Berlinale-Blogger 2019

Each year in February the film world gathers in Berlin. 13 bloggers and film journalists from twelve countries presented their takes on the Berlinale for the Goethe-Institut.

As Berlinale bloggers, they were on the lookout for stories – on the big screen and behind the scenes.

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Award ceremony 2019: Festival Director Dieter Kosslick with award winners and jury members

The 69th Berlinale
Farewell, controversies, and some amazing films

The last Berlinale under Dieter Kosslick has come to an end: with an unusually meticulously-conceived competition – and heated debates.

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Filming is a way of surviving

The British Actress Charlotte Rampling, this year’s recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear, looks back on her lifetime of filmmaking.

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Berlinale's other screens

When it comes to screens, our Australian film critic Sarah Ward is baffled by the double-standard at the Berlinale. An observation.

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Strong women - a "different" Berlinale?

The press has already reported that this year's Berlinale is a "festival of women". Has this year's pronounced female perspective already led to changes before or behind the scenes?

Film scene from the Berlinale film "Grâce à Dieu"

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Should films take a stand?

In many places the social and political situation is unsettled and turbulent. There is much discussion about the relationship between politics and art. Should filmmakers position themselves politically even more forcefully?

Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek take over the management of the Berlinale together.

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What should be different in 2020?

Changeover time at the Berlinale! In 2020, Dieter Kosslick, festival director for many years, will be succeeded by a new team: Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek. What should be different at the next Berlinale?

Berlinale Blogger 2019: Tilda Swinton Press Conference

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Tilda Swinton praises the work of Dieter Kosslick

Thirty-three years on from her first Berlinale, Tilda Swinton looks back on the tenure of the festival’s director Dieter Kosslick.

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Aisling Franciosi: Star of ‘The Nightingale’ and ‘Game of Thrones’

Berlinale Shooting Star Aisling Franciosi on why and how she became an actress, and being selected as one of the best and brightest talents in Europe.

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An Australian Dynasty

Without Freda Glynn, Australia’s Indigenous media landscape might look as parched as the country’s sunburnt earth. And yet, as ‘She Who Must Be Loved’ makes plain, she’d rather let her actions speak for themselves.

"To thávma tis thálassas ton Sargassón | The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea": Syllas Tzoumerkas

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A Greek provincial purgatory

In Syllas Tzoumerkas's “The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea”, lost souls squirm like eels through a provincial nightmare.

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In revolt against the system

What might the German-language films “Systemsprenger” ( i.e. System Crasher) and “Der Boden unter den Füssen” (i.e. The Ground Beneath My Feet) have in common?

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On embargoes and mistaken identity

Berlinale blogger Gerasimos Bekas has a problem. He’s not allowed to say a word yet about the world premieres. Plus he got caught up in a case of mistaken identity – and thwarted expectations.