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Ed Meza @edmezavar Austria can celebrate a huge success as a filming location thanks in large part to attractive funding programs that have lured major international productions to the country, among them Guy Ritchie’s “Fountain of Youth” and Jaume Collet-Serra’s “Cliffhanger” reboot, while also boasting a strong lineup of local works at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Introduced in 2023, the incentives, known as FISA Plus and ÖFI Plus, can cover as much as 60% of costs for international film productions.

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Emma Mackey on Starring in ‘Haunting’ Mother-Daughter Drama ‘Hot Milk’ and Vicky Krieps Playing Her Love Interest: ‘She’s Really a Force’

Ellise Shafer When Emma Mackey met Vicky Krieps, she couldn’t help but blush. The two actors play love interests Sofia and Ingrid in “Hot Milk,” Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s feature directorial debut that premieres at Berlin Film Festival on Friday, and the first scene they shot together also marked the first time they’d truly interacted. “I didn’t get to meet her before we started shooting, and I remember the first scene we shot was on the beach.

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Spain’s New Talent Revolution Hits Berlin

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Over the last six years, thanks in the main to the SVOD revolution, Spain, once known for select auteurs – Pedro Almodóvar, J.A. Bayona, Fernando Trueba – has stepped fully onto the world stage as a European film and TV power. Appropriately then, Spain is the Country in Focus 2025 at Berlin Festival’s European Film Market.

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Tilda Swinton Plans A Break From Acting & Addresses Berlin Attendance Despite Boycott Calls

Tilda Swinton is planning to take a break from acting after her trip to the Berlin Film Festival comes to an end.

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Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve and Lucien Laviscount Among Bumper Lineup Joining Sky Christmas Comedy ‘Tinsel Town’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Ritman A extensive lineup of names have joined Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson in Sky’s upcoming Christmas comedy movie “Tinsel Town.” Derek Jacobi (“Gladiator II”), Mawaan Rizwan (“Juice”), Maria Friedman (“Unforgotten”), Jason Manford (“Waterloo Road”), Asim Chaudhry (“People Just do Nothing”) Danny Dyer (“Rivals”), Ray Fearon (“Barbie”), Alice Eve (“Star Trek In To Darkness”), Lucien Laviscount (“Emily in Paris”), James Lance (“Ted Lasso”), Meera Syal (“The Wheel of Time”), Katherine Ryan (“The Duchess”) and Savannah Lee Smith (“Cruel Intentions”) have all been added to the cast for the film, being directed by Chris Foggin (Bank of Dave). Mister Smith Entertainment have launched worldwide sales at the European Film Market.

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Kyrgyz Drama on Violence Against Women ‘Kurak’ Lands at Fire and Ice Media for Asian Sales at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Philippines-based Fire and Ice Media has nabbed Asian sales rights to “Kurak,” a powerful Kyrgyz drama tackling violence against women, and is introducing the film to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM). The film, now in post-production, represents a milestone France-Kyrgyzstan co-production – the first in two decades – and stands as the largest Central Asian co-production to date in terms of participating countries.

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Berlin-Based Directors Keep Politics Center Stage as Festival Kicks off on Eve of Elections

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The Berlin Film Festival is historically the most political of all the major film festivals, and this year is no exception. The 75th edition of the Berlinale unspools amid the turbulent lead-up to Germany’s Feb. 21 general elections that in recent weeks have seen thousands of Germans take to the streets in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party which champions tough new rules pertaining to immigration.

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Tilda Swinton on Attending Berlin Film Festival Despite Calls for Boycott Over Gaza: ‘I Was Given a Platform’ That Was ‘More Useful to Our Causes Than Me Not Turning Up’

Ellise Shafer Tilda Swinton spoke about her decision to attend Berlin Film Festival despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza, saying it was “more useful to our causes” for her to show up. On Thursday night, the Oscar winner received the festival’s honorary Golden Bear and made an impassioned speech in which she called out the “state-perpetrated and internationally-enabled mass murder is currently actively terrorizing more than one part of our world.” During a press conference on Friday, Swinton — who has been a longtime advocate for Palestinians — was asked about the BDS Movement‘s call for a boycott of the festival over the treatment of filmmakers who spoke out against the war in Gaza at last year’s closing ceremony.

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Are the BAFTAs the True Predictor of Oscar Things to Come?

Guy Lodge Film Critic The last two years of the BAFTA Awards told opposite stories of how Britain’s most prestigious film honors correspond with their American counterpart, the Oscars. In 2023, they went wholly in their own direction, voting differently from AMPAS in all major categories — showering Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” with gold and all but ignoring Oscar darling “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Last year, however, they matched the Oscars in every category save for best visual effects, as Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” ran the table on both sides of the pond.

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‘DDLJ’ Musical ‘Come Fall in Love’ Taps Jena Pandya, Ashley Day as Leads for U.K. Run (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Jena Pandya and Ashley Day have been cast as the romantic leads in “Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical,” the stage adaptation of Bollywood’s longest-running film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.” The pair will portray Simran and Rog in Aditya Chopra’s musical comedy, which begins its previously announced run at Manchester Opera House on May 29. Pandya, who recently headlined “Bhangra Nation” at Birmingham Rep and appeared in “Mamma Mia,” steps into the culturally significant role of Simran.

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‘Leo & Lou,’ From ‘Elite’s’ Zeta Studios, Acquired by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Rapidly building a packed sales slate at Berlin, Filmax has pounced on “Leo & Lou,” a feel-good road movie set against the stunning, windswept landscapes of Galicia in northern Spain and produced by Zeta Studios, producer of Netflix hit “Elite.” Filmax will unveil first-look images at Berlin’s European Film Market. In the film, Leo, described as a mute young orphan girl with a world of thoughts inside her, and Lou, a jaded, middle-aged nihilist, take a journey together.

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Vibeke Løkkeberg’s Berlinale Forum Opener ‘The Long Road to the Director’s Chair’ Expands Into Four-Part Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Jamie Lang Vibeke Løkkeberg‘s documentary “The Long Road to the Director’s Chair,” which takes an unflinching look at the historical struggles for gender equality in filmmaking, is set to become a multi-part TV series. The adaptation was announced by producer Anders Tangen of Viafilm ahead of the film’s world premiere at this year’s Berlinale Forum.

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Director of Berlin Film ‘Little Trouble Girls’ Lines Up Witch Trial Drama ‘Veronika of Desenice’ and ‘Wild Woman,’ About the Acting Process (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Slovenian director Urška Djukić, whose feature directorial debut, “Little Trouble Girls,” makes its world premiere Feb. 14 as the opening film of Berlinale’s Perspectives section, is developing two new projects, she has told Variety. The projects are being produced by Djukić through her production company, Oink, alongside Luka Peterca.

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Muscling $12M Thursday Night – Box Office

EXCLUSIVE: Neither Los Angeles rain nor Northeast snow are keeping audiences away from cinemas tonight as Disney/Marvel Studios‘ Captain America: Brave New World, a continuation of both Disney+ series Falcon and the Winter Soldier and 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, is eyeing a $12M Thursday after previews which began at 2PM earlier today.

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Jünglinge Film Set for Next Feature as it Preps First English-Language Film, New Series Projects and ‘Lesbian-Demon-Horror’ Pic

Ed Meza @edmezavar After wowing audiences with their 2020 debut film, the award-winning Berlinale screener “No Hard Feelings,” and branching out into TV, Paulina Lorenz and Faraz Shariat of Berlin-based Jünglinge Film are set for their next big-screen project from an increasingly voluminous pipeline. Lorenz and Shariat, who are celebrating their company’s 10th anniversary this year, are also developing their first English-language pic and working with some of Germany’s highest-profile producers on ambitious series.

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Arte/ZDF, Port au Prince Board ‘Ivan & Hadoum’ (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Arte/ZDF, the German arm of European public broadcaster Arte, and German production company Port au Prince have boarded “Ivan & Hadoum,” the feature debut of Ian de la Rosa, one of Spain’s top emerging talents. Now casting, “Ivan & Hadoum,” will be presented Friday at the EFM’s Spain in Focus Showcase by Emilia Fort at Avalon, one of the film’s Spanish producers.

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Alejandro Amenábar’s Historical Epic ‘The Captive’ Captures Pre-Sales as Disney Dates Spanish Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Film Constellation has revealed the first pre-sales on historical epic “The Captive” by director Alejandro Amenábar, who won an Oscar for “The Sea Inside” and was BAFTA nominated for “The Others.” “The Captive” sold to France (Haut et Court), Greece and Cyprus (Filmtrade/Tanweer), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Bulgaria (Pro Films), Former Yugoslavia (Discovery), and CIS (Russian World Vision), with buyers circling in North America. The film, which shot last year on locations in Valencia, Alicante and Seville in Spain, is now in post-production. It has been dated for release in Spanish theaters on Oct.

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Mike Downey, European Film Academy Chair, Unveils Slate of Projects Under Downey Ink Banner (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Producer Mike Downey, who is chair of the European Film Academy and whose co-production “Girls on Wire” is in Berlin competition, has unveiled a diverse slate of films from his production company Downey Ink at the European Film Market. “My taste for a diverse range of world cinema projects remains,” Downey said.

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Netflix Executive Speaks Out Amid 'Emilia Perez' Star Karla Sofia Gascon's Controversy

Netflix is finally speaking out public about the controversy surrounding it’s Oscar-nominated film Emilia Perez and it’s star Karla Sofia Gascon.

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‘Mickey 17’ First Reactions Praise Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Zany’ and ‘Deeply Chaotic’ Return as the ‘Perfect Allegory for the Hellscape Stage of Capitalism We’re in’

J. Kim Murphy It’s been nearly six years since Bong Joon Ho‘s last feature “Parasite” debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, beginning a months-long rollout that ended with it becoming the first foreign language feature to win best picture at the Oscars.

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Netflix Is ‘Reevaluating’ Vetting Social Media Accounts After Karla Sofía Gascón Backlash ‘Distracted’ From ‘Emilia Pérez’ Campaign

J. Kim Murphy Netflix is looking at “reevaluating” the process of vetting social media accounts for incoming talent after the “Emilia Pérez” awards campaign fielded controversy for the film’s star Karla Sofía Gascón, who drew backlash for resurfaced racist internet posts in January.

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