The 75th Berlin International Film Festival, commonly known as the Berlinale, is set to captivate audiences from 13 to 23 February, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. This milestone edition promises a diverse array of films, esteemed guests, and significant industry events, solidifying its reputation as a premier global film festival.
After a 2022 edition that premiered three Best Picture Oscar nominees, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Elvis, can this year’s Cannes Film Festival top that?
The BFI has revealed that five new members will join its Board of Governors. The appointees are: writer, producer and director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead); producer and co-founder of Number 9 Films Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Made in Dagenham, Little Voice); Scott Stuber, Head of Global Film at Netflix; Laura Miele, Executive Vice-President and COO of Electronic Arts; and Monica Chadha, board advisor and consultant with over 25 years’ experience in the creative industries. Each Board member serves a term of four years and starts in May 2022. BFI Chairman Tim Richards worked closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) during the recruitment process.
Product placement has been considered by some as the black-sheep of advertising and yet the industry is bigger than it has ever been.
Bong Joon Ho’s Okja has made history at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, being one of the first films set for online-only distribution (alongside The Meyerowitz Stories) to compete for the coveted Palme d’Or award.
Wonderstruck, the new drama by Todd Haynes (Carol, Certain Women) will be competing for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot entirely within the state of New York.
Period romance Carol, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, filmed Cincinnati as 1950s New York. The Ohio city has spent years actively courting productions looking for period architecture and the state offers a base filming tax credit of 25%.