Berlin International Film Festival

In Berlin, Anxious Movies for Dark Times

At the Berlin International Film Festival, the onscreen mood was downbeat, but the program still held some gems.

By Beatrice Loayza

Auschwitz Concentration Camp Berlin International Film Festival Documentary Films and Programs Holocaust and the Nazi Era Lanzmann, Claude Movies Shoah (Movie) Swinton, Tilda Tuttle, Tricia

Watching ‘Shoah’ in Berlin, 80 Years After Auschwitz

A commemorative screening of the monumental documentary came as some artists are questioning whether Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture stifles free speech.

By Beatrice Loayza

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New Berlin Film Festival Director Walks a Tightrope Over Israel

Can the event’s American-born leader reinvigorate the festival and maintain its commitment to open debate while satisfying German lawmakers?

By Thomas Rogers

Almodovar, Pedro Baker, Sean (1971- ) Berlin International Film Festival Cannes International Film Festival Dahomey (Movie) Diop, Mati Gomes, Miguel Grand Tour (Movie) Hong Sang-soo Joseph, Kahlil (1981- ) Kapadia, Payal Lesage, Philippe McQueen, Steve (Filmmaker) Minervini, Roberto Movies New York Film Festival Nyoni, Rungano On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Movie) Ross, RaMell (1982- ) The Damned (Movie) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Movie) Wang Bing

Festival Winners Crowd New York Film Festival Main Slate Lineup

Top titles from Cannes and Berlin, like Sean Baker’s “Anora” and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey,” join new work by Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen and RaMell Ross.

By Annie Aguiar