By Fernando on | From only-apartments.com

Berlin remains one of the capitals that attracts more artists from around the world. Its diverse and cosmopolitan nature and the dynamics of the city, makes Berlin a unique meeting point for artists interested in art, film students of all nations and political activists, no doubt a unique community in the German capital. Thus, Berlin does not stop having festivals and exhibitions of contemporary art, film, dance, literature, among many other artistic very current media. Getting to Berlin is...Read Full Story

Berlin Film Festival: Top award goes to Italian prison documentary - Los Angeles Times

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BBC NewsBerlin Film Festival: Top award goes to Italian prison documentaryLos Angeles TimesThe Berlin International Film Festival handed out its awards Saturday, awarding the top prize, the Golden Bear, to "Caesar Must Die" (“Cesare Deve Morire”) from octogenarian filmmaking brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The crowd- and critic-pleasing ...Italy's 'Caesar Must Die' wins Berlin film festThe Associated PressUPDATE 2-Italian prison drama wins best film in BerlinChicago TribuneItaly's 'Cesar...Read Full Story

Film on French Revolution to Premiere at Berlin Film Festival

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Based on the early days of the French revolution, Farewell My Queen is set to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, starting 9th February, according to the news media tracking the latest film festival reviews. The backdrop is France in those days of turmoil as soon through the eyes of the Versailles staff and stars Diane Kruger of Troyfame as Queen Marie Antoinette. The French-language period film is one of the 18 flicks in the main competition, and hundreds of more would...Read Full Story

Asian stars to bookend 60th Berlin film festival

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Top Asian directors will open and close the Berlin film festival next month as the star-studded event celebrates its 60th anniversary, organisers said Tuesday.The curtain will rise on Chinese film-maker Wang Quan'an's "Apart Together" (Tuan Yuan) on February 11, a world premiere that will kick off the 10-day competition for the Golden Bear top prize.In a statement, the festival described the 44-year-old Wang, who focuses on the plight of China's rural poor, as "one of the most important...Read Full Story

Mike Leigh opens Berlin Film Festival with anti-Hollywood stance

By Iain A on | From filmindustrynetwork.biz

Why is Mike Leigh so opposed to Hollywood? After the opening of the Berlin Film Festival today, his comments stating that Hollywood dominates and threatens European filmmaking is misguided. Mike Leigh at the Berlin Film Festival : “Hollywood’s inevitable domination is dwindling and this is great news for European directors, including me.” The close ties between the UK and American film industry are certainly beneficial to both countries. Making a film is always about collaboration and lots...Read Full Story

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Golden Bear (Goldener Bär)

Best Motion Picture
Lifetime Achievement ("Honorary Golden Bear")

Silver Bear (Silberner Bär)

Jury Grand Prix
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Screenplay
Best film music
Extraordinary achievement by a single artist
Grand Prize of the Jury (Short film award)

Others

Panorama Publikumspreis, the Audience Award
Berlinale Camera, a special award for services to the Festival
A Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the 14plus section of the Generation Competition
A Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the children's section of the Generation Competition
Teddy Award for films with LGBT topics

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Berlinale plans spotlight on indigenous cinema

Other Berlinale sections will also include recent indigenous films in their programmes. Festival director Dieter Kosslick said: “We wish to reveal the significance of indigenous film for cinematic art and, above all, for indigenous peoples.

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Indigenous Film to Berlinale

15 de mayo de 2012, 00:07Berlin, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The next edition of International Film Festival in Berlin from February 7 to 17, 2013, will include a special section dedicated to indigenous cinema, announced today the organizers of the event.

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Berlinale Winner 'Sister,' Belgium's 'Blue Bird' and Dutch Feature 'Kauwboy...

CANNES - Sister from French director Ursula Meier, Belgian drama Blue Bird from director Gust Van den Berghe and Boudewijn Koole's Dutch feature Kauwboy are the nominees for the European Film Academy's inaugural Young Audience Award. The prize, initiated ...

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