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First look poster for best animated feature nominee RUN TIGER RUN sequel

  FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL invites you to email us for an in-person meeting at EFM.  Let us know your preferred date and time (February 15 - 18), so we can introduce you to our Fantastic NEW titles including the 95th Academy Awards best animated feature nominee: RUN TIGER RUN. Below is a First-Look poster of our Kung Fu Panda-like sequel RUN TIGER RUN: SHAOLIN (now in pre-production).  Set an EFM meeting for more details. Our new EFM location is: MARTIN GROPIUS BA...

Simone Baumann to remain Managing Director of German Films for another five years

  © Slawomir Grenda  It is fitting that 2024 when German Films is celebrating its 70th anniversary should also see another good piece of news: the supervisory board, chaired by Philipp Kreuzer, is pleased to announce that the contract with Managing Director Simone Baumann has been extended by another five years. "Simone Baumann has successfully managed the fortunes of German Films since 2019, including during the pandemic, with wisdom, fore...

The Shamrock Spitfire sales launch at Berlinale handled by 101 Films International

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101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, confirms sales of the highly successful feature film The Shamrock Spitfire ahead of its official launch at Berlinale, from award-winning filmmakers and digital artists Ian Higgins and Dominic Higgins, founders of Pixel Revolution Films.   The true story of Irish World War II fighter pilot Brendan “Paddy” Finucane has been sold to Rialto – Australia and New Zealand, Aya Pro – Japan, Scene & Sound - ...

Protagonist Pictures Announces Key Promotions and New Hires ahead of EFM

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Leading sales, production and finance outfit Protagonist Pictures revealed today a new leadership structure for its sales and marketing divisions, with several key executive promotions and new hires within the departments. The announcement came from CEO Dave Bishop as part of a reorganization to reflect both the company’s continued commitment to sales and a stronger eye towards executive producing feature film projects both in the UK, U.S and internationally.   Senior execs Jan...

Oh, Canada: New Film starring Jacob Elordi, Richard Gere and Uma Thurman with Arclight Films handling international sales

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Richard Gere (Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman, Chicago), Academy Award-nominee Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill), Emmy Award-winner Michael Imperioli (HBO’s “The White Lotus” and “The Sopranos”) and Jacob Elordi (Saltburn, HBO’s “Euphoria,” Priscilla) star in Oh, Canada, with Arclight Films handling international sales for the highly-anticipated drama. Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton made the announcement today.   Academy ...

ICE FALL: Starring Joel Kinnaman and Cara Jade Myers by from Arclight Films and Top Film

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Joel Kinnaman (James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, John Woo’s Silent Night) and Cara Jade Myers (Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon) are set to star in the thriller Ice Fall, it was announced today. The film is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters, Deadfall, Netflix’s “Barbarians”) and written by George Mahaffey (upcoming film Chief of Station starring Olga Kurylenko and Aaron Eckhart).   Ice Fall ...

Shark Films for Shark Week and Beyond from TomCat Films

  Going to Berlin?  TomCat Films will be in Berlin this year for EFM from February 16 to Feb. 20.  Stand Number 137, on the 1st floor of the MGB.  Please contact Ted Chalmers to set up a meeting or click below:   Check out some exciting shark releases for international and Non-U.S. territories from TomCat Films!  FEATURED SHARK RELEASES:   COMPLETED. An explosion at a lab lets...

Berlinale 2024: Diversity and Inclusion

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    The Berlinale is constantly working to remove existing barriers and to develop more inclusive services. All offers on diversity and accessibility at the 74th Berlinale can be found online. Furthermore, the Berlinale has an Anti-Discrimination Code of Conduct that sets out the rules of social interaction for all areas of the festival.    The Berlinale is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and is constantly working to further develop inclusive events....

The Berlinale 2024 Juries and News from Generation and Berlinale Talents announced

Clockwise from top left: Lupita Nyong'o © Nick Barose; Ann Hui; Albert Serra © Oscar Orengo, Oksana Zabuzhko © Agnete Brun; Brady Corbet © Atsushi Nishijima; Jasmine Trinca © Andrea Gandini; Christian Petzold © Schramm Film    ...

Freedom of Expression for Competition Directors Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha banned from travelling to Berlinale

Berlinale Issues Call for Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Expression for Competition Directors Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha   Earlier this month, the Berlinale was pleased to announce the selection of the Iranian film My Favourite Cake by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha in Competition at this year’s 74th edition of the festival.  Since then, the festival has learned that as of the time of writing Iranian writers/direc...

VIDEO: Berlinale 2024 Programme video Presentation

On January 22, 2024 the Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and the Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian provided an outlook for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. ...

The Berlin Beat N°1 Berlinale and EFM in focus

DO NOT MISS A BIT from BERLINALE AND EFM 2024    FOLLOW US :          TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BERLIN: ADVERTISE WITH US AND PROMOTE YOUR LINE UP AND PROJECTS EMAIL US FOR A CHANCE TO BRAINSTORM AROUND YOUR BEST ONLINE OPTIONS     Meet with Ted Chalmers/Summer Hill Films at EFM ATTEND EFM WITH SUMMER HILL!  Contact Us: Ted Chalmers President of Summer Hill ...

Meet with Ted Chalmers/Summer Hill Films at EFM

ATTEND EFM WITH SUMMER HILL!  Contact Us: Ted Chalmers President of Summer Hill Films ted@summerhillfilms.com www.summerhillfilms.com 10645 N. Tatum Blvd., #200-130,  Phoenix, AZ 85028 USA +1-480-535-8711   Check out some exciting films from Summer Hill at AFM! We will be represented by Ted Chalmers at MGB 1st Floor, Stand #137 from Feb. 16 to 19. Ted can be contacted by clicking the meeting link below.  We look forward to meeting with you!   Be&nb...

Film Finance Forum Session Details

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Berlinale: the Programme of the Competition

  Brandon Vlieghe in L’Empire (The Empire) by Bruno Dumont © Tessalit Productions     Competition     20 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them two first features as well as two documentaries. Productions from 30 countries are represented. 19 films are world premieres. Six films were directed or co-directed by women. Nine filmmakers have been at the festival before, six in Competition.   &ldquo...

The Belarusian Film Critics Award ’RED HEATHER’ held at the Berlinale 2024

    The awards ceremony of the Belarusian Film Critics Award ’Red Heather’ will take place on February 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM during this year’s 74th Berlin International Film Festival at the European Film Market (EFM). The ’Red Heather’ award celebrates the achievements of independent Belarusian cinema which after 2020 exits either underground or in exile.     The best Belarusian films of 2021 and 2022 will be celebrated at the ’Red Hea...

Avant Première 2024: Three more Weeks to Curtain up

  In just three weeks, Berlin's Avant Première 2024 will showcase over 500 music and dance films. Attendees can expect exclusive screenings, star-studded events, and unique networking opportunities at the global performing arts fair. Every year in mid-February, Berlin rolls out its red carpets, and transforms into the capital of media and film. A significant contributor to the city's cinematic fervour is Avant Première, the international marketplace and networking ...

FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS - Meet the talents of 2024

  German Films is proud to present this year’s selection of outstanding talents from the German film landscape to the international film industry at the Berlinale. © Marcus Höhn / The Dream Factory  FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS 2024 – THE FILMMAKERS features seven unique, impressive, and diverse personalities, each of whom has found a very personal and interesting path into the film industry. In a multifaceted way, they all illustrate how colourful and ...

Full program for the Berlin Critics’ Week 2024

   The complete film programme and a large cast of guests for Berlin Critics’ Week 2024 are now online, with the final list of attendees as well as a detailed schedule for the opening conference on February 14 to be announced in the coming days. This year, our film screenings and debates will take place from February 15–22.  Tickets are now on sale for all film and debate programmes of the Berlin Critics’ Week. Find our ticket presales on the website of ...

Berlinale : news from Panorama, Generation, Forum, Forum Expanded

Mzia Arabuli in Levan Akin’s Crossing © Haydar Tastan Panorama The 2024 Panorama: Bridges Between Lived Experiences and Cinematic Possibilities   Levan Akin’s film Crossing is opening the 2024 Panorama. The programme comprises 31 titles from 36 countries featuring, among other things, a flourishing documentary cinema, alternative filmic realities and sex as liberation from heteronormativity. It includes new works by André Téchiné, Thomas Arslan...

Award Ceremony Honorary Golden Bear to Martin Scorsese with the Film Screening The Departed

Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon in The Departed (Departed - Unter Feinden) by Martin Scorsese © 2024 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved       At the Award Ceremony of the Honorary Golden Bear to Martin Scorsese on February 20, 2024, his thriller The Departed will be screened. Since the 1970s, the Oscar-winning director has been one of the most influential filmmakers in the world of cinema. The directorial works of the Italian American with Sicilian roots alone comprise mo...

Berlinale Co-Production Market: ten exceptional series projects at Co-Pro Series

Co-Pro Series Pitch 2023 © Carlos Collado On February 20 and 21, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will be organising its tenth Co-Pro Series, consisting of a pitch event, meetings and networking around ten promising international series projects selected for presentation to interested partners. The pitches will take place at CinemaxX on the morning of February 20, followed by a networking event and several hundred pre-planned one-on-one meetings between the producers and cre...

The Seven Cinemas of Berlinale Goes Kiez 2024

  Berlinale Goes Kiez im City Kino Wedding  © Peter Kreibich 2020   Hardly any other city has as many arthouse cinemas as Berlin does. In their diversity, they provide a unique bounty of film programming and a wide range of events treating film-cultural and socio-political subject matter. The individual cinemas are also as different from one another as their programmes are. As spaces for community and discourse, they not only serve as special meeting places for film l...

Berlinale: 15 films in the competitive section Encounters

      Ivan Peric in Through the Graves the Wind is Blowing by Travis Wilkerson © Travis Wilkerson Encounters  The competitive section Encounters comprises 15 films, all of which are world premieres. There are two first features plus one debut of a documentary form.17 countries are represented. Six films were directed by women. “Each film selected in Encounters challenges the predetermined categories with which we evaluate ...

Berlinale Spotlight: Panorama – Guest at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation in Berlin

The Siren von Sepideh Farsi © Grandfilm Berlinale Spotlight: Panorama With its specially curated programmes, the Berlinale has been present around the world for many years. The Berlinale Spotlight format extends the festival period. Shortly before the start of the 74th Berlinale, the next Berlinale Spotlight will take place on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation in Berlin. La Sirène b...

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