Berlinale Blogger

Berlin hosted the Film World: The 68th Berlinale took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. Ten bloggers and film journalists from around the world will report as Berlinale bloggers for the Goethe-Institut on the international film festival - from a multinational perspective.

In 2018 the Berlinale Bloggers are from Egypt, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Blog posts

Berlinale Bloggers 2018
Black Women at Berlinale: Gender and Sexuality

How are black women portrayed in film? Grace Barber-Plentie is tackling this question this week – looking into gender and sexuality in this first article.

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Interview: Shakedown’s Leilah Weinraub on creating a documentary, "Paris is Burning", and utopic moments

In her interview with director Leilah Weinraub, our blogger Grace Barber-Plentie discusses the creative process, purpose and feelings that the documentary ‘Shakedown’ encompasses.

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Game Girls - A Painful Look at Life on Skid Row

This documentary explains what the phrase “skid row” really means.

Inkan, gongkan, sikan grigo inkan | Human, Space, Time and Human

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Does the #metoo-debate take place at Berlinale?

Are the issues expressed in the #metoo-debate a topic of discussion at the Berlinale? Our Berlinale Bloggers describe their experiences.

Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête | Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind

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Has the boom in TV drama series made its mark on the Berlinale?

Has the current boom in drama series on TV affected the films shown at the Berlinale – in terms of subject-matter or narrative structure, for example? Our Berlinale Bloggers answer:

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How important are Documentaries at this year's Berlinale?

Do documentaries become more important in times of crisis, and if so, can you see that at the Berlinale? Here’s what the Berlinale Bloggers have to say about that.

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#BerlinalePeople: Matthijs Wouter Knol, head of European Film Market

Matthijs Wouter Knol talks about the importance of German co-productions for the international film business and how Canada relates to the European film market. We also learn which German film is his favorite movie.

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No ‘Damsel’ in distress

David and Nathan Zellner’s ‘Damsel’ takes its own approach to the classic western genre. The end result is a delight that doesn’t always get it right, but never needs saving.

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Isle of Dogs: A Return to Form For Wes Anderson?

Our blogger Grace Barber-Plentie saw Wes Anderson’s animation ‘Isle of Dogs’: Why the film is emotionally rewarding to pet owners and animal haters alike, but still not quite up to scratch.

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#BerlinalePeople: Alex Brendemühl, actor

Actor Alex Brendemühl about amazing moments at the Berlinale and director's contrasting styles.

Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski in Christian Petzold's "Transit".

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The Past as Present

Christian Petzold’s Transit, a frontrunner in the Berlinale competition, turns Anna Seghers’ World War II novel of exile into a cautionary tale about present-day developments.

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Magical worlds in-between and smart cinematic escapism

How to say goodbye to a beloved person? „Sekala Niskala“ (The Seen and Unseen) shows in enchanting pictures how fantasy provides an escape for a ten-year-old facing the loss of her twin brother.

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Between recreation and flight

Zentralflughafen THF (Central Airport THF) and Styx: two films in the section Panorama show global immigration movements from different perspectives.

Victoria Schulz and Daniel Zillmann in “Rückenwind von vorn” (Away you go)

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That uncertain feeling

What trends are next-generation German filmmakers setting these days? Philipp Bühler looks at the “Perspektive Deutsches Kino” section of the Berlinale showcasing highly imaginative work of up-and-coming German talents.

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#BerlinalePeople: Jesse Cumming, programmer/critic

In this interview, Jesse Cumming, film curator and author from Toronto, lets us know which colleagues he is most looking forward to see at the Berlinale. In addition, Cumming, also a member of the Berlinale Talent Press, reveals what he wants to do first after the Berlinale.