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Lights, Mobile Phone, Action

Gone are the days when mobile phones served just one piffling function: that of a telephone. They've long proved to be versatile multimedia gadgets and are now even starring in a short film festival in Berlin.
August 31, 2004

Berlin Film Festival Winner Hits Theaters

"Head-On," the much talked-about German film which won the Berlin film festival's highest award, opens in theaters in Germany on Thursday. The movie gained notoriety when its female star's porn past came to light.
March 11, 2004

"Fargo" Actor McDormand to Lead Berlin Film Festival Jury

January 19, 2004

San Sebastián Festival Screens German Films

September 18, 2003

Film Classics for the Classroom

A team of representatives from the world of film has agreed on a list of films it says are essential to the education of German school children. It aims to incorporate the medium into the official school curriculum.
July 18, 2003

Cannes Film Festival Prepares to Shine

Stars and deal makers, wannabes and papparazzi are descending in droves on Cannes Wednesday for the kickoff the 56th annual Cannes Film Festival.
May 15, 2003

Berlinale Log: Anouk Aimée, Grande Dame of European Film

Guest of honor at the Berlinale is Anouk Aimée, the star of French film. This week, Berlin welcomed the 67-year-old, who has starred in more than 70 classics, but is still hoping for a role in a German film.
February 15, 2003

Glitz and Glamour at Berlinale

February 13, 2003

Berlinale Log: More Stars, Less Show

British director Michael Winterbottom would like to change the world, and action hero Jackie Chan is shocked by the secrets in his family - day two at the Berlinale film festival.
February 7, 2003

Berlinale Log: Festival Gets into Gere

Richard Gere plays the gentleman, Catherine Zeta-Jones the Queen Bee and Renée Zellweger the tearful young actress at the first showing at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
February 7, 2003

"Shoot Films, Not People"

The annual glitter at this year's Berlinale film festival may be overshadowed by a war on Iraq. At the pre-festival press conference this week, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick called to "shoot films, not people".
January 30, 2003

Strong German Cast for Berlin Film Festival

The world's cinema elite come to town in February when the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival gets under way. And it looks like German films will be among those vying for the coveted Golden Bear award.
January 13, 2003

Polanski takes Golden Palm

French-Polish film director Roman Polanski has won the coveted Palme d'Or award at the Cannes film festival on Sunday.
May 27, 2002

Palms, Pomp and Politics in Cannes

When the curtain rises in Cannes, the usual star-studded list of actors and directors will parade their creations across center stage. But this year the less glamorous issue of politics will also compete for attention.
May 16, 2002

Two Films Share the Golden Bear

Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature "Spirited Away" and British director Paul Greengrass's Northern Ireland drama "Bloody Sunday" are co-winners of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival's best film award.
February 18, 2002

Hitler's Doppelgänger

In his second Charlie Chaplin documentary, the English filmmaker Kevin Brownlow examines the artist and his fascination with Adolf Hitler, the subject of Chaplin's 1940 masterpiece "The Great Dictator".
February 15, 2002

Berlinale Soars to New Heights

The new director of the 52nd star-studded Berlin Film Festival, Dieter Kosslick has injected a much-needed freshness into the film gala, which ranks among the top three film festivals in Europe.
February 12, 2002

Much Ado About "Heaven"

"Heaven" by 36-year-old German film director Tom Tykwer was the opening film of the 52nd Berlin Film Festival. It's been sharply criticised, praised to the skies and above all much talked about.
February 9, 2002

Blind Spots in Germany's Dark Past

In a 90 minute documentary, on show this week at the Berlin Film Festival, Hitler’s last secretary Traudl Junge reflects on Hitler’s last hours and the struggle to cope with the past.
February 8, 2002

Echoes of Angels Singing the Blues

Despite a new repertoire of lively cinematic fare, the legendary Babelsberg film studio's signature allure remains its brilliant yet shadowy German history.
February 6, 2002

Cinemaphile's delight on Berlin subways

Berliners who ride the U-Bahn are both audience and jury of 'Going Underground', a week-long film festival.
February 4, 2002

“Berlin and Beyond” Beckons

One of the largest German film festivals in America, “Berlin and Beyond” brings movie lovers in San Francisco a taste of Germany’s talented and upcoming film-makers and actors.
January 14, 2002