Synonyms by Nadav Lapid won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival. Based on his own experiences, Nadav Lapid explores the challenges of putting down roots in a new place.
Berlin International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Berlinale | Berlin International Film Festival
SINCE: 1951
WHERE: Berlin, Germany, Europe
WEBSITE: www.berlinale.de
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: Berlin: an exciting, cosmopolitan cultural hub that never ceases to attract artists from around the world. A diverse cultural scene, a critical public and an audience of film-lovers characterise the city. In the middle of it all, the Berlinale: a great cultural event and one of the most important dates for the international film industry. Around 300,000 sold tickets, almost 20,000 professional visitors from 130 countries, including about 4,000 journalists: art, glamour, parties and business are all inseparably linked at the Berlinale.
Maryam Zaree’s BORN IN EVIN Wins Compass-Perspektive-Award for Best Film at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
On the final evening of Perspektive Deutsches Kino at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, the Compass-Perspektive-Award 2019 for the best film was presented to Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree.
37 SECONDS and TALKING ABOUT TREES Win Panorama Audience Awards at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
The Panorama Audience Awards of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival went to 37 Seconds for best fiction film and Talking About Trees for best documentary.
A COLONY and A FIRST FAREWELL Win Generation Kplus Jury Awards at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
A Colony by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles was awarded the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in Generation Kplus by the Children’s Jury at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin Film Festival Pulls Zhang Yimou’s ONE SECOND, and Announces 2020 Dates
Yi miao zhong (One Second) by Zhang Yimou has been pulled from the Competition section of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
Inspiring Doc WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNER Premieres in Berlin Film Festival Culinary Cinema
When Tomatoes Met Wagner, about a group of Greek farmers who tackle the world market with their organic tomato, will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin Film Festival to Honor Sandra Schulberg, Wieland Speck, Agnès Varda and Herrmann Zschoche
At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, IFP founder Sandra Schulberg, Wieland Speck, French filmmaker Agnès Varda, German director Herrmann Zschoche will be honored with the Berlinale Camera.
The Siren’s Echo Chamber – Berlin Film Festival Unveils 2019 Forum Expanded Program
The 14th Forum Expanded at the Berlin International Film Festival will show 30 short and long films, 17 installation works, and a performance that is to point out the echo chamber that we are in.
Berlin Film Festival Unveils 2019 Forum and Forum Expanded Lineup – Archival Constellations
The Forum and Forum Expanded of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival will be themed Archival Constellations, an expression of this interplay between old and new.
Films by Casey Affleck, Jonah Hill Complete Berlin International Film Festival 2019 Panorama: Breaking Free
The Panorama program lineup of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival is complete, and will feature a total of 45 controversial, political and challenging films.
Risk Before Perfection – Berlin Film Festival Announces 2019 Forum Lineup
The 49th edition of Forum as part of the Berlin International Film Festival will consists of 39 films, 31 of which world premieres.
Berlin International Film Festival Completes 2019 Competition and Berlinale Special Lineup
The Berlin International Film Festival today finalized the lineup for the 2019 Competition and Berlinale Special sections.
Culinary Cinema Lineup of 2019 Berlin Film Festival to Focus on Food, Culture, and Politics
Ten documentaries and two fiction films focussing on the relationship between food, culture, and politics are being presented this year in the 13th Culinary Cinema in the Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin Film Festival to Spotlight 16 Films from Pacific Region in NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema
16 short and feature-length fiction and documentary films from the Pacific region will screen in the NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
24 Short Films to Compete in Berlinale Shorts Program of Berlin International Film Festival
At the 2019 edition of Berlinale Shorts at the Berlin International Film Festival, 24 films from 17 countries will be competing for the Golden and Silver Bear.
Berlin International Film Festival to Showcase 62 Films in 2019 Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus Programs
62 long and short films are showcased in the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus programs of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
Films by Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Chiwetel Ejiofor + More added to 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Films by Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Hans Petter Moland, Isabel Coixet and Wang Quan’an are among 11 films added to the Competition lineup of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
6 Berlinale Classics to Screen in Retrospective at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
A total of six Berlinale Classics will be screening as part of the Retrospective at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin Film Festival’s 2019 Perspektive Deutsches Kino Lineup to Feature 12 Films
Perspektive Deutsches Kino is coming of age. Twelve fiction and documentary films will compete for the Compass-Perspektive-Award at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin International Film Festival Names 2019 International Short Film Jury
Berlin International Film Festival selected three industry professionals for the International Short Film Jury in 2019 to award the Golden and the Silver Bear as well as Audi Short Film Award.
Documentary EASY LOVE To Open + First 6 Films Revealed for Perspektive Deutsches Kino of 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival revealed the first six films selected for Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019, which will open with the documentary film easy love by Tamer Jandali.
Indian Coming-of-Age Drama BULBUL CAN SING to European Premiere at Berlin International Film Festival
Filmmaker Rima Das’ Bulbul Can Sing will have its European Premiere at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival 2019.
Berlin International Film Festival Reveals First Films in 2019 Generation – Kplus and 14plus Competitions
In the run-up to the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, so far 16 feature-length films have been selected to compete in the 42nd Generation’s two competitions, Kplus and 14plus.
Berlin International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Posters
Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the 2019 official posters today, continuing the theme of bears, with this year’s twist – paying homage to the audience.