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  • Berlinale Saved Me

    Berlinale Saved Me

    Rejection is a form of Protection  “It is not enough for a film festival to be righteous. The films shown should be engaging.” I did not attend the Berlinale this year “because of the limited space”.  The likely reason, the Chat Cinema podcast I produced criticising the festival.  Someone took offence.  Reading over the reviews of the…

  • Berlinale 2019 Preview

    Berlinale 2019 Preview

    The 69thBerlinale is shaping up. French Academy Award winning actress Juliette Binoche heads the festival jury starting February 7th2019.  Danish director Lone Scherfigs “The Kindness of Strangers” opens the winter cinema event. According to the press film’s release,  the ensemble work stars Zoe Kazan and Bill Nighy as a group living in New York. Lone,…

  • The Sunset Inspirational Festival

    The Sunset Inspirational Festival

    Black and Paper exclusive interview with Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival Creative Director Sandra Seeling. Would you say filmgoers are looking for different stories and narratives?  In my experience as a festival programmer, filmgoers want to be surprised and inspired. They want to be taken out of their daily routines and experience new adventures and new point of…

  • The latest news about the Cannes Film Festival from France 24

    The 2017 Cannes Film Festival line-up has been announced, read the feature from France 24. http://www.france24.com/en/20170413-france-culture-cannes-film-festival-palme-dor-nominees-coppola-haneke-hazanavicius    

  • Berlinale Winners

  • Berlinale Winners

    A lot of surprises this year from an unpredictable jury! Golden Bear Award for On Body and Soul Jury Prize Silver Bear for Felicite Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize for Spoor Silver Bear Best for Aki Kaurismaki Silver Bear Actress for Kime Minhee Silver Bear Best Actor for Georg Friedrich Silver Bear for Best Screenplay…

  • Berlinale-All the Reviews

    Film Critic David Mouriquand attended the 67th Berlinale, as a trusted creative colleague of the Black and Paper we value his opinions on features that ran for the ten day festival. http://www.exberliner.com/topics/david-mouriquand/

  • Berlinale 2017 Album

    Berlinale 2017 Album

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  • Berlinale Day 9

    Berlinale Day 9

    Berlinale Day 9 The final day of screenings, the Romanian film Ana, Mon Amour from previous Golden Bear winner Calin Peter Netzer ran for the press in Competition.  A complicated psychological love story involving, sex and religion.  The narrative structure of the film is complex, flashbacks.  It was noted the film was influenced by Bergman’s…

  • Berlinale-An Interview with Director Francis Lee

    Berlinale-An Interview with Director Francis Lee

    God’s Own Country Critically acclaimed at Sundance, screening at the 67th Berlinale Panorama Section to great reviews, first time director Francis Lee delivers a poignant story of an emotionally struggling young man coming to grips with his sexuality in Northern England. God’s Own Country is not about a gay relationship but about two people on…