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Berlin has unveiled the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 15-25.

The 2024 jury will include U.S. director Brady Corbet (Vox Lux), Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui (Summer Snow), Berlinale regular Christian Petzold (Afire, Undine), Spanish director Albert Serra (Pacification), Italian actress Jasmine Trinca (The Son’s Room) and the Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko.

Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Black Panther) will serve as president of the International Jury.

The four-woman, three-man jury will screen the competition titles at this year’s Berlinale and select the winners of the 2024 festival, including the Golden Bear for best film. The winners of the 74th Berlinale will be announced live at a gala ceremony in Berlin on Saturday, Feb. 24.

Petzold is probably the most familiar face for Berlinale audiences. The German director has had 6 films in competition in Berlin, most recently Afire, which won...

When her previous project “Ordinary Heroes” failed to make a dent at the box office, director Ann Hui turned to a genre which has proven time and time again to be popular with audiences, especially in Asia, which is the blend of horror and comedy. In the past, Hong Kong cinema has made a name for itself, creating a plethora of features representing this unique brand, often with a few martial-arts-scenes added for good measure. In the case of Ann Hui, her new project “Visible Secret” is certainly a deviation when compared to, for example, “Boat People” or “Night and Fog”, whose stories, themes and characters are more grounded within reality. However, while it does stay close to popular tropes of the horror genre of the time, “Visible Secret” also offers an interesting twist to some of the themes which have been a constant presence in the director's work, even...

“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” is already on track to be among the biggest theatrical titles for the rest of 2023 — and that’s already ruffling some Hollywood feathers.

With box office analysts already projecting a possible $100 million-plus opening, the filmed concert documentary is exactly what theaters ordered to maintain momentum following a “Barbenheimer”-fueled summer movie season. The big surprise is that the film, produced with a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, will be released directly via AMC and participating theaters, with no studio involvement.

“It’s scary that Taylor Swift can come in and become a hit without using conventional marketing routes,” Bruce Nash, founder and publisher of box-office data site The Numbers, told TheWrap.

Adding to the unsettling feeling is the fact that legacy studios made a play for the concert film, only to get rebuffed, which might explain the sour grapes.

But with the studios having proven themselves to...