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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?

Sophie Straat Fights Gentrification With Folk Music

Sophie Straat is reviving a style of music once popular in the working-class bars of Amsterdam to protest an increasingly expensive and homogenized city.

Leni Riefenstahl’s Nazi Beliefs Seen in New Film

Recent access to Leni Riefenstahl’s estate has prompted new discussions in Germany about her politics and a reconsideration of her photographs of the Nuba people...

With Stickers on Phone Cameras, Clubs Defend the Party Vibe

It’s standard practice in Berlin, and camera covering is catching on in London, Ibiza and New York as clubs seek to protect an anything-goes atmosphere.

‘Dahomey’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin International Film Festival

The documentary, directed by Mati Diop, was awarded the Golden Bear.

Sandra Hüller, Uneasy in the Spotlight

A best actress nomination changes everything — Sandra Hüller knows that. She just isn’t sure that’s a good thing.

At the Berlin Film Festival, Tension Onscreen and Behind the Scenes

The final edition overseen by a pair of once celebrated festival directors starts Thursday. Their successor will face financial headwinds and political hurdles.

On Europe’s Dance Floors, Music Too Fast for Feet

Since the continent’s clubs reopened after pandemic lockdowns, young partygoers have been drawn to a hard, driving style of techno. It’s changing the way people...

In ‘Passages,’ ‘Sex Is a Huge Part of a Character’s Life’

The three stars of Ira Sachs’ new movie — Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos — discuss the graphic film’s approach to sexuality and...

A Movie Confronts Germany’s Other Genocide

“Measures of Men” tells the story of the systematic massacre of Herero and Nama people in what is now Namibia. Its maker hopes the film...