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Living together, saving together

Film makers aren’t welcome in Cairo. Anyone who has ever tried to shoot a film in the city knows this. Nevertheless, the Lebanese director Reem Saleh has ventured into the ill-famed district of Rod El Farag for her documentary Al Gami’ya.

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“Films mean something different for everyone”

Kazuhiro Soda’s documentary film Inland Sea (Minatomachi), world-premiered at the Berlinale, paints a poignant portrait of the losers of urbanization.

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Daughter of Mine is a standout at the 2018 Berlinale

Three actresses deliver brilliant performances in Italian director Laura Bispuri’s new film, which definitely deserves an award.

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Magical worlds in-between and smart cinematic escapism

How to say goodbye to a beloved person? „Sekala Niskala“ (The Seen and Unseen) shows in enchanting pictures how fantasy provides an escape for a ten-year-old facing the loss of her twin brother.

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Infiltration of gender roles

“Bixa Travesty” (Tranny Fag) documents the life of the Brazilian trans artist Linn da Quebrada and her passionate fight against racism, homophobia and for the construction of trans-identity.

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Between recreation and flight

Zentralflughafen THF (Central Airport THF) and Styx: two films in the section Panorama show global immigration movements from different perspectives.

Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski in Christian Petzold's "Transit".

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The Past as Present

Christian Petzold’s Transit, a frontrunner in the Berlinale competition, turns Anna Seghers’ World War II novel of exile into a cautionary tale about present-day developments.

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Talking Dogs

Berlinale blogger Gerasimos Bekas saw Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, then rubbed shoulders with Berliners at rush hour.

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#BerlinalePeople: Jesse Cumming

In this interview, Jesse Cumming, film curator and author from Toronto, lets us know which colleagues he is most looking forward to see at the Berlinale. In addition, Cumming reveals what he wants to do first after the Berlinale.

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Hunting for a Global Blockbuster

Monster Hunt 2 will have its European premiere in Berlinale Special. It is the sequel to Monster Hunt (2015), the highest grossing film in China of all times up until it was overtaken by Stephen Chow's The Mermaid in 2016. With almost tripled production costs, Monster Hunt 2 promises more special effects, more animated monsters, and more stars including Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.

Gerhard Lamprecht's silent drama Children of No Importance is featured in this year's Weimar Cinema Revisited retrospective.

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Weimar Cinema Revisited retrospective

The cinema of the Weimar Republic remains astonishing to this day for its sheer variety and productivity. Some of the German films from 1918–1933 featured in this Berlinale retrospective are real discoveries addressing issues that are highly topical in our day and age.

„Toppen av ingenting“ von Axel Petersén, Måns Månsson

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Seven things you need to know about the Berlinale

Spectacular, forgotten, memorable and utopian: Why the Berlinale is what it is.

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How important are Documentaries at this year's Berlinale?

Do documentaries become more important in times of crisis, and if so, can you see that at the Berlinale? Here’s what the Berlinale Bloggers have to say about that.

Damon D’Oliveira © George Pimentel Photography

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#BerlinalePeople: Damon D'Oliveira

Film producer Damon D' Oliveira from Toronto reveals his latest film ideas and how to make the perfect elevator pitch.

The Berlinale 2018 from a Greek perspective

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The polar bear and I

The hunt for the Golden Bear has begun and the 68th Berlinale has some surprises in store for movie enthusiasts. Greek women filmmakers are enjoying international attention. Though the Greek film market is lagging behind them a bit, it too is visible thanks to several co-productions.

In 2007, "Tuya's Marriage" by director Wang Quan'an was awarded the Golden Bear for the Best Film. 96% of it's earnings came from outside China.

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What Happens after the Acceptance-Speech?

Winning a Golden Bear attracts a lot of publicity to a film, but does the audience always react positively to an award-winning film in China? Stories of the Four Chinese Movies that once won the Golden Bear

Victoria Schulz and Daniel Zillmann in “Rückenwind von vorn” (Away you go)

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That uncertain feeling

What trends are next-generation German filmmakers setting these days? Philipp Bühler looks at the “Perspektive Deutsches Kino” section of the Berlinale showcasing highly imaginative work of up-and-coming German talents.