https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The 72nd Berlin film festival opens Thursday, bucking a trend of pandemic on-the-couch streaming with a packed programme of live premieres featuring a stable of European screen legends. https://www.thelocal.de/20220206/in-person-berlin-film-fest-stands-up-to-pandemic-and-streaming Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:49:29 +0100 in-person-berlin-film-fest-stands-up-to-pandemic-and-streaming To celebrate the works of women in the German film industry, and at the conclusion of this year's special outdoor Berlinale, we have compiled a list of seven must-watch German films directed by women.  https://www.thelocal.de/20210621/7-ground-breaking-german-movies-made-by-female-filmmakers Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:09:26 +0200 7-ground-breaking-german-movies-made-by-female-filmmakers Organisers of the Berlin film festival said Monday that pandemic conditions in the German capital had improved enough for them to hold a planned outdoor edition in June. https://www.thelocal.de/20210510/berlinale-to-host-outdoor-festival-for-film-fans-in-june Mon, 10 May 2021 17:23:37 +0200 berlinale-to-host-outdoor-festival-for-film-fans-in-june The 71st Berlin Film Festival wraps up on Friday after a pandemic-era edition unlike any before, with the awarding of its Golden Bear best picture prize and its first "gender neutral" acting gongs. https://www.thelocal.de/20210305/berlinale-berlin-festival-to-award-first-gender-neutral-acting-award-on-final-day Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:53:11 +0100 berlinale-berlin-festival-to-award-first-gender-neutral-acting-award-on-final-day German-Spanish actor Daniel Brühl called on some of his more "humiliating" Hollywood experiences for the black comedy "Next Door", his directorial debut premiering in competition at this week's Berlinale film festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20210302/berlin-gentrification-takes-spotlight-in-new-film-by-actor-daniel-bruhl Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:49:44 +0100 berlin-gentrification-takes-spotlight-in-new-film-by-actor-daniel-bruhl Berlin's international film festival next month will feature 15 movies made under the pandemic in competition for its Golden Bear top prize, organisers said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210211/berlins-berlinale-film-festival-to-spotlight-pandemic-era-movies Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:54:08 +0100 berlins-berlinale-film-festival-to-spotlight-pandemic-era-movies The Berlin film festival, one of Europe's top cinema showcases, released a study Wednesday showing the deep entrenchment of its founding director in the Nazi propaganda apparatus, which he actively covered up. https://www.thelocal.de/20200930/berlin-film-festival-casts-new-light-on-ex-directors-hidden-nazi-past Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:35:21 +0200 berlin-film-festival-casts-new-light-on-ex-directors-hidden-nazi-past There will be no more separate Silver Bear awards for best actor and best actress at the Berlin film festival in future, organisers announced Monday, saying they want to eliminate forms of hierarchy between men and women. https://www.thelocal.de/20200824/berlin-film-festival-to-drop-sex-distinctions-in-awards Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:07:25 +0200 berlin-film-festival-to-drop-sex-distinctions-in-awards As the Berlinale reels from revelations that its founding director Alfred Bauer was a high-ranking Nazi, the issue of memory politics looms large over the film festival's 70th anniversary. https://www.thelocal.de/20200229/memory-politics-haunt-berlinale-after-scandal-over-nazi-past Sat, 29 Feb 2020 12:33:16 +0100 memory-politics-haunt-berlinale-after-scandal-over-nazi-past Diversity, politics and revelations from the Nazi era will dominate the agenda when the Berlin film festival launches its 70th edition in the heart of the German capital this Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200218/berlinale-diversity-and-nazi-past-in-spotlight-at-70th-berlin-film-festival Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:33:13 +0100 berlinale-diversity-and-nazi-past-in-spotlight-at-70th-berlin-film-festival February isn’t just about Valentine’s Day (thankfully). Check out these events taking place all across Germany this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20200130/from-horses-to-hot-air-balloons-7-events-you-dont-want-to-miss-in-february Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:07:16 +0100 from-horses-to-hot-air-balloons-7-events-you-dont-want-to-miss-in-february Organizers of the Berlinale film festival have withdrawn its prestigious Alfred-Bauer prize after revelations that Bauer, its founding director, was a high-ranking Nazi. https://www.thelocal.de/20200131/berlinale-award-withdrawn-over-laureates-nazi-past Fri, 31 Jan 2020 05:59:19 +0100 berlinale-award-withdrawn-over-laureates-nazi-past Oscar-crowned British actor Jeremy Irons will head the jury at the 70th anniversary of the Berlin film festival this year,organizers said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200109/british-actor-jeremy-irons-to-head-2020-berlin-film-festival-jury-berlinale Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:41:09 +0100 british-actor-jeremy-irons-to-head-2020-berlin-film-festival-jury-berlinale With crisp commentary on class, love, and the power of pursuing dreams, 'Gully Boy' is a film that will woo viewers from Germany to its filming location of Mumbai. Its production team gave The Local an exclusive interview in Berlin at the Berlinale. https://www.thelocal.de/20190217/gully-boy-behind-the-scenes-of-a-berlinale-film-that-breaks-taboos Sun, 17 Feb 2019 12:05:32 +0100 gully-boy-behind-the-scenes-of-a-berlinale-film-that-breaks-taboos The first Netflix movie in competition at the Berlin film festival, telling the extraordinary true story of a gay marriage in Spain a century ago, premiered Wednesday amid a protest by German cinema operators. https://www.thelocal.de/20190214/german-theatre-operators-protest-screening-of-lesbian-love-drama-at-berlinale Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:25:55 +0100 german-theatre-operators-protest-screening-of-lesbian-love-drama-at-berlinale True to its nature as a socially conscious film festival, this month's Berlinale showcases a string of unflinching climate change documentaries raising the alarm about mankind's destructive behaviour while proposing some solutions. https://www.thelocal.de/20190212/berlinale-tackles-climate-change-with-both-heaviness-and-hope Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:34:43 +0100 berlinale-tackles-climate-change-with-both-heaviness-and-hope Polish director Agnieszka Holland premiered a film at Berinale about the cover-up of Stalin's mass famine in Ukraine with the complicity of the West, arguing this early example of "fake news" was still toxic today. https://www.thelocal.de/20190211/fake-news-on-stalins-famine-still-festers-polish-director Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:08:25 +0100 fake-news-on-stalins-famine-still-festers-polish-director Europe's first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, kicked off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors. https://www.thelocal.de/20190207/berlin-filmfest-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-women-trailblazers Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:50:49 +0100 berlin-filmfest-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-women-trailblazers Women directors and the rise of streaming services will take the spotlight at the Berlin film festival starting Thursday, with a star-studded lineup making the case for big-screen diversity. https://www.thelocal.de/20190203/berlin-filmfest-turns-focus-on-women-netflix Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:15:46 +0100 berlin-filmfest-turns-focus-on-women-netflix New movies starring Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman and Catherine Deneuve and features directed by Hollywood actors Jonah Hill and Casey Affleck will take the spotlight at next month's Berlin film festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20190129/berlinale Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:12:42 +0100 berlinale