Glashütte at Berlinale

Glashutte High on top of the Kollhoff Tower in Potsdamer Platz the Glashutte Original opened during the 66th Berlinale. The luxury watch maker welcomed many industry professionals and artists including Nick Jonas, Cynthia Nixon, Sebastian Koch, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.   The 24th floor lounge became the place to socialize and mingle both day …

While the Women are Sleeping at Berlinale

While the Women Are Sleeping The Berlinale Press Conference with Director Wayne Wang and Cast. Director Wayne Wang tackles a short story from Spanish Writer Javier Marias set in Japan. “It is a story about watching and being watched”, said Wang during the Berlinale Press Conference. My assistant director gave me the story, the story …

Ants on a Shrimp at Berlinale

Ants on a Shrimp Black and Paper spoke to Director Maurice Dekkers at the Berlinale 2016 about his culinary documentary on one of the world’s best restaurant, Noma, from Copenhagen. How did the idea come up for the film? I read Rene was going to Japan.  I wanted to record a chef creating a new menu, in …

Berlinale Perspektive Award

Glashutte Award Janna Ji Wonders is the 2016 winner of the Made in Germany – Fordserpreis Perspektive. The prestigious award is given by Perpspektive Deutsches Kino and Watchmaker Glashutte Original. Along with a mentoring program, a cash prize of 15.000 euros is given for story development of a feature linked film. I managed to get …

Berlinale War on Everyone

There was bit of  buzz for John Michael McDonagh’s film during the screenings.  A known director known for making quirky black comedy in his native UK. This time McDonagh tries his at at the American Buddy Cop Comedy with Michael Pena and Alexander Skarsgard.  The Result? When a director does not show up for a …

Hail Ceasar

The Hail Ceasar press conference kicked off the screenings for the 66th annual Berlinale. The 1950’s comedy from the Coen Brothers marks a reunion with stars Clooney and Swinton along with stars,  Brolin, Tatum. The film concerns the disappearance of film Baird Whitlock (Clooney) during the filming a mega budget Biblical Epic.  Studio head Mannix …