The 62nd Berlinale opens on Thursday. A mecca for film-lovers, the festival's screenings, talks, masterclasses and exhibitions are open to everyone. Here's how to make the most of them, and Berlin itself
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With more than 20 participating cinemas and venues screening 395 films and 200,000 tickets on sale, the Berlinale (which runs from 9-19 February) is Europe's most public and user-friendly film festival. Everyone is welcome to screenings, events, talks, lectures, masterclasses and exhibitions – and they are held mostly in English. Eighteen world premieres compete for the top Golden Bear prize, but the range of films and genres, from documentaries to experimental shorts, caters for every taste.
Festival venues
For essential Berlinale orientation, head to Potsdamer Platz, the festival's main hub. The main screening venues here are the CinemaxX (Potsdamer Strasse 5/entrance from Voxstrasse) and the Cinestar (Cinestar Event Cinema Berlin,...
Got a top tip on the festival? Share it by adding a comment
With more than 20 participating cinemas and venues screening 395 films and 200,000 tickets on sale, the Berlinale (which runs from 9-19 February) is Europe's most public and user-friendly film festival. Everyone is welcome to screenings, events, talks, lectures, masterclasses and exhibitions – and they are held mostly in English. Eighteen world premieres compete for the top Golden Bear prize, but the range of films and genres, from documentaries to experimental shorts, caters for every taste.
Festival venues
For essential Berlinale orientation, head to Potsdamer Platz, the festival's main hub. The main screening venues here are the CinemaxX (Potsdamer Strasse 5/entrance from Voxstrasse) and the Cinestar (Cinestar Event Cinema Berlin,...
- 2/8/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Stockholm -- Is it time for the Nobel Prize in literature to come from the east?
After last year's South American win and years of European dominance, many experts expect the Swedish Academy to do just that when it announces this year's winner on Thursday.
Many of the big names in Asian and Middle Eastern literature, including South Korean poet Ko Un and Syria's Adonis, have been mentioned as possible candidates for years, but still haven't received the prestigious, 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) award. The same goes for Algerian poet Assia Djebar and Israeli author Amos Oz.
"I know the academy doesn't think in this way, but I still feel it would be timely to give the prize to a Syrian poet during this period of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa," said Maria Schottenius, a literature expert at the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. She has Adonis as her...
After last year's South American win and years of European dominance, many experts expect the Swedish Academy to do just that when it announces this year's winner on Thursday.
Many of the big names in Asian and Middle Eastern literature, including South Korean poet Ko Un and Syria's Adonis, have been mentioned as possible candidates for years, but still haven't received the prestigious, 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) award. The same goes for Algerian poet Assia Djebar and Israeli author Amos Oz.
"I know the academy doesn't think in this way, but I still feel it would be timely to give the prize to a Syrian poet during this period of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa," said Maria Schottenius, a literature expert at the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. She has Adonis as her...
- 10/5/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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