“In this way -added the official- we want to contribute to the fact that the Berlinale can also be a resounding success in 2023. This reinforces Germany as a location for filming films”.
The support of the German Government occurs in a context of global crisis for the film industry, which has not been able to raise its head after the pandemic restrictions since 2020.
Along with Cannes and Venice, the Berlinale is one of the three main international film festivals and given the current health situation in Germany, the event will once again be held without restrictions. “It is a particularly important highlight and meeting point for German and international cinema,” Roth concluded.
According to what is known so far, Kristen Stewart (photo) will be the president of the international jury of the 37th Berlinale.
The actress, who rose to fame in movies like “Panic Room” and “Twilight,” is best known for her recent portrayal of Princess Diana in “Spencer,” for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She is about to make her feature film directorial debut with “The Chronology of Water”, a film adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s novel of the same name. Stewart made her Berlinale debut in 2010 with the independent production “Welcome to the Rileys,” alongside director Jake Scott.
It was also announced that Steven Spielberg will be honored at the Berlinale with the Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
Spielberg’s latest film, “The Fablemans,” his semi-autobiographical look at his childhood as a movie-obsessed teenager in Arizona and Northern California, will also screen at the festival. Universal Pictures Germany will release the film in German theaters in March (it will be shown in Buenos Aires in February).
“With an incredible career, Steven Spielberg has not only enchanted generations of viewers around the world, but has also given a new meaning to ‘cinema’ as a dream factory,” the Berlinale directing duo said in a statement. , Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
Source: Ambito
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