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German Animation Showcase at EFM Pitch Sessions Celebrates Kids Fare, Teases Bovine-Pantherine Love, New Struwwelpeter, Life as a Kalashnikov

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Madrid Launches Berlin Networking Event, Aims to Strengthen International Positioning as Production Hub

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Director Hanna Bergholm and Star Seidi Haarla Talk Berlinale Shocker ‘Nightborn’: ‘We Were Dead Serious While Making It’

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Welcoming a New Life: ‘Papaya’ Debuts Trailer as Director Priscilla Kellen Talks Crafting Non-Dialogue Hope-Filled Narratives (EXCLUSIVE)

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Emma Laird on Going From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘The Bone Temple’ and Picking Bold, Bonkers Roles: ‘I Don’t Want to Do Shakespeare, I Want to Play a Fish’

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Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’

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‘Shanghai Daughter’ Director Agnis Shen Zhongmin on Blurring Fiction and Documentary in Berlin Panorama Debut

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‘Rocky the Troll,’ Produced by Team Behind Netflix Hit ‘Troll,’ Travels to Several Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Crouching Tiger’ Producer Bill Kong Brings Four Titles to Berlin’s EFM as ‘Panda’ Enters Forum

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Jackie Chan’s ‘Unexpected Family,’ Anthony Chen Competition Entry Lead Chinese Presence at Berlinale, EFM

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‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Lead Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Awards Winners

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Horror Thriller ‘Hellcat’ Sells to Shudder for North America (EXCLUSIVE)

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Turkish Cinema’s Milestone Berlin Presence Bodes Well for Global Breakthrough Going Forward

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‘Moana’ Star Catherine Laga’aia to Lead Australian Thriller ‘Crashout’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun on Berlin Golden Bear Contender ‘Soumsoum’ and Why It’s His ‘Duty’ to Bring His Native Chad to the Big Screen

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Paramount Sends ByteDance Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Seedance AI Videos, Alleging Intellectual Property Infringement

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‘Filipinana’ Director Rafael Manuel on ‘White Lotus’ Comparisons, Jia Zhangke’s Influence and Making Violence Relatable

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French Romantic Comedy ‘The Doll’ About a Life-Sized Doll Coming to Life Sells to Major Markets

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Poll Surprise: Bad Bunny Comes Out Ahead of Trump When U.S. Adults Are Asked, ‘Who Better Represents America?’

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Providence Equity ‘Fully Committed’ to Supporting Wasserman Agency Amid Sale Transition

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Mexico’s Cinemex Nabs ‘Abracadaver’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Charli xcx Brings ‘Brat’ to Berlin With ‘The Moment’ Premiere and Says She’s Ready for a New Era: ‘But I Don’t Know What That Is’

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Barack Obama Reacts to Donald Trump’s AI Video Depicting Him as an Ape: ‘There Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Shame About This’

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‘Nightborn’ Review: Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla Headline an Effective Blend of Finnish Mythology and Cronenbergian Horror

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Margot Robbie’s Skin Was Photographed to Become Cathy’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Wallpaper; How Filmmakers Made the Walls Sweaty and Moist

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James Van Der Beek’s Brother Posts Statement Thanking Supporters For ‘Outpouring of Love’: ‘I Now Know Why People Call it Heartbreak’

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‘Wuthering Heights’: Creating Margot Robbie’s ‘Vagina Braids’ Hairstyle and Transforming Jacob Elordi From ‘Jesus’ to ‘Mr. Darcy’

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Dua Lipa Surprises Berlin Film Festival as Callum Turner’s Valentine’s Day Date to ‘Rosebush Pruning’ Premiere

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‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: Callum Turner Broods on the Fringes of a Toxic Family in Karim Aïnouz’s Sleek, Silly but Seductive Provocation

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Sean Baker on His ‘Instantaneous Connection’ With Michelle Yeoh on Set of Short ‘Sandiwara’ and His Next Film: ‘My Love Letter to Italian Sex Comedies of the ’60s and ’70s’

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Canada Showcases Latest Animation, From the ‘Deep, Darkly Funny’ ‘Fifteen Dogs’ to Family Friendly ‘Eliak’ and YA Medieval Fantasy ‘Beshader’

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Trump Slams Bill Maher as a ‘Highly Overrated Lightweight’ and Calls Their White House Dinner a ‘Complete Waste of Time’: ‘He Is No Different Than Kimmel, Fallon, or Colbert’

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Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan Sundance Drama ‘Josephine’ Sells to Sumerian Pictures in Seven-Figure Deal

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‘Heysel 85’ Review: A Real Soccer Riot Becomes a Tense Political Metaphor

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Catalonia Pushes Beyond Arthouse

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‘Iván & Hadoum,’ ‘Ravalear: Not for Sale’ Lead Catalonia’s Varied Slate

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Allan Deberton and Lázaro Ramos Discuss Tender Brazilian Queer Youth Drama ‘Gugu’s World,’ Launch Clip Ahead of Berlin Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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Director Ulrike Ottinger on Turning Isabelle Huppert Into a Baroque Vampire in ‘The Blood Countess’: ’She Is Despotic’

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Food Network Unveils 2026 Hot List of Chefs and Culinary Content Creators, Including Nick DiGiovanni, Lorenzo Espada, Tini Younger and More

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‘Children are Filmmakers by Nature,’ Says Fernando Eimbcke Whose ‘Flies’ Competes for the Golden Bear in the Berlinale, Unveils Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

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Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Falls for $11 Million on Opening Day; ‘GOAT’ Takes Second With $7.1 Million

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Rupert Grint on the Rise of Fascism: ‘Obviously, I’m Against It’

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Berlinale Competition Film ‘Yellow Letters’ From ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Director Sparks European Buying Spree (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Wuthering Heights’ Breakout Charlotte Mellington on Playing Young Cathy, Word Games With Jacob Elordi and the ‘Creepy’ Prop Emerald Fennell Gave Her

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Charli xcx Jokes She Went ‘Method From the Day I Was Born’ for ‘The Moment’ Role: ‘Have I Had a Breakdown While Smoking a Million Cigarettes? Yes’

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Jamie Adams on Directing Quentin Tarantino, Simon Pegg and Charlotte Gainsbourg in ‘Only What We Carry’ — and Shooting the Movie in Six Days (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Dao’ Review: French-Senegalese Master Alain Gomis Builds a Swirling, Ecstatic Family Epic From One Wedding and a Funeral

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Callum Turner Immediately Asked About James Bond Rumors in Berlin: ‘I’m Not Going to Comment’

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As Hollywood Shoots Like ‘The Odyssey’ Sail to Morocco, Local Films Venture Into International Waters: ‘We Are a Country of Stories’

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‘Felicité’ Director Alain Gomis on His Berlinale Competition Comeback ‘DAO’ Set Between France and West Africa

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