BERLIN: Romanian director Radu Jude has come up with what could almost be called a new genre in his highly stylish Berlinale competition entry Aferim! The film uses what looks deceptively like a classic 1940s or 1950s old black and white style of filmmaking to deliver a cutting edge modern philosophical message.
BERLIN: Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska delves into the very blackest of comedy territory indeed for her film Body that looks at the meaning of life, death and coping with loss.
BERLIN: Much admired and for many years silent director Terrence Malick seems to be making up for all those years of absence from filmmaking by directing a constant string of ever more mystifying films.
LONDON: The Estonian and Georgian ambassadors along with the cream of the London filmmaking community turned out for a pre-Oscar screening of foreign Oscar contender Tangerines at the EBRD last night.
BERLIN: FIPRESCI, the international critics association gave its top prizes for all three sections of the Berlinale programme at a special awards ceremony. The list of winners is here below and we also have a set of photos of the FIPRESCI Berlinale 2015 awards photographed by Christine Kisorsy. Click HERE.
BERLIN: Directorial talent from central and eastern Europe and regional coproduction triumphed at the 65 Berlinale International Film Festival (5-15 February 2015) with the international jury awarding the Silver Bear for Best Director Ex Aequo to Romania’s Radu Jude for Afterim!, a Romanian, Bulgarian and Czech coproduction and Poland’s Malgorzata Szumowska for Body.
BERLIN: Today and tomorrow FNE is proud to present the great line-up of films from our region that will be screening in Berlin over the next ten days. Be prepared for some exciting discoveries. See below.
Czech FITES Trilobit Beroun 2014 Award to Expert Supervision of the Sunrise
Czech Republic 19-01-2015PRAGUE: The Czech Film and Television Association FITES with the support of the town of Beroun awarded its top prize for best Czech feature film of 2014 to director Pavel Gőbl’s Expert Supervision of the Sunrise.
RIGA: Poland was celebrating the resounding win of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida in Riga Saturday night as the hit film made a clean sweep of the awards for best European film, best director, best script, best cinematography and the People’s Choice audience award.
RIGA: Mother, I Love You directed by Jānis Nords scooped the best Latvian feature film as well as the award for best director, best actress and the audience award at the awards ceremony of the Riga International Film Festival which honoured the best of Latvian national films on 11 December. The festival was held from 2-12 December 2014.
