Berlinale 2014 Bites and previews

Darren Aronofsky to be jury president

American director, screenwriter and producer Darren Aronofsky will head the jury of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He is known for the works Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006) and Black Swan (2011), among others.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_24852.html

The EFM goes serial, and presents its new website

This year, the European Film Market is cooperating with the Berlinale Co-Production Market to provide television drama series creators and producers with a platform to present their projects.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_24468.html

The new EFM website has been online since December 1:  

https://www.efm-berlinale.de/en/home/homepage.html

Homage and Honorary Golden Bear

The 2015 Homage is dedicated to filmmaker, photographer and author Wim Wenders, who will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for his life achievement. The American Friend (1977) will be screened on February 12 as part of the the award ceremony.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_25172.html

Retrospective “Glorious Technicolor. From George Eastman House and Beyond”

The century-old colour film process Technicolor is the focus of the 2015 Retrospective. Approximately 30 spectacular films, some of which have been painstakingly restored, make up the programme, including The Three Musketeers (R: George Sidney, USA 1948), The Wizard of Oz (R: Victor Fleming, USA 1939) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (R: Howard Hawks, USA 1953).

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_24916.html

World Cinema Fund: 10 year anniversary and new special programme

The World Cinema Fund looks back on 10 successful years. Since its establishment in 2004, the support programme has awarded funding to a total of 124 projects from 41 countries, and has now expanded its scope with the new special programme WCF Europe.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_24788.html

Berlinale Talents - a new motto and guest expert Howard Shore

“2015: A Space Discovery” is the motto for the 13th edition of Berlinale Talents. 300 selected film professionals from upcoming generations are invited to discover new ways of looking at cinematic space in around 100 discussion events and workshops. Composer and Academy Award winner Howard Shore - whose score work includes The Aviator, The Lord of the Rings and The Silence of the Lambs - will guide the young film creatives as a guest expert.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_24724.html

A new jury for “Made in Germany - Perspektive Fellowship”

The fourth “Made in Germany - Perspektive Fellowship” will be awarded in cooperation with watchmaker Glashütte Original to a directing talent from the festival section Perspektive Deutsches Kino on January 19, 2015. The 2015 jurors are Angelina Maccarone, Jenny Schily and Jochen Laube.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_25108.html

A new jury for “FGYO Award - Dialogue en perspective”

Under the guidance of jury head Marie Bäumer, and together with the Franco-German Youth office (FGYO), seven young cineastes from Germany and France will select their favourite from the festival section Perspektive Deutsches Kino to receive the 5,000 € award. The award ceremony will take place during the independent jury awards on February 14, 2015.

https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_25236.html

Generation School Project

In 2015, Generation will once again include the Berlinale School Project: 50 primary and secondary school teachers from Berlin have the chance to view the Generation films prior to the festival and later integrate their film selection in their instruction.

The festival programme for the 65th Berlinale

Curation screenings for the 65th Berlin International Film Festival are in full swing.

Starting on January 27, 2015, the complete programme including dates will be available at www.berlinale.de. Until then, we’ll report successively on programme decisions.

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