Moritz de Hadeln, a pioneering industry professional who led the Berlin, Venice and Locarno Film Festivals, died July 4 of complications from a scheduled medical procedure. He was 85. Reps close to de Hadeln's family confirmed the news to Deadline. De Hadeln was born in the UK city of…

The 77th Berlin Film Festival will run from February 10-21 in 2027, opening on a Wednesday rather than Thursday as in previous years. Under the change, the official awards ceremony will be held on the festival’s second Friday (February 19), rather than the Saturday. The 2027 date…

A diverse group of film festival directors including longtime Cannes head Thierry Frémaux has published a letter in support of Berlinale chief Tricia Tuttle following reports in the German press that her job was under threat. Signatories of the note include Frémaux, Toronto Film Festival CEO…

Barbara Hammer's desire as an artist was to live forever. A new documentary about the pioneering lesbian filmmaker is furthering that goal. Barbara Forever, directed by Brydie O'Connor, won the Berlinale's queer film honor, the Teddy Award, for Best Documentary/Essay Film this weekend, after…

A highly charged Berlinale closing ceremony saw multiple winners condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza, describing it as “genocide”. One winner, Abdallah Al-Khatib, who picked up the evening’s Best Feature Debut prize for his film Chronicles From the Siege, also criticized the German government for…

The 76th Berlin International Film Festival announced the winners at the awards ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 21. 22 films competed for the awards in this year's competition, with director Wim Wenders heading the jury alongside director and producer Min Bahadur Bham, actor Bae Doona, director…

An emotional Tricia Tuttle spoke at the closing ceremony of a challenging Berlinale, one dominated by political discourse. The festival’s artistic director admitted to feeling “teary” during her speech before the evening’s awards were handed out and acknowledged that “this year’s Berlinale has…

EXCLUSIVE: More than half of trans male adolescents attempt suicide, according to a study the medical journal Pediatrics. That heart-wrenching statistic underpins the documentary What Will I Become? which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in Generation 14plus competition. The feature…

As Charli xcx’s The Moment makes its festival rounds, the pop star’s pivot to acting has resulted in some unintended international implications. Following the mockumentary’s Berlin Film Festival premiere last weekend, the 3x Grammy winner recently expressed her support for Ukraine and explained…

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival is underway in the German capital with Afghan director Sharbanoo Sadat's No Good Men serving as the opening-night pic. This year’s lineup features major world premieres including At the Sea, starring Amy Adams; the Sandra Hüller-led Rose; Queen at Sea, starring…

Black lives don't matter in Warwick Thornton's fiercely original outback Western Wolfram, a surprisingly emotional genre piece that simmers with menace and doesn't let up until the bloody finale. Saturated in the heatwave colors of Australia's scorching…

EXCLUSIVE: Global Constellation has boarded sales on Jérémy Comte's new film Eléo & Nova, in the wake of the buzzy reception for the Canadian director's first feature Paradise in the Berlinale's Panorama section.   Like Paradise, about two interconnected two teenagers living in Ghana and Quebec,…