Day 3 of this year’s Berlinale announcements contain the line-ups for Encounters, Panorama and Perspektive Deutsches Kino. Check back in tomorrow for the Competition program. Encounters was first introduced at last year’s festival to support new voices in cinema. A three-member jury will award Best Film, Best Director and a Special Jury Award during the industry event in March, with the prizes handed out physically at the summer event. The selection consists of 12 titles from 16 countries, including seven debuts. Scroll down for the full list. Over in Panorama, there are 19 titles including 14 world premieres. Several titles arrive from Sundance such as Prano Bailey-Bond’s UK feature Censor and Ronny Trocker’s Human Factors. Related Story Berlinale Unveils Programs For Forum, Forum Expanded & Shorts Perspektive Deutsches Kino will again present new views on German cinema, with six titles, all of which are world premieres. The full lists are below. … [Read more...] about Berlinale Reveals Encounters, Panorama & Perspektive Deutsches Kino Selections
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Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Tunisia Oscar Contender ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights for Kaouther Ben Hania ’s The Man Who Sold His Skin , Tunisia’s short-listed entry for Best International Film for the 93rd Academy Awards. Written and directed by Hania, the film stars Yahya Mahyni , Dea Liane , Koen De Bouw and Monica Bellucci . The Man Who Sold His Skin tells the story of Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, who left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed by one of by the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artist. Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom. “ The Man Who Sold His Skin is a powerful film that draws you in utilizing drama and satire to tell a story that intertwines humanity and art,” said Peter Goldwyn of Samuel Goldwyn Films. “I am … [Read more...] about Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Tunisia Oscar Contender ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’
The Children From Nowhere
BEIRUT, LEBANON – It’s after 3 P.M., and the line of Syrians waiting to register with the United Nations refugee agency has dwindled to fewer than a dozen. Early this morning, the same pavilion was slammed with families looking to go through the intake process, renew their status or check how their case for asylum is progressing. Mahmood, 27, is here with his wife and two children. He left a small city outside of Aleppo a year and a half ago, after ISIS militants – also known as the Islamic State, or Daesh to the Syrians I spoke with – took over the area. Initially he left on his own to figure out where his family would live in neighboring Lebanon. Then, once he found a place here, he went back into Syria to get them. But the family’s escape back into Lebanon wasn’t easy. After ISIS kicked them out of their suburb, Mahmood’s wife fled to another village where they had agreed to meet. Mahmood got in a car and headed for the outskirts of Aleppo. Once there, he had to walk 45 … [Read more...] about The Children From Nowhere
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Passes ‘Titanic’ To Become #2 Film Ever Worldwide With $2.189B – International Box Office
2ND SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru after 8:14AM post : With an estimated $2,188.7M global through Sunday, Disney / Marvel ’s Avengers: Endgame has sailed past Titanic to become the No. 2 movie ever worldwide. The same goes for overseas where Endgame is also now No. 2 with a running cume of $1.569B . That’s after grossing a further $282.2M at the international box office in the sophomore session. Both globally and offshore, Endgame is still led by only Avatar . We earlier noted that Endgame was on its way to passing $2B global through Saturday, becoming only the fifth movie ever to hit that lofty benchmark (and Disney’s third). The 22nd MCU pic is now the fastest ever to the milestone — in just 11 days. Avatar , the previous record holder, did it in 47. With the Sunday estimates, there is now about $459M separating Endgame from Avatar overseas and roughly $600M worldwide. Related Story 'Peppa Pig' Studio eOne Greenlights Pre-School … [Read more...] about ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Passes ‘Titanic’ To Become #2 Film Ever Worldwide With $2.189B – International Box Office
‘Notturno’ Director Gianfranco Rosi On Filming “Shockwave” Of War In Middle East: “It Hits People Far, Far Away”
Of the many types of documentary films, Oscar-nominated director Gianfranco Rosi has identified one genre he describes as “complaining and explaining.” “There’s someone complaining,” Rosi observes, “and then there’s someone explaining to you why they’re complaining.” That’s not his school. When Rosi settles on a theme for a film, he leaves the rest to chance—traveling to a place and then meeting people who capture his attention. Such was the case with his latest documentary, the Oscar-shortlisted Notturno . Rosi spent three years on the borders of Iraq, Kurdistan, Lebanon and Syria to gain a distinct experience of the Middle East. “I wanted the film to be a film of encounter,” Rosi tells Deadline. “I wanted the film to start where the reportage stopped and to follow the patterns of the borders—those borders that for years were somehow dominated by violence, by fear, and yet the borders, they’re full of life…The people I met were completely accidental, moments of … [Read more...] about ‘Notturno’ Director Gianfranco Rosi On Filming “Shockwave” Of War In Middle East: “It Hits People Far, Far Away”