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VIDEO: State of the Industry. State of finance @ WINSTON BAKER Entertainment Finance Forum during Berlinale
Enjoy the content of this very special conference which was held in Berlin February 14 during Berlinale 75, in partnership with EFM and FilmHedge and media partnership with the Hollywood Reporter and filmfestivals.com. Join the distinguished panelists for an all-encompassing exploration of the evolving entertainment industry in 2025, where innovation meets opportunity in global film financing and technology adoption. As streaming models shift, AI advances, and consumer behaviors evolve, this ...
VIDEO: Olga Hartsuk with Nafta films networking at Berlinale 75
Filmfestivals.com met during Berlinale 75 with Estonian Producer / Line Producer Olga Hartsuk with Nafta films! She came to Berlin to meet with peers and introduce the company profile to producers interested in co production and services with the baltics area. Established in 2009, Nafta Films is the biggest new-generation full-service production house in Estonia. Since its founding, Nafta Films has been producing audiovisual content in all forms (both short and feature films, TV productions, ...
Berlinale 2025: Honorary Golden Bear for Tilda Swinton
The 75th Berlin International Film Festival awarded Scottish actor Tilda Swinton the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. The award was presented at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2025. Pictured: Tilda Swinton with Berlinale new chief Tricia Tuttle, photo by Laurent Hou. “The range of Tilda Swinton’s work is breathtaking. To cinema she brings so much humanity, compassion, intelligence, humour and style, and she expands our ideas of the ...
Tom Tykwer opened the 75th Berlin International Film Festival with his latest film Das Licht (The Light)
Red carpet moment for the team on Berlinale 75 opening night! Photo by Laurent Hou Variety tagged "The light" fails to illuminate! The world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s latest feature film Das Licht (The Light) opened the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2025. The German-French production Das Licht (The Light) was presented as a Berlinale Special Gala in the Berlinale Palast, out of competition. Tala Al-Deen in Das Licht (The Light) by Tom Tyk...
A Lot to learn from Todd Haynes, Rana Eid, Michel Franco, Zacharias Kunuk and More at Berlinale Talents
The selected filmmakers of Berlinale Talents (f.l.t.r.): Top: Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image, Rana Eid, Michel Franco © TEOREMA, Zacharias Kunuk; Middle: Inbal Weinberg, Bina Daigeler © Pablo Zamora; Bottom: Diana El Jeiroudi & Orwa Nyrabia © Guevara Namer / No Nation Films GmbH, Christine Vachon, Cheryl Dunye © BAMPFA Events, Sara Fazilat © German Films Marcus Höhn for FACE With this year's theme of “L...
EFM Distributor Award Goes to Huub Roelvink from Cherry Pickers Film Distribution
EFM Distributor Award Winner Huub Roelvink © Seth Carnill The inaugural EFM Distributor Award is being presented to a European distributor whose commitment to arthouse distribution has impressed a three-member jury composed of renowned industry professionals. The European Film Market is very pleased to announce the winner of the first EFM Distributor Award: Huub Roelvink from Cherry Pickers Film Distribution (The Netherlands). The award, endowed w...
Stargazing in Berlin
Come back to browse through our red carpet galleries! With photography on the red carpet by Laurent Hou and Video by Sissy Lin. Email us if you need coverage Great film artists are expected at the festival premieres of the anniversary edition: Oscar nominated director Edward Berger takes a moment from his release and award schedule for Conclave to give the laudation for Honorary Golden Bear winner Tilda Swinton at the Opening Ceremony, director Bong Jo...
Indigenous Cinema Alliance Marks 10-Year Milestone at EFM 2025
Indigenous Cinema Alliance Marks 10-Year Milestone With Exciting New Projects and Partnerships as Part of the 2025 European Film Market The Indigenous Cinema Alliance will celebrate 10 years of highlighting the best in global Indigenous film and television with an exciting line-up of films and events sure to elevate and celebrate work on a major international level as part of the 2025 European Film Market and the Berlinale. Founded in ...
Festive Opening of the 75th Berlinale
On February 13, the start of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival will be celebrated at the Berlinale Palast. Festival Director Tricia Tuttle and Jury President Todd Haynes will kick off the Berlinale with a festive opening. During the Opening Gala, the International Jury will be introduced and the Honorary Golden Bear will be awarded to Tilda Swinton, with Edward Berger delivering the laudatory speech. The evening will be hosted by Désirée Nosbusch. Fol...
HUB75 – The new Berlinale Festival Center opens for talks, networking and meetings
TALKS. MEETINGS. CONNECTIONS. For the 75th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival, a new centerpiece has been built near Potsdamer Platz, right next to the red carpet of the Berlinale Palast: HUB75. This Festival Center is an inviting place for encounters and exchanges. Various events for audiences and film industry professionals will take place here every day. ______________________________________________________________ PROGRAMME Feb 14 – 21, 202...
Christine Vachon at Entertainment Finance Forum in Berlin
Winston Baker’s Entertainment Finance Forum Berlin returns with a sharp focus on the evolving world of global entertainment finance. This year, we spotlight cutting-edge sales strategies, the surge of international co-productions, and the intersection of creativity and capital in today’s industry. Join top executives and thought leaders as they share actionable insights on securing funding, navigating co-production complexities, and staying authentic while delivering for audience...
Berlinale Camera 2025: Tribute to Rainer Rother
At the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, film expert and Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek Rainer Rother will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera. Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle says: “We are honouring Rainer Rother for his many years of work in the service of preserving cinematic history and as a bridge builder between history and contemporary cinema. Under his leadership, the Deutsche Kinemathek has successfully made the living heritage of cinematic art accessibl...
The Berlinale 2025 Juries
The International Jury (clockwise): Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image, Nabil Ayouch © Mehdy Mariouch, Bina Daigeler © Pablo Zamora, Bingbing Fan © Chen Man, Rodrigo Moreno © Lucas Charrier, Amy Nicholson © Lee Jameson, Maria Schrader © Christine Fenzl Competition: The International Jury Once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2025. The members of the ...
20 shorts selected for Berlinale Shorts 2025 : To Be in This World
Happy Doom © 2023 Billy Roisz 20 films from a total of 18 production countries are celebrating their premieres at the 2025 Berlinale Shorts, of which 15 are world premieres. The programme combines classic storytelling with surreal works, features various styles of animation and presents experimental documentary forms. The films show human beings and the circumstances in which they live. They examine the impact of the past on the present (Rückblickend Betrachtet (In Retrospect); Kok...
Dirty Harry and 7 other classic restored films at Berlinale Classics 2025
In the 2025 Berlinale Classics section, the artistic director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Dr Rainer Rother, and his team showcase eight digitally restored film classics, seven world premieres and one international premiere. The eras represented range from the 1930s to the 1980s. For the first time, the section features restorations by the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) and the China Film Archive. Berlinale Classics also embraces genre cinema, a nod to the 2025 Retrospective. The section will ope...
First market for Tanja Meissner new Director of Berlinale Pro and European Film Market
Tanja Meissner Berlinale Festival Director Tricia Tuttle has appointed the highly regarded and experienced industry professional Tanja Meissner to join her Executive team as the Director of Berlinale Pro*. This reshaped role encompasses the directorship of the European Film Market (EFM) while also taking a strategic lead in developing the Berlinale Pro* consortium, together with the Heads of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, Berlinale Talents and World Cinema Fund, who will report ...
First Berlin Speakers and Program Announcements for Winston Baker Entertainment Finance Forum
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VIDEO: Berlinale announces 19 films in competition
19 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them one first feature as well as one documentary. Productions from 26 countries are represented. 17 films are world premieres. Eight films were directed or co-directed by women. Nine filmmakers have screened their films in the Berlinale previously. “We’re fiercely proud of the films in this year’s Competition; they showcase the breadth of cinema and offer fascinating glimpses into different lives and places. ...
Winston Baker returns to EFM with the second edition of the Entertainment Finance Forum
Berlinale is a few weeks away and our partner Winston Baker will be bringing back their 2nd Annual Entertainment Finance Forum Berlin during @efm_europeanfilmmarket on Friday, Feb 14th! Flashback to the hugely successful forum last year where we heard from @wme, @waypoint_ent, @fifthseason, @telepool_de, @protagonistpictures, @headgearfilms, @stampedeventures and more! Audiences were also treated to a special Fireside Chat with Wendy ...
2025 Berlinale Talents Participants and Talents Footprints
From February 15 to 20, 2025, Berlinale Talents will welcome 201 selected filmmakers to Berlin. Over six days, participants will explore the theme “Listen Courageously: Cinematic Narratives in Times of Dissonance” through an engaging programme of talks, workshops and public discussions. Representing a multifaceted community from 62 countries, the filmmakers’ participation is the first step into one of the world’s largest film communities. With ...
Books at Berlinale 2025: Ten Current, International Books with Great Screen Potential Selected
On Monday, February 17, 2025, Books at Berlinale will present ten novelties by international authors with high potential for film adaptation as part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. Since 2006, new releases and bestsellers from the European and international book market have been presented annually in cooperation with the Frankfurter Buchmesse in a moderated pitch event where film producers meet renowned rights holders from publishers and agencies to identify new and promising I...
Open Wounds, Open Words: The 2025 Forum Special
The Long Road to the Director’s Chair by Vibeke Løkkeberg © Georg Helgevold Sagen | Shinagani gazapkhulebis q'vaviloba (Inner Blooming Springs) by Tiku Kobiashvili © Tiku Kobiashvili | Das falsche Wort (The Lie) by Katrin Seybold © Filmmuseum München In the second year headed by Barbara Wurm, the Forum Special is once again showing a programme of historical and current films, curated around a set of related themes. ...
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