Film festival

Amidst the glitz, tension and controversy of this year’s Berlin Film Festival was a small cabin, located a stone’s throw…

An unseasonably warm Berlin celebrates a new Golden Bear winner. This Berlin International Film Festival has come to a close,…

After his Oscar-shortlisted short Refugee, US producer and activist Brandt Andersen makes his feature directorial debut with The Strangers’ Case,…

Five minutes into Austrian directing duo Veronica Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy, The Lodge)’s third feature Des Teufels Bad…

There’s little need to introduce Martin Scorsese at this point. The director behind Taxi Driver, Raging Bull,Goodfellas, Casino, The Wolf…

It’s hard to know what to expect from the first few minutes of Sasquatch Sunset, from directors Nathan and David…

Iranian directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha are no strangers to the Berlin Film Festival, as their stunning film Ballad…

What constitutes true identity in the Western world? Personality? Looks? The way people respond to and value you? How much…

Opening films at the Berlinale aren’t always the strongest. Frankly, they’re almost always terrible. It’s become an on-running gag at…

The Berlin Film Festival prides itself on being a political festival, and that reputation was inescapable during this year’s Jury…