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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Gelbe Briefe' ('Yellow Letters') - A deserving Golden Bear?

The winner of this year's Golden Bear award intriguingly (and frustratingly) reflects the politically-charged tensions which plagued 2026's Berlin Film Festival.

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Berlinale crisis: Golden Bear winner İlker Çatak warns of possible German government ‘censorship'

İlker Çatak, who won this year's top prize at the Berlin Film Festival for this political drama 'Yellow Letters', warns of the consequences of adopting a potential code of conduct for the Berlinale. "We would have to call it what it is: censorship.”

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CMAT criticises Berlin Film Festival juror asking movies to ‘stay out’ of politics: ‘It’s cowardice’

The Irish singer is ‘not a big fan of anyone trying to argue that art is not a political place’

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European filmmakers back Berlinale boss Tricia Tuttle amid threats of dismissal

The German government is set to hold an “extraordinary meeting” today over the “future direction” of the Berlin Film Festival. It has been reported that Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle could be fired following outcry over pro-Palestinian speeches during Saturday’s award ceremony.

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Berlin film festival organisers to hold crisis talks amid Gaza rows

Emergency meeting called to discuss festival’s ‘future direction’ after series of controversies

The Guardian - UK

Cinema and politics collide at Berlin Film Festival in row over Gaza war

Separating cinema and politics is proving difficult at the Berlin Film Festival, where once again Israel's military offensive in Gaza is dividing filmmakers. More than 90 actors and directors have signed an open letter condemning the organisers' reticence to speak out against what they call a "genocide" of Palestinians.

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'Shocked and disgusted': Explaining the controversy at the heart of this year’s Berlin Film Festival

This year’s Berlinale has been rocked by huge backlash over the sidelining of political discourse. Now, in an open letter, more than 80 prominent film figures have condemned the Berlin Film Festival’s “silence” on Gaza. Here's everything you need to know.

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Now Is Not the Time to Be Apolitical. The Berlin Film Festival Proves That

Art is political!

The Mary Sue

Rosebush Pruning, Berlin Film Festival review – ‘New Bond’ Callum Turner is the only saving grace of this crude farce

2/5 Pamela Anderson, Riley Keough and Jamie Bell play members of a dysfunctional family in this macabre film filled with lots of bodily fluids

The Independent UK

Love is found in unexpected places at the Berlin Film Festival

Two films at the Berlin Film Festival use romance to show life beyond war and politics

The Independent UK

‘A love letter to all the good men I know’: Shahrbanoo Sadat on making Afghanistan’s first romcom

Opening the Berlin film festival, No Good Men blends romance and rebellion, capturing love, humour and female agency in Kabul on the eve of the Taliban’s return

The Guardian - UK

Amy Adams, Ashley Walters and Charli xcx among the stars lined up for Berlin film festival

Programme for February’s Berlinale includes Adams in ‘enthralling’ film At the Sea, the directing debut for the Adolescence actor and the pop star’s tour mockumentary

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian drama 'Dreams (Sex Love)' takes top prize at the Berlin Film Festival

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday

The Independent UK

Franco-Senegalese documentary 'Dahomey' wins Berlin's Golden Bear

Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize Saturday.

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Berlin film festival 2024 roundup – tasty treats and the odd potboiler

A careworn Cillian Murphy excelled, Atlantics director Mati Diop returned, astronaut Adam Sandler had us drifting off, and kitchen dramas continued to sizzle

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Norwegian Film 'Sex' Wins Europa Cinemas Label At Berlinale

Sex, a thought-provoking film by Dag Johan Haugerud, wins Europa Cinemas Label at Berlin Film Festival for its exploration of gender identities and male dy...

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Italian Singer Margherita Vicario's Film 'Gloria!' Gains International Acclaim

Margherita Vicario's Gloria! musical comedy set in a Venetian orphanage challenges classical norms. International buzz ahead of Berlin Film Festival premiere.

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Japanese Idol Matsumura Hokuto To Premiere Film In Berlin

Matsumura Hokuto of SixTONES transitions to acting with 'All the Long Nights' at Berlin Film Festival, showcasing mental health themes and small-town Japan...

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‘How do I know these words?’: philosophical cocaine hippo is star of Berlin film festival

Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s docudrama Pepe, about Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s megaherbivore, gives the ill-fated creature its own voice

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Iranian director Aliyar Rasti premieres debut film at Berlin Festival

Discover the intricate journey of The Great Yawn of History, a film premiering at the Berlin Film Festival, exploring faith and human connection.

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Stephen Fry to premiere in Treasure at Berlin Film Festival

Discover Stephen Fry's latest role in the upcoming film Treasure where he plays a Polish Holocaust survivor opposite Lena Dunham, premiering at the Berlin ...

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Berlin film festival announces eclectic lineup including Rooney Mara, Stephen Fry and Gael García Bernal

Films include a sci-fi about a man who rents out his dead wife’s body and a documentary about a hippo owned by Pablo Escobar

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74th Berlin Film Festival unveils highly anticipated competition lineup

Discover the exciting lineup of films at the 74th Berlin Film Festival, including the powerful drama Small Things Like These and special galas featuring st...

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Marvel's cosmic mercenaries return in 'Guardians of the Galaxy volume 3'

The interplanetary gang of lovable rogues are back for the final instalment of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy, with Chris Pratt leading his bickering band of aliens. Film critic Ben Croll tells us why the superhero saga is unlikely to be entirely over, despite director James Gunn's move to…

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian volunteer medic’s film aims to ‘wake up the world’ to reality of war

Eastern Front, shown at the Berlin film festival, offers an uncensored view from the frontline of conflict

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