Berlin Film Festival Day 2 Recap: What You Need to Know

variety.com:

William Earl Tilda Swinton brought the heat on a snowy night as the 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival opened with a gala that included a career achievement honor presented to the Scottish Oscar winner known for her versatility and adventure.Tilda Swinton cradles her honorary Golden Bear award at #Berlinale75.

pic.twitter.com/TmSKLZFlD8 As reported by Variety‘s Ellise Shafer in Berlin, Swinton took square aim at the surge of far-right governments that promise to reshape the U.S.

and Europe in the coming years. “The inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch. I’m here to name it without hesitation or doubt in my mind and to lend my unwavering solidarity to all those who recognize the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments who make nice with planet-wreckers and war criminals, wherever they come from,” Swinton said during the event held at the Berlinale Palast, about a mile away from the Brandenburg Gate.

This year’s festival comes amid political turmoil in Germany as the country awaits crucial general elections on Feb. 23, which coincides with the final day of the sprocket opera that began Feb.