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German Love Triangle Squares off at Venice Film Festival
"Jerichow," a love triangle by German director Christian Petzold, screened at the Venice Film Festival, the first German entry competing for the Golden Lion since 2004. It faces strong competition from the US and Italy.
The 65th Venice International Film Festival opens this Wednesday
Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the competition line-up highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.
Bollywood and Beyond
An annual Indian film festival in the German town of Stuttgart has an unusual opening film.
Cannes Festival
Director Laurent Cantet's "The Class" took the Palme d'Or, ending France's long-running drought.
Cannes Film Festival
Germany's Wim Wenders, a past winner, is among the directors who are competing for the Palme d'Or.
Cannes Film Festival kicks off
For the 61st time movie stars from around the globe are descending on the ritzy town on the French Riviera to see which newcomer film can snatch up the festival’s coveted Golden Palm award for best picture.
German Film Festival Welcomes China
This year’s International Women’s Film Festival has opened in Cologne and Dortmund. 95 films from 30 countries will be shown in the two cities. This year’s focus is on China. Female directors from the People’s Republic will show their latest films and discuss them with the audience members.
Tokyo on the Main
The Nippon Connection film festival in Frankfurt is a celebration of Japanese cinema.
Courting Controversy
Berlin Film Festival winner Padilha talks about his controversial movie and Brazilian hypocrisy.
Berlinale Winners
A Brazilian police thriller won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear for best film.
58th Berlin Film Festival
The 58th Berlin Film Festival has kicked off with a gala opening featuring the premiere of Martin Scorsese's concert movie about the Rolling Stones “Shine the Light”
Take Six
Two international jurors have announced they can't participate in the Berlin Film Festival.
Power and Politics
Cinema is always political, director Costa-Gavras told DW ahead of the Berlin Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival 75 Years
Venice celebrates 75 years of cinema history.
Politics Rule at Cannes
Politics are the dominating theme at this year's 60th Cannes film festival.
Trouble in Paradise
In his latest project, award-winning director Fatih Akin has discovered a new passion - politics.
The Glitzy Film Festival With a Heart of Gold
The 57th International Berlin Film festival drew to a close Saturday with the announcement of the competition winners. Star-studded as it has become, the event has never forgotten its social conscience, says Deutsche Welle's Silke Bartlick.
Glamour with a Heart
Beneath the glitz, the Berlin film fest had a serious political agenda, says DW's Silke Bartlick.
Berlin film festival opens today
Along with Venice and Cannes, Berlin is one of the key fixtures on the film festival calendar. A galaxy of Amnerican stars is expected, but the film begins on a distinclty European note.
World Cinema in Berlin
On Thursday, the Berlinale is rolling out the red carpet for Germany's biggest cinematic event.
German Film Renaissance
After decades of neglect, a new type of German movies is getting attention abroad again.
Still a Grande Dame
Experts say that new, well-funded film festivals won't become serious competition for the Berlinale.
Berlinale 2007
Join DW-WORLD.DE at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlinale Line-Up
Organizers of the upcoming Berlin film festival, or Berlinale, have announced the final line-up.
Berlin Film Festival
The Berlin Film Festival will kick off with a biopic of the iconic French singer Edith Piaf.
Sex on the Big Screen
Berlin's first film festival devoted to porn in its many forms is arousing a lot of interest.
More Than Bollywood
DW-WORLD.DE talked to Indian film director Madusree Dutta, in Germany for a women's film festival.
Disappointment for Germany at Venice Film Festival
Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Film Festival is respectable enough -- but it could have been so much more.
Soccer on the Silver Screen, Brazilian Style
A film festival currently running in Berlin shows what the so-called beautiful game has to do with Brazilian film history. From historic clips to extraordinary film essays, there's something in it for everyone.
European Films Make a Big Splash at Cannes
At this year's Cannes film festival, European cinema is dominating Hollywood and Bollywood.
Breaking Codes But Not The Box Office
There was only one topic on people's lips when the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on the Riviera Wednesday. "The Da Vinci Code" might be one of the most talked-about films of the year, but the critics have crucified it.
Movie About Dresden Bombing Confronts Taboos
Germany's first fictional mvoie about the Allied bombing of Dresden was screened at the Berlin Film Festival this week, in a fresh sign the country is finally confronting its own wartime suffering.
"The EU Hasn't Managed to Generate its Own Myths"
The Marshall Plan film series "Selling Democracy" runs for the last time at the Berlinale this year. DW-WORLD spoke to British historian David Ellwood about the lessons the US celluloid propaganda operation holds today.
Wal-Mart Slammed at Berlinale
When it comes to Germans and the world's largest supermarket, Wal-Mart, there's little love lost. No surprise then that a new film exposing the work ethics of the US retail giant, is such a hit at this year's Berlinale.
Berlinale Applauds German Film About Rapist
A film about a rapist's attempts to escape his past at the Berlinale upholds the film festival's reputation for dealing with wrenching subjects. The director says he is emphasizing loneliness, not rape, in the picture.
Taking on the Big Guys
A biting political satire, "Bye Bye Berlusconi" has made quite a splash at the Berlin Film Festival. DW-WORLD interviewed its director, Jan Henrik Stahlberg, and scriptwriter, Lucia Chiarla.
German Favorite at Berlinale Disappoints
This year's hottest German entry at the Berlinale, "Elementary Particles," an on-screen adaptation of the eponymous French novel, boasts a star-heavy cast. But critics aren't impressed.
"Love Never Goes Out of Fashion"
As the Berlin film festival kicks off on Thursday, DW-WORLD talked to international jury member and acclaimed Bollywood director and producer Yash Chopra about movies and love.
Tracking the Golden Bear
As the 56th Berlinale opens its doors on Feb. 9, Deutsche Welle takes a look back at the turbulent and glamour-filled history of the festival and its founding amid a war-ravaged Germany.
Berlinale Strikes a Serious Note
The Berlin International Film Festival, which opens on Feb. 9, veers away from the sex and sizzle which dominanted last year's fare, to focus on political themes. The stars will be out in full force though.
Germany's Top Five
Lively puppet theater, an exhibition on East German history, a queer film festival, an equestrian competition and gigantic snow sculptures -- this week in Germany will certainly not be boring.
Germany's Top Five
What do flowers, books, films, paintings and politics have in common? Each is the subject of one of our weekly picks of the five hottest events across Germany this week. Want to know more? Read on.
Germany's Top Five
Museum marathon in Düsseldorf, gospel in Hamburg, Dresden's film festival, or Brahms in Baden-Baden -- DW-WORLD has compiled a list of the country's best events this week.
Film Festival Pushes Homegrown Talent
The Berlinale is not just as a launch-pad for new films, but also for the "undiscovered" talent behind them. This year's festival is no exception, having provided breakthrough moments for several new homegrown stars.
Making Money out of Misery
German film might be enjoying something of an upswing, but its content could hardly be called upbeat. Forget Hollywood-style happy-endings -- Germans like to keep it real, as this year's Berlinale shows.
Curtain Raised on 55th Berlinale
The Berlin film festival kicked off on Thursday with a historical drama on the clash between 19th-century white colonialist European values and black Africa, but the film failed to warm the audience's heart.
Berlin Film Festival Set for Scandal
Will Smith and Keanu Reeves are expected to lend the 55th Berlin film festival star quality, organizers said, while sex as science and titillation is set to be one of the event's outstanding themes.
Berlinale Jury Complete
Film Maker Emmerich to Head Berlinale Jury
German Films to Compete at Sundance
The world's top independent movie festival, the Sundance Film Festival, has introduced a world cinema category and two German movies -- a feature and a documentary -- are included in the line-up.
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