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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Israeli director Tom Shoval is back in Berlin with “A Letter to David,” which is his way of processing the fact that his friend David Cunio – who starred in his first feature “Youth” – is one of the more than 250 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, from the Nir Oz kibbutz. David Cunio and his younger brother Ariel are among hostages yet to be freed.

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Berlin Competition Entry ‘The Blue Trail’ Reveals First Clip, Gabriel Mascaro Talks Ageism in Cinema: ‘Elderly Bodies Are Tied to a Nostalgia For Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Gabriel Mascaro’s “The Blue Trail,” playing in competition in Berlin, marks another great milestone for Brazilian cinema in a year where the country got its first best picture Oscar nomination with Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here.” Mascaro follows in the footsteps of Salles playing in competition in Venice and Karim Aïnouz playing in competition at Cannes with “Motel Destino,” three consecutive Brazilian films playing in the most prestigious strands of the three most important European film festivals. “Each one of these films is so different from each other but has great strengths,” Mascaro tells Variety ahead of his Berlinale bow.

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‘Köln 75’ Director Ido Fluk on 18-Year-Old Vera Brandes Who Organized Keith Jarrett’s ‘The Koln Concert’ – Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent In 1975, Vera Brandes, then an 18-year-old student and part-time promoter, organized a concert for Keith Jarrett in Cologne, a recording of which became “The Köln Concert,” the best-selling solo jazz album ever. Half a century later, director Ido Fluk is in Berlin premiering “Köln 75” about the woman behind this monumental moment in jazz history.

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Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Waves,’ Sundance Hit ‘DJ Ahmet’ Among Czech Buzz Titles at EFM

Christopher Vourlias The latest from an animation powerhouse, an anticipated biopic from a three-time Oscar nominee and a buzzy Sundance premiere headline the slate of new and upcoming Czech titles on offer at this year’s EFM. DJ AhmetDirector: Georgi M.

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Cannes Short Film Winner Vasilis Kekatos Makes Feature Debut With Spirited, Coming-of-Age Berlinale Premiere ‘Our Wildest Days’

Christopher Vourlias After winning the Palme d’Or and the Queer Palm at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his strangers-in-the-night short film “The Distance Between Us and the Sky,” Greek director Vasilis Kekatos makes his feature debut with the coming-of-age road drama “Our Wildest Days,” which premieres Feb. 15 in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin Film Festival. Starring Daphne Patakia (“Benedetta”) alongside a cast of newcomers, “Our Wildest Days” follows Chloe (Patakia), a hard-headed young woman who runs away from her dysfunctional family to join a band of outsiders living off the grid.

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Hungary’s Filmmakers See Local Box Office Success With Genre Pics and Romantic Comedies

Christopher Vourlias It was welcome — perhaps even surprising — news for Hungarian moviegoers to discover that two home-grown productions were sitting at the top of the box office at the start of the year: “Gone Running,” Gábor Herendi’s local remake of the Czech romantic comedy “Women on the Run,” and the ’90s-set musical rom-com “How Could I Live Without You?,” directed by Dénes Orosz. The two crowd-pleasers, which are both being repped by NFI World Sales at the European Film Market, capped a year that saw some unexpected success stories — such as Bálint Szimler’s arthouse drama “Lesson Learned” drumming up more than 100,000 admissions — alongside signs that Hungarian filmmakers are looking to buck the trends of the recent past.

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Sundance Prizewinner Lemohang Mosese Muses on Exile and Belonging in Berlinale Premiere ‘Ancestral Visions of the Future’

Christopher Vourlias Sundance prizewinner Lemohang Mosese returns to the Berlin Film Festival with his third feature, “Ancestral Visions of the Future,” which premieres Feb. 20 in the Berlinale Special strand. A deeply autobiographical work, the film is an artful meditation on dislocation and belonging that blurs the lines between reality and reconstruction.

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From ‘The Substance’ to ‘Titane’ Genre Films Grab Solid Ground at Top Festivals and at the Box Office

Ben Croll Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani didn’t expect to wind up in competition at Berlin. The duo behind Golden Bear contender “Reflections in a Dead Diamond” are avowed cult filmmakers, having spent the past decade honing a giallo-influenced style to the delight of a loyal, niche audience.

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How ‘Islands’ Producer Augenschein Segued From Foreign-Language Arthouse Fare to English-Language Elevated Genre Movies

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor German production company Augenschein has just added “The Weight,” starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, to its slate. Company founders Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo talk to Variety about how they made the shift from foreign-language arthouse fare to English-language elevated genre movies, with stars attached. Despite its very German-sounding name — which roughly translates as the “shine of the eye” — Augenschein has the global market firmly in its sights.

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Yao Chen’s Bad Rabbit Pictures Plots ‘Fleabag’-Style Premium Short Drama About Chinese Sea Goddess (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Chinese superstar Yao Chen is steering her production banner Bad Rabbit Pictures into premium short-form television with an ambitious limited series centered on Mazu, the legendary sea goddess who was born mortal in China’s Fujian province. The short-form series, which draws inspiration from compact British dramas like “Fleabag,” will feature Yao, who also hails from Fujian, in a supporting role as a contemporary woman grappling with age-related anxieties while working for the deity.

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Timothée Chalamet in Berlin, Demi Moore in Paris: How International Oscar Voters Make ‘Difference Between Winning and Losing’

Oscar campaigning. While none of the eager autograph hunters will be checking his name on a ballot, multiple AMPAS voters later attended the film’s glittering Berlinale screening, making this yet another crucial pit stop on the road to the Dolby Theatre. A short flight away and two weeks earlier, Demi Moore was making her presence felt at Armani Privé’s spring 2024 show during Couture Week in Paris.

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Timothée Chalamet Strips Down to Tank Top in Freezing Berlin Cold — and Brings Kylie Jenner Along — in Latest Stop of the Year’s Most Joyful Oscar Campaign

Ramin Setoodeh Co-Editor-in-Chief It is a very cold February night in Berlin. As the snow falls and attendees of the Berlin Film Festival bundle up, Timothée Chalamet, walking the red carpet for a special screening of “A Complete Unknown,” looks utterly unbothered. Chalamet is taking yet another big fashion swing by wearing a cotton candy pink hoodie designed by Chrome Hearts along with pink sweatpants and pink shoes — as if he’s channeling a Care Bear, or the rose-colored Pac-Man ghost.

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Scott Adkins, Djimon Hounsou Teaming for Action-Thriller ‘One Last Fight’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Ritman Martial arts movie hero Scott Adkins (“John Wick: Chapter 4,” “Undisputed 4: Boyka”) and Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou (“Gladiator,” “Blood Diamond”) are teaming for upcoming action-thriller “One Last Fight.” The film has been announced by London and Rome-based Brilliant Pictures, which has acquired worldwide sales rights and will be launching the project at the European Film Market in Berlin. “One Last Fight” follows British ex-Muay Thai champion turned instructor Marcus (Adkins) and his wife Ammara, who are running a training camp in Bangkok.

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Goth icons unite as Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy teams up with Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor for pulsing ‘Swoon’

Bauhaus‘ Peter Murphy and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor have teamed up on pulsing new single ‘Swoon’ – check it out below.The track, which is taken from Murphy’s forthcoming solo album ‘Silver Shade’, due out May 9 via Metropolis Entertainment, follows on from his previous collaboration with Boy George, ‘Let The Flowers Grow‘.Both tracks were produced by Killing Joke‘s Youth as was the whole record. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here.Murphy said of the new collaboration: “I am both in the state of swoon as are my audience when witnessing my live performance.

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Taiwan’s Flash Forward Entertainment Unveils Fantasy Romance ‘Time Loop With the Moon’ & ‘Moonlight Ripples’ — EFM

EXCLUSIVE: Taiwanese production and sales outfit Flash Forward Entertainment has unveiled new titles for Berlin‘s European Film Market (EFM), including fantasy romance Time Loop With the Moon and Moonlight, Ripples!.

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Key Spanish Films for Sale at Berlin’s EFM – From an Ester Expósito Starrer to Sundance Hits and the Latest from Amenábar, Carla Simón and Cesc Gay

Jamie Lang A selection of Spanish titles being sold at the European Film Market. “My Friend Eva,” Cesc Gay A romantic comedy about Eva, who, after 20 years of marriage, seeks to rediscover love and passion, directed by “Truman” helmer Gay. “Cesc’s films are always highly anticipated.

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Anna Muylaert Found International Success With ‘The Second Mother.’ The Abuse That Came Afterwards Shaped ‘The Best Mother in the World’

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The first time Anna Muylaert had a film play at the Berlin Film Festival, it changed her life, and not entirely for the best. “The Second Mother,” which won the Panorama Audience Award and went on to become Brazil’s representative at the Academy Awards as well as the most popular film in the country that year, changed Muylaert’s career and catapulted her to international attention. “The Best Mother in the World” was inspired by what came next: an unexpected wave of abuse that saw the director look at the ways women navigate the world.

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Tom Shoval & Nancy Spielberg Discuss Gaza Hostage Film ‘A Letter To David’ & Why Berlinale Is Right Place For World Premiere

David Cunio and his twin brother Eitan were at the Berlin Film Festival in 2013 as the stars of Israeli director Tom Shoval’s first feature Youth which world premiered to acclaim in Panorama.

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

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.

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Timothée Chalamet on What Bob Dylan Taught Him About Fame and Politics: ‘Be Wary of Any Savior-Like Figures’

Ellise Shafer Timothée Chalamet opened up about how playing Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” influenced his own experience with fame and activism, saying that he learned from the folk legend to “be wary of any savior-like figures.” During a packed press conference at Berlin Film Festival on Friday, Chalamet was asked about how Dylan — who penned several iconic protest songs — has influenced his view on political issues like war and the rise of the far-right. Though the moderator redirected the question to the film as “opposed to a personal political point of view,” Chalamet said: “I don’t think that’s necessarily a political question.” He continued, “I think it’s in the nature of his music, the warnings against cult-like figures.

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Timothée Chalamet Sees Similarity Between Bob Dylan’s Subtle Lyrical Activism & ‘Dune’s Message: “Be Wary Of Savior Like Figures” — Berlin Film Festival

James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown is getting its German premiere at the Berlin Film Festival tonight and its Oscar nominated star Timothée Chalamet is in town to present the film.

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