Veteran filmmaker Todd Haynes will head the competition jury at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival.
The announcement was made this morning by the festival. In a statement, Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle described Haynes as a “dazzlingly gifted writer and director.”
“His body of work is at once stylistically versatile but also unmistakably his,” Tuttle said. “Ever since his debut feature Poison won the Teddy Award in 1991, the Berlinale has followed and loved his filmmaking, and we are overjoyed to have him join the festival as the President of the International Jury for our 75th edition.”
One of the pioneering voices of 90’s American cinema independent cinema, Haynes made his feature with Poison, an experimental sci-fi flick starring Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, and James Lyons. The film won the queer film prize at the Berlinale, in 1991, and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
The announcement was made this morning by the festival. In a statement, Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle described Haynes as a “dazzlingly gifted writer and director.”
“His body of work is at once stylistically versatile but also unmistakably his,” Tuttle said. “Ever since his debut feature Poison won the Teddy Award in 1991, the Berlinale has followed and loved his filmmaking, and we are overjoyed to have him join the festival as the President of the International Jury for our 75th edition.”
One of the pioneering voices of 90’s American cinema independent cinema, Haynes made his feature with Poison, an experimental sci-fi flick starring Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, and James Lyons. The film won the queer film prize at the Berlinale, in 1991, and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
- 11/14/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Todd Haynes' films cover a range of rich themes and offer unique perspectives, making him an exciting and versatile director. While not every one of his films is memorable, each one showcases Haynes' potential and his ability to explore complexity within narratives. Haynes' latest film, May December, tackles uncomfortable themes of power and exploitation, with a stellar cast that delivers nuanced performances. The film allows audiences to sit with the feelings it stirs up, making it a top-notch exploration of the subject matter.
Before becoming an acclaimed feature film director, Todd Haynes started off as a screenwriter and short film director, and with so many features now under his belt, including May December, the quality of Haynes’ films has been shown to differ. Beginning his film career back in 1978 with the short film The Suicide, Haynes began making a name for himself in Hollywood. But it wasn’t until 1991 that...
Before becoming an acclaimed feature film director, Todd Haynes started off as a screenwriter and short film director, and with so many features now under his belt, including May December, the quality of Haynes’ films has been shown to differ. Beginning his film career back in 1978 with the short film The Suicide, Haynes began making a name for himself in Hollywood. But it wasn’t until 1991 that...
- 12/2/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
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