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Berlinale-Blogger 2020

Berlinale-Blogger Graphic: Tobias Schrank © Goethe-Institut

They come from India and Poland, from Russia and Italy, from China and Australia: 17 film journalists from 14 countries and regions meet in Berlin and present their views on the Berlinale. As Berlinale bloggers they are looking for stories - on the screen and behind the scenes of the film festival, which celebrates its 70th birthday in 2020.

Interview with Nina Hoss Filmstill (detail): © Beta Cinema

Video interview
 Art and Life

In the film “My Little Sister”, Nina Hoss plays a woman who hopes to bring her cancer-stricken brother back onto the stage. The award-winning actress speaks about the power of art – and how a family deals with the subject of dying.
Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian Photo (detail): Eibner / Juergen Biniasch © picture alliance

Berlinale Bloggers reply
 Quo vadis, Berlinale?

No longer Dieter Kosslick, but Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian: Can you feel the “wind of change” through the change at the top and if so, how does it manifest itself?
„Undine“ by Christian Petzold Photo: © Christian Schulz/Schramm Film

Berlinale Bloggers reply
 Berlin, Berlin

This year the programme selection includes several films in which Berlin plays the leading role. What do these films tell about Berlin – or what does Berlin tell the audience?
„Never rarely sometimes always“ by Eliza Hittman Photo: © 2019 Courtesy of Focus Features

Berlinale Bloggers reply
 No illusions?

According to Carlo Chatrian, the competition films look rather illusion-free at the present. Is the gloom of the films appropriate or would a positive, constructive view of the world be desirable?
Elio Germano, Paula Beer and Baran Rasoulof at the Berlinale 2020 award gala Photo (detail): © dpa/Nicole Kubelka/Geisler-Fotopress

Berlinale 2020
 A Restart with Difficulties

The 70th Berlinale was the premiere for the new management team, Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek. Have they been able to get the Berlinale going artistically and curatorially?

Berlinale 2020
 From Stockholm to Grozny: the Clarity of LGBTQI Cinema

I recently had the chance to see two documentaries together: Always Amber by Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen, and Welcome to Chechnya, by David France.
"Matata" by Petna Ndaliko Katondolo © Alkebu Film Production/Nottingham University

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Abstract Cinema About Minorities: Inaccessible to Newcomers?

Experimental and abstract cinema is something that has always intrigued me, but I’ve never known where to start. The Berlinale dedicates two strands to abstract cinema, Forum and Forum Expanded. I was excited to watch some more unconventional films for the first time, and chose Untitled Sequence of Gaps, and Matata.
"White Riot" by Rubika Shah © Syd Shelton

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 "White Riot" Ignited Both Anger and Hope About Structural Racism

Rubikah Shah’s documentary White Riot examines the work of activist group Rock Against Racism, who played a key role in knocking the racist, far-right National Front from their political pedestal in 1970s Britain.
Riz Ahmed in "Mogul Mowgli" von Bassam TariqRiz Ahmed in "Mogul Mowgli" by Bassam Tariq © Mughal Mowgli Ltd, BBC

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Riz Ahmed’s "Mogul Mowgli" Lays Bare the Struggle of a British Asian Identity Juggle

You could feel co-director Bassam Tariq’s documentary background when watching Mogul Mowgli. The film didn’t just represent an identity struggle of a British Pakistani rapper called Zed, every small detail was offered. From the pile of folded cream sheets every Asian household seems to have in the hallway, to plastic covered sofas, and biscuit tins older than the children filled with anything but biscuits.
"Funny Face" by Tim Sutton © Lucas Gath

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Film Is An Industry, But the Berlinale Clearly Favoured People Over Profit

Dark Night director Tim Sutton thanked us for taking the time to watch “a film that is not meant for algorithms but for human consumption,” after the world premiere of his anti-capitalist romance Funny Face.
Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Esther Gohourou, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Fathia Youssouf in “Mignonnes” (“Cuties”) by Maïmouna Doucouré Photo (detail): © Jean-Michel Papazian/Bien ou Bien Productions

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Mobile phones and social media as a medium for film at the Berlinale 2020

Social media is the window into people’s lives that’s constantly left ajar. This modern type of closeness was captured not only in film scripts at the Berlinale, but artists used it as a medium to tell tales of today.
Nutan Sinha, Shardul Bhardwaj in Eeb Allay Ooo! ©Saumyananda Sahi/NaMa Productions

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 India and the 70th Berlinale – Migration and the struggle for survival

Indian films have been established at the Berlinale since the early years of the festival: an Honorary Silver Bear went to India as early as in 1956. But what about the presence and themes of Indian films in the anniversary year?
Martin-Gropius-Bau: A view into the atrium of the European Film Market´s home Photo (detail): Peter Himsel © Berlinale 2017

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Indo-German networking behind the scenes

What is actually the situation of European film in India? Anjana Singh finds out more at the European Film Market (EFM), one of the important marketplaces for promoting films.

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Exberlinale Live Vlog

Lithuanian blogger Ieva Šukytė interviews David Mouriquand from the magazine "Exberliner" about the films "Undine" by Christian Petzold and "Siberia" by Abel Ferrara.

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Exberlinale Live Vlog

Blogger Ieva Šukytė from Lithuania about the changes at the Berlinale and how the role of film critics changes. A conversation with David Mouriquand from the magazine "Exberliner".

 

With “No Hard Feelings” /”Futur Drei”, Faraz Shariat presents a upbeat portrait of a new generation Foto (detail): © Edition Salzgeber, Jünglinge Film

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Born in Hildesheim

Between racism and absurd expectations: Several films in the “Panorama” section explore post-migrant perspectives on Germany.
Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer in “War and peace”, director King Vidor Photo (Detail): © Park Circus/Paramount

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 The Pursuit of Happiness

An erstwhile king of melodrama: the retrospective on King Vidor celebrates this almost-forgotten Hollywood legend.
Photo (Detail) Welket Bungué in “Berlin Alexanderplatz“,director Burhan Qurbani © Frédéric Batier/2019 Sommerhaus/eOne Germany

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Dark pictures, dark stories

Three films in this year’s competition, “Berlin Alexanderplatz”, “Undine” and “Schwesterlein”, are set in Berlin. They’re about crime, love and death.
US actor and comedian Shia LaBeouf comes to the Berlinale with a paper bag over his head. Photo (Detail): Jörg Carstensen

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Looking back on 70 years of festivals

Post-war glamour and glory, scandalous films and a movie star on the red carpet wearing a paper bag over his head: some highlights from the tumultuous history of the world’s biggest film festiva
Scene from the film “Walchensee forever” Photo (detail) © Flare Film

Berlinale Bloggers 2020
 Beautiful, Terrible Heimat

Ranging from a horror film to a portrait of a Bavarian family – the next-gen filmmakers’ section “Perspektive Deutsches Kino” explores a complicated issue.
Carlo Chatrian Photo (Detail): Alexander Janetzko, Berlinale 2019

Video interview
 Films about the world we live in

The Berlinale 2020 has undergone a reshuffling at the top: Carlo Chatrian is its new artistic director, working alongside the festival’s new executive director, Mariette Rissenbeek. In this interview, Chatrian talks about films as a mirror of troubled times and about the inestimable importance of the film-going public.
Red Carpet in front of the Berlinale Palace Photo (detail): © dpa/Jens Kalaene

Berlinale 2020
 Winds of change and fresh faces at Potsdamer Platz

Some big changes are coming to Germany's biggest and biggest-name film festival this year. Here’s the lowdown on what’s new at the Berlinale 2020.
 

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Jutta Brendemühl Photo: © Michelle Kay

Canada
 Jutta Brendemühl

is programme curator of the Goethe-Institut Toronto and blogger at German Film @ Canada.

Philipp Bühler Photo: © Private

Germany
 Philipp Bühler

has been reporting on the Berlinale as a freelance film critic since 2000.

CHEN Yun-hua CHEN Yun-hua

China
 Yun-hua Chen

is a film scholar, curator, critic, and co-host of the film podcast Reel Chats.

Andrea D'Addio Photo: © Private

Italy
 Andrea D’Addio

covers international film festivals for Italian and German media.

Camila Gonzatto Photo: © Private

Brazil
 Camila Gonzatto

is a screenwriter and director for film and television.

Egor Moskvitin Photo: © Private

Russia
 Egor Moskvitin

is a film critic, programme director of the “Pilot” film festival and lecturer at the Moscow Film Academy.

Sarah Ward Photo: © Darren Ward

Australia
 Sarah Ward

is a freelance film critic for “Screen International”, “ArtsHub” and others.

Michal Zielinski Photo: © private

Poland
 Michal Zielinski

is scriptwriter, journalist, former editor at Gazeta Wyborcza, Polityka Insight, among others.

Neelam Tailor Photo: © private

United Kingdom
 Neelam Tailor

is a journalist specialising in pop culture, politics and gender. She currently works for the Guardian in London and wrote columns for the online and print magazine gal-dem.

Javier Estrada Photo: © private

Spain
 Javier Estrada

is a film critic and Head of Programming for the Seville European Film Festival and FILMADRID.

Ieva Šukytė Photo: © private

Lithuania
 Ieva Šukytė

is a freelance film journalist and art historian, covering films for online and print magazines.

Hyunjin Park Photo: © private

Korea
 Hyunjin Park

has worked in South Korea as an editor specializing in visual culture and is currently studying East Asian art history in Berlin.

Gabriele Magro Photo: © private

Italy
 Gabriele Magro

is a novelist and develops content for cultural institutions. He lives in Turin.

Erik Estrada Photo: © private

Mexico
 Erick Estrada

works as a film critic. He was editor of the magazine 24xSegundo and founded the magazine Cinemanía and the project Cinegarage.

Willian Silveira Photo: Willian Silveira

Brazil
 Willian Silveira

Willian Silveira  is a journalist writing for the Brazilian blog Estado da Arte, and has been covering Berlinale as a film critic since 2014.

Anjana Singh Photo: © private

India
 Anjana Singh

is a freelance journalist and editor of an Indian newspaper. Among other things, she works as a trainer for intercultural skills and organizes the IndoGerman Film Festival in Berlin.

Arjun Pavakkulath Photo: © private

Arjun Pavakkulath

Arjun Pavakkulath lives in Berlin and is a content creator for social media.

Berlinale Blogger 2018 Art Design: Lea Delazer © Goethe-Institut

Berlinale Bloggers 2018

Berlin will be playing host to the world of film when the 68th Berlinale comes to town from 15 to 25 February 2017. On behalf of the Goethe-Institut, ten bloggers and film journalists from around the world will be our Berlinale Bloggers, reporting on the international film festival from a multinational perspective.
Berlinale Blogger 2019 Graphic: Lea Delazer © Goethe-Institut

Berlinale-Blogger 2019

Each year in February the film world gathers in Berlin. Twelve bloggers and film journalists will present their takes on the 69th Berlinale for the Goethe-Institut.


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