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She will be shooting next with German film director Ayse Polat (after receiving the Bavarian Film Award for her film "Im toten Winkel" Polat was awarded in Berlin by the German Film Critics Association for the best screeplay), just completed shooting for "Lady Nazca" in Peru, is the leading actress in "Hysteria" by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay (world premiere at Berlinale in Panorama) and has reached season 3 with the succesful series "The emperess&q...
While Radu Jude's new film Kontinental '25 was part of the main competition and later won the Silver Bear for best screenplay the Romanian presence at the 75th edition was not limited to this.
Further Romanian film makers attended the EFM 13-19.02 under the slogan "Time to Go East: Come see the Romanians"
17 Romanian companies attended once again the Berlinale under the umbrella of Creative Romanian Film Makers coordinated by Mihai Lupu. On the last day of t...
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for screenwriter-director Radu Jude and an unexpected succes for the social satire Kontinental ’25 which has sold many European territories after world premiering at Berlinale just a week ago.
Representatives of the Romanian production company Saga Film told FNE that Luxbox sold Kontinental '25 to 21 countries including France (to Météore Films); Italy (I Wonder Pictures); Portugal (Films4you); Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denma...
Baden-Württemberg's State Secretary for Culture Arne Braun and MFG CEO Carl Bergengruen awarded Johannes Naber, member of the German "Regie Verband" with the Thomas Strittmatter Prize 2025 at the festive award ceremony which took place on the 19.02 at the Baden-Württemberg State Representation which is located within a 15 min walking distance from the Berlinale Film Palast.
The screenwriter Johannes Naber is the winner of the 2025 Thomas Strittmatter Prize, donated by th...
While Davos and the World Economic Forum was in the middle of attention January 20-24, attracting the showbiz besides politicians, business people, lobbyists and FinTech enthusiasts like the Swiss founders of the "House of Trust" or activists like Stephanie zu Guttenberg and Fawzia Koofi, who were attending the high profile conference of the "World Woman Foundation" chaired by it's American president Rupa Dash, the focus was for the following 2 days on Munich.
The ...
Canneseries season 7 - great actors, series and a pink carpet - all in Cannes and still with MipTV!
Indeed this series festival takes place in Cannes, where else, nomen est omen. And it gets into competition with an the other majour festival dedicated to series. I'm talking about Series Mania from Lille. Both festivals are taking place in spring, one just finished and the other one, Canneseries to take place 05-10.04.
But while Series Mania is dedicated uniquely to televi...
Countdown to Lovers Film Festival in Turin-Europe's oldest and 3rd oldest film festival on LGBTQI+ in the world (Turin, Cinema Massimo – 16-21 April 2024)
The first previews with guests Paolo Camilli, Annagaia Marchioro and Guglielmo Scilla National premiere at the festival "LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO" by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel.
The countdown to the Lovers Film Festival begins on Tuesday 16 April (press conference 10 April, at 12 at the Cinema Massim...
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*Tsitsi Dangarembga, Author, Director, and Cultural Activist, Institute for Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA), Harare
The author, director an activist Tsitsi Dangarembga lives and works in Zimbabwe, USA, and Germany. She attended Cambridge University and Sidney Sussex College before studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe and screenwriting and directing at the German Television Academy Berlin. She held several university chairs and res...
You can watch my interview with Paul Clayton, the co-founder of the Africa Rally here! We are both wearing the official Africa Rally glasses! And I kept mine!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFB7yVP-BdU
And you can watch one of his African adventure on several streeming platforms, just google it, furthermore Paul has signed a contract for a series, but this is still undisclosed!
The Africa Rally brings together people of all backgrounds, nationalities, and levels of overlanding experience, in the m...
from the left: Diversity Gala organizer Thomas Bömkes together with Norbert Fiebig, the President of the German Travel Association and Diversity Gala organizer Tom Dedek
The most anticipated party at the ITB is traditionally taking place on the last evening of the ITB, this year on the 07.03. The Diversity Gala, organised by Tom Dedek and Thomas Bömkes attracted an international public, among them I spotted several German actors and celebrities. But the real VIP in sense of the mo...
with Henning Hellmann from the German publication "Zauberhaft Reisen" www.zauberhaft-reisen.com, Saltanat Midin Kyzy, president of KATO, Suran Rabaev, Specialist at the Tourism Development Fund in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mrs. Zumurat Malikovna, the owner of the hotel Sunrise Osh www.sunrise-osh.kg, in the city of Osh, the second biggest city after the capital Bishkek
Kyrgyz Republic
The Kyrgyz Republic is represented at the exhibitio...
State Secretary Rudi Hoogvliet, the host of the Danube Salon
The Danube Salon was part of the ITB Berlin Congress 2024, which explored the future of travel and tourism under the theme “Pioneer the Transition in Travel & Tourism Together”. The right timing for location scouting along the Danube river!
The Danube Salon takes traditionally place in the Baden-Württemberg State Representation, and this was the case also at the current ITB. 400 participants attended ...
The ITB-World Leading Travel Market returns to Berlin with the Oman as Host Country. Oman is one of the most beatiful destinations, a diverse landscape ideal for shooting was presented at the Opening Ceremony and the previous press conference on 04.03 in Berlin.
The country in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula boasts an impressive history spanning 5,000 years and is known for its many different attractions. Filmmakers can look forward to a welcoming shooting destination an...
The photo of Marlon Brando was taken in 1972 in Paris during the filming of "Last Tango in Paris" Ph. Eva Sereny / Iconic Images
The Turin International Film Festival-TFF which will take place 22-30 November 2024 in the beautiful city of Turin unveils it's poster and the new festival director. Giulio Base, originally from Turin, will be the new festival director following Steve della Casa.
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While shooting on his new film "Modi" about the life of Italian artist Modligliani, Johnny Depp visited the National Museum of Cinema in Turin on the 21 of February, and was, no wonder, very much impressed by the museum itself and the current exhibition "The World of Tim Burton". Depp and Burton have been collaborating on most of the films, and so many posters and paintings exhibited in the fascinating museum are from these films. Films like "Edward Scissorgan...
Götz Bühler, the new artistic director and Sybille Kornitschky the festival's director (photo Kerstin Rolfes)
Götz Bühler, the new jazzahead! artistic advisor, has already left his mark on jazzahead! 2024, working alongside Sybille Kornitschky, the festival’s director.
The Netherlands as central focus at jazzahead! …and a message: „Jazz needs diversity“
jazzahead! is the must-go event for the international ja...
While the El Gouna Film Festival-GFF unveils its program "Window on Palestine" showcasing a powerful collection of films that delve into the heart of Palestinian narratives, the Iran International Documenaries Film Festival CINEMA VÉRITÉ takes it a step further and puts Gaza in the Spotlight of it's 17th edition.
While GFF 14-21.12 will be finishing in 3 days, CINEMA VÉRITÉ just started.
Wh...
Rome was in the focus these days at the ILTM 04-07.12 in Cannes.I spoke about the rinascimiento of the eternal city which will be offering in the future the highest concentration of luxory hotels in Europe with somebody who must know it better than everybody else. I met Vincenzo Falcone, the GM of the new Bulgari Hotel Roma on the Bulgari yacht in Cannes. We spoke about the concept of his hotel, and how it celebrates the extraordinary magnificence of its hometown. This u...
Best view on the ILTM at the Palais in Cannes from the lounge of Italian hotelier Giulia Pazienza Gelmetti, owner of luxury retreat Sikelia on the island of Panteleria. Madonna came, Cate Blanchett too and Armani who has his villa on the island sends his guests over to Sikelia. Whoever arrives on the island, they leave the stress behind and settle into a new rhythm, the African one. The island of Panteleria is a hidden gem, closer to Africa than to Palermo. It is this African silence pair...
Celebrating with Fatima Kaci winner for "The Voice of Others" at the closing party on 18.11.2023, her friend German actor Richard Manualpillai took our picture
Of course Munich as a city is always worth visiting, and in case you are into films you should not miss the international film festivals taking place in the Bavarian capital, bringing glamour into the city, transforming several spots into red carpet venues. This transformation occures not only once but twice a ye...
The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) ended today November 1 after 10 days of international film screenings and many diversed and fabulous events, „There was even more going on than I expected“, I was told by my colleague Jaewon Sheon from the South Korean culture magazine „Cultura=. While I was not able to attend this year I trust to be able to cover the TIFF next year.TIFF and the Busan International Film Festival (which has recently reported management problems...
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Kurosawa Award Recipients Envision Brighter Futures
The Tokyo International Film Festival revived the Kurosawa Akira Award in 2022 for the first time in 14 years to mark the renowned auteur’s legacy and ongoing influence. At the current 2023 edition, at the strong urging of veteran director Yamada Yoji, who served as the chairman of the selection committee, young film directors who are expected to shape the future of the world’s film industry are being honored ...
from the left: Claudio Staderini,Cynthia Littleton, Ramin Setoodeh, Damien Chazelle, Roberto Barbera and Eric Legendre
The magazine Variety (www.variety,com) was omnipresent at the 80th Venice Film Festival edition 29.08-09.10 hosting or co-hosting four events. I attended three of them, invited by Eric Legendre, Managing Director, International, Variety and his wife, the sophisticated fashion designer Muzy Burton (www.muzyB.com).
The most anticipated event is always the pre-opening p...
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