News
German Film Festival Hacked With Pro-Palestine Posts
Berlinale organizers quickly deleted the posts and disavowed the statement as filmmakers called for a Gaza ceasefire during a closing ceremony.
Berlinale
Film
When a Woman Searches for a Man and Finds Herself Instead
The women-led Retrospective section of the Berlinale gives second-wave feminism a fresh look.
Film
Maria Lassnig’s Triumphant “Little Films”
Lassnig’s short films perfectly present the artist’s uncanny talent for marrying morbidity and frolic, rigor and wantonness.
News
Berlinale Film Festival Curators Join Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The Forum Expanded curators’ statement comes amid an ongoing campaign to boycott German institutions accused of stifling pro-Palestine voices.
Film
Amidst Renovations, the Chelsea Hotel Dreams of Its Old Self
The documentary Dreaming Walls contrasts the New York icon’s glory days with the current residents’ struggle to preserve the building.
Interview
Observing a Changing Wuhan Along the Banks of the Yangtze
Hyperallergic talks to Wuhan native Shengze Zhu about her new documentary A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces, which recently premiered at Berlinale.
Announcement
German Film Office and Arsenal Berlin Present "Comes the Revolution: The Berlinale Forum at 50"
The 50th-anniversary program featuring curated selections by The Museum of Modern Art will be available for free and on demand from December 14–20.
Art
Netflix’s Participation at the Berlin Film Festival Is Riling Up Cinema
The streaming giant has set its sights on prestige film festivals. But as the controversy surrounding its entry Elisa y Marcela prove, it’s going to be a bumpy road.