Berlinale Blogger*innen 2024

"We are particularly proud of this year's selection, which brings together long-established filmmakers and strong new voices in independent cinema," enthuses Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director, about the Berlinale-films. Germany's largest film festival was held in Berlin from 15 to 25 February 2024. Our bloggers from all over the world reported on new films and the people behind them, on award ceremonies and more. Read along!
 

Berlinale Blogger*innen 2024 © Goethe-Institut

All Change for the Film Festival

Berlinale 2024

The festival has slimmed down: two sections have been dropped, fewer films are showing overall. Meanwhile the international competition is represented by a promising selection of entries. Maybe the management team is heralding the future of the Berlinale with this last hurrah?
 

”From Hilde, with Love“ (Director: Andreas Dresen) with Johannes Hegemann, Liv Lisa Fries Photo (detail): © Frederic Batier / Pandora Film

Contributions

The Joys Of Debating

Dennis Vetter, co-founder of Woche der Kritik in Berlin and Montreal-based film critic, film curator and editor-in-chief of online film-magazine "Panorama-cinéma" Mathieu Li-Goyette in conversation about how debates can be an essential part of film programming.

Dennis Vetter is film critic, moderator and program curator, as well as co-founder of “Woche der Kritik” in Berlin, the Berlin Critics’ Week. Since 2020 he is the artistic director and part of the curatorial team. Mathieu Li-Goyette is a Montreal-based film critic, film curator and editor-in-chief of online film-magazine Panorama-cinéma.  © Tatiana Braun/Goethe-Institut Montreal

Contributions from Collège Maisonneuve students

Berlinale Bloggers 2024

In February 2024, 15 film students from Collège de Maisonneuve travelled to Berlin to take part in the Berlinale. As part of a partnership with the Goethe-Institut Montreal, they undertook to produce a series of texts on their experience in the German capital and some of the films they saw during their stay.

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Berlinale 2024 Retrospective

The students of the Collège Maisonneuve report on their time at the Berlinale. 

 Collège Maisonneuve © Collège Maisonneuve / Goethe-Institut Montreal

A balance with mixed feelings

The jury has decided: a Golden Bear for Mati Diop, and a Silver Bear went to Germany too. The last festival under the direction of Chatrian and Rissenbeek gave the impression of being especially political and diverse. So what happens next?

Golden Bear for Best Film “Dahomey” by Mati Diop, here with jury president Lupita Nyong'o Photo (detail): @ Ali Ghandtschti, Berlinale 2024

Berlinale Bloggers 2024

  • Prathap Nair

    India

Berlinale Classics

Here the students of the Collège Maisonneuve present short reviews of films that they have selected from 72 years of Berlinale and presented to the public as part of the Goethe-Institut Montreal's in-house cinema series.