Tag: Berlin Film Festival
MACHETE KILLS Promo Poster
Here’s the first poster for Robert Rodriguez‘s latest movie, Machete Kills, which will be on display at the European Film Market during the Berlin Film Festival.
The upcoming film is the second movie in a planned trilogy. Danny Trejo will return to reprise his role as the deadly blade-wielding Mexican ex-Federale.
IRON SKY Premieres in Berlin Film Festival
Finland’s biggest film production to date is finally finished. Iron Sky, a spectacle about the invasion of the dastardly Nazis from the Dark Side of the Moon, is complete. The dark scifi comedy will have its world premiere this February in Berlin’s film festival Berlinale, in the Special Panorama category, which screens only films that push the envelope with unique vision.
“I am extremely pleased to have Iron Sky in the official selection of Berlinale, especially in the Special Panorama category! We’ve always stated that Iron Sky is clearly cut out for the big screen, and now we have some serious weight to back up our claims. I’m certain that this is great news to all our fans, as this will definitely speed up our distribution negotiations with remaining territories.”
producer Tero Kaukomaa beams.
Berlin Film Festival Starts Rolling Out Prizes
Golden Bear for the Best Film – Tropa de elite | The Elite Squad by José Padilha
Lemon Tree from Israeli director Eran Riklis won the audience prize for one of the Berlin Film Festival’s main sections Saturday as part of the buildup to the presentation of the Berlinale’s top honours at a Hollywood-style gala.
Riklis’ film was not included in the Berlinale’s main competition but was screened in the festival’s Panorama section, which showcases independent and art-house cinema.
At the same time, Iranian-born director Hana Makhmalbaf’s Buddha Collapsed out of Shame (Buda Az Sharm Foru Rikht) won the 23rd film peace prize. The prize, which is valued at 5,000 euros (7,337 dollars), was also awarded Saturday.
Makhmalbaf’s movie screened in the Berlinale’s Generation section, which is aimed at younger audiences, and focuses on a young Afghan girl who lives in the mountains near the place where the 1,500 year- old Buddha statues were blown up by the Taliban in 2001.
While there is no official tribute, Berlinale commemorated this year the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel by showing a raft of new movies from Israeli directors.
