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Two Hungarian Films Win Silver Bear in Berlinale Competition The two Hungarian films in competition at the Berlinale international film festival have won Silver Bears this year, organisers said on Friday. The Silver Bear for Best Director went to Dénes Nagy for his debut film Natural Light made in Hungarian-Latvian-French-German co-production. Based on the novel of renowned Hungarian writer Pál Závada, Natural Light tells the story of István Semetka, a Hungarian farmer who serves as a Sub-Lieutenant in a special unit scouting for partisan groups in WWII occupied Soviet Union. In its state...

Tweet The two Hungarian films in competition at the Berlinale international film festival have won Silver Bears this year, organisers said on Friday. The Silver Bear for Best Director went to Denes Nagy for his debut film Natural Light made in Hungarian-Latvian-French-German co-production. Based on the novel of renowned Hungarian writer Pal Zavada, Natural Light tells the story of Istvan Semetka, a Hungarian farmer who serves as a Sub-Lieutenant in a special unit scouting for partisan groups in WWII occupied Soviet Union. In its statement, the international jury said the film was “appalling...

Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Cameraman Jürgen Jürges The controversial production of Ilya Khrzhanovsky's "DAU. Natasha" has made many headlines. German cinematographer Jürgen Jürges, legendary for his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, also had to deal with his own set of challenges for the epic project, filming in a semi-documentary style with a single camera as the film's participants "lived their lives." The jury recognized his exceptional work. 70th Berlinale: Winners of the Golden and Silver Bears Special 70th Berlinale award: 'Delete History' Many films competing at the Berl...

The 2021 Berlinale to unfold in two stages (Alexander Janetzko © Berlinale 2013) Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the 71st Berlin International Film Festival has developed a new festival format for 2021 and will hold the festival for the industry and the public. The industry platforms European Film Market, Berlinale Co-Production Market , Berlinale Talents and the World Cinema Fund will kick off the 71st Berlinale in March with an online offer. The physical edition will unfold in June, with a summer event featuring numerous film screenings for the public audiences – in cinemas as wel...

record infection rates. Berlinale organisers have responded by announcing they will rethink the 2021 festival with a two-pronged approach, with events taking place in March and June. The main industry sections, including the Berlinale Co-Production Market and the European Film Market (EFM), will take place online in March. That will be followed by a physical event, including indoor and outdoor screenings and the festival's awards in June, when organisers hope the vaccine rollout and warmer weather will make social gatherings viable again. “As an answer to the times in which we are living,...