Latest Berlin news
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NewsA24 Sundance titles ‘Sorry, Baby’ and ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: ’Sorry, Baby’ is also the closing night film at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsBerlin film festival confirms 2026 dates
Next year’s festival will not clash with the Baftas for the first time since 2020.
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NewsBerlinale Forum friendship comedy ‘Fwends’ acquired for sales
UK sales outfit has acquired Sophie Somerville’s Australian comedy ahead of Cannes.
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NewsArmenian Berlinale title ‘After Dreaming’ picked up for sales
EXCLUSIVE: It is the debut feature of US-Armenian filmmaker Christine Haroutounian.
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News‘My Favourite Cake’ directors receive 14-month suspended prison sentences in Iran
“I feel like I won,” says Moghaddam in response to her sentence.
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NewsBriarcliff acquires Benedict Cumberbatch Sundance, Berlin selection ‘The Thing With Feathers’
Wide release set for October
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NewsBerlinale title ‘Christy’ locks in European deals for Charades
EXCLUSIVE: The film has sold in France, Benelux, Romania, Scandinavia and Greece.
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NewsBerlinale title ‘Late Shift’ signs deals including UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Film has also sold to Portugal, former Yugoslavia, Japan and more.
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NewsMichel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ scores multiple sales through The Match Factory
Berlinale competition title stars Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández.
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NewsBerlin Silver Bear winner ‘Living The Land’ lands US deal (exclusive)
Huo Meng’s second feature is set in 1991 China as it undergoes enormous socio-economic upheaval.
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on sales for Ira Sachs’ ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ (exclusive)
The film starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall world premeried at Sundance and played in Panorama at Berlin.
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News‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ nearly sells out in Europe for m-appeal (exclusive)
The third part of Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy won the Berlin Golden Bear last month.
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NewsRadu Jude’s Berlin prize winner title ‘Kontinental ‘25’ acquired for North America
The Romanian-set drama won the Silver Bear for best screenplay in Berlin.
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NewsJuliette Binoche, Pedro Almodovar sign petition supporting ‘My Favourite Cake’ filmmakers facing trial in Iran
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha are accused of “propaganda against the regime”.
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NewsGo2Films acquires sales rights to Tom Shoval’s Israeli hostage documentary ‘A Letter To David’ (exclusive)
Doc is a “multi-layered cinematic letter” to Shoval’s friend David Cunio who was taken hostage by Hamas with his brother Ariel.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ lands distribution deals including France
The film, which played in Competition at Berlin, also sold to Italy, Spain, Taiwan and Greece.
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News‘Sandbag Dam’ scores US and European deals after Berlinale Generation 14plus premiere (exclusive)
Sold by Open Reel, Croatian director Čejen Černić Čanak’s film is a story of forbidden love.
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NewsWestEnd secures back catalogue titles including ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ (exclusive)
WestEnd will represent the titles for re-issue and new licenses in all languages and territories.
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NewsCinema Guild buys Hong Sangsoo’s Berlin premiere ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’
Filmmaker’s 33rd feature scored 2.7 on Screen’s Berlin jury grid.
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NewsBerlinale 2025 breaks all-time ticket sales record
“The spirit was high and with this energy we are already planning for 2026,” says Tricia Tuttle.