THIS YEAR.. BERLIN HAVE A GREAT SHOW OF FILMES.. WHO? BERLINALE!!!

Since 1986, the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks. At the 61st Berlin International Film Festival Israeli film pioneer Lia van Leer, outgoing president of ARTE Jérôme Clément as well as Berlin’s arthouse cinema owners Franz and Rosemarie Stadler will be awarded Berlinale Cameras.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 Euros, donated by the GWFF, a society dedicated to safeguarding film and television rights. The prize money is to be split between the producer and the director of the winning film. Additionally, the director will be awarded with a high-quality viewfinder as both a useful instrument and memorable trophy. This year's jury members are Bettina Brokemper, Assaf Gavron and Michèle Ohayon.

  It’s a tradition for the Berlinale to present restored masterpieces in theBerlinale Special programme: Thirty-five years after its premiere, the Berlinale will screen a 4K digital restoration of Martin Scorsese’s cult film Taxi Driver. Writer and director Paul Schrader, who wrote the film's screenplay, will present the restored version at the world premiere in Berlin together with restoration expert Grover Crisp of Sony Pictures.

 

Under the title “Framespotting – Filmmakers Positioning Themselves”, the ninth Berlinale Talent Campus opens its doors to 350 of the most gifted up-and-coming professionals in the international world of film. Programme manager Matthijs Wouter Knol and project manager Christine Tröstrum explain in an interview what is meant by aided discovery of one’s position, how the Campus and its guest experts can contribute to the process and why choosing a direction isn’t necessarily restricting oneself.