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Politics Rule at Cannes

Politics are the dominating theme at this year's 60th Cannes film festival.

Trouble in Paradise

In his latest project, award-winning director Fatih Akin has discovered a new passion - politics.

The Glitzy Film Festival With a Heart of Gold

The 57th International Berlin Film festival drew to a close Saturday with the announcement of the competition winners. Star-studded as it has become, the event has never forgotten its social conscience, says Deutsche Welle's Silke Bartlick.

Glamour with a Heart

Beneath the glitz, the Berlin film fest had a serious political agenda, says DW's Silke Bartlick.

Berlin film festival opens today

Along with Venice and Cannes, Berlin is one of the key fixtures on the film festival calendar. A galaxy of Amnerican stars is expected, but the film begins on a distinclty European note.

World Cinema in Berlin

On Thursday, the Berlinale is rolling out the red carpet for Germany's biggest cinematic event.

German Film Renaissance

After decades of neglect, a new type of German movies is getting attention abroad again.

Still a Grande Dame

Experts say that new, well-funded film festivals won't become serious competition for the Berlinale.

Berlinale 2007

Join DW-WORLD.DE at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.

Berlinale Line-Up

Organizers of the upcoming Berlin film festival, or Berlinale, have announced the final line-up.

Berlin Film Festival

The Berlin Film Festival will kick off with a biopic of the iconic French singer Edith Piaf.

Sex on the Big Screen

Berlin's first film festival devoted to porn in its many forms is arousing a lot of interest.

Scene from Bollywood movie "Main Hoon Na", a man points towards the camera

Scene from Bollywood movie "Main Hoon Na", a man points towards the camera

More Than Bollywood

DW-WORLD.DE talked to Indian film director Madusree Dutta, in Germany for a women's film festival.

Disappointment for Germany at Venice Film Festival

Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Film Festival is respectable enough -- but it could have been so much more.

Soccer on the Silver Screen, Brazilian Style

A film festival currently running in Berlin shows what the so-called beautiful game has to do with Brazilian film history. From historic clips to extraordinary film essays, there's something in it for everyone.

European Films Make a Big Splash at Cannes

At this year's Cannes film festival, European cinema is dominating Hollywood and Bollywood.

Breaking Codes But Not The Box Office

There was only one topic on people's lips when the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on the Riviera Wednesday. "The Da Vinci Code" might be one of the most talked-about films of the year, but the critics have crucified it.

Movie About Dresden Bombing Confronts Taboos

Germany's first fictional mvoie about the Allied bombing of Dresden was screened at the Berlin Film Festival this week, in a fresh sign the country is finally confronting its own wartime suffering.

"The EU Hasn't Managed to Generate its Own Myths"

The Marshall Plan film series "Selling Democracy" runs for the last time at the Berlinale this year. DW-WORLD spoke to British historian David Ellwood about the lessons the US celluloid propaganda operation holds today.

Wal-Mart Slammed at Berlinale

When it comes to Germans and the world's largest supermarket, Wal-Mart, there's little love lost. No surprise then that a new film exposing the work ethics of the US retail giant, is such a hit at this year's Berlinale.

Berlinale Applauds German Film About Rapist

A film about a rapist's attempts to escape his past at the Berlinale upholds the film festival's reputation for dealing with wrenching subjects. The director says he is emphasizing loneliness, not rape, in the picture.

Taking on the Big Guys

A biting political satire, "Bye Bye Berlusconi" has made quite a splash at the Berlin Film Festival. DW-WORLD interviewed its director, Jan Henrik Stahlberg, and scriptwriter, Lucia Chiarla.

German Favorite at Berlinale Disappoints

This year's hottest German entry at the Berlinale, "Elementary Particles," an on-screen adaptation of the eponymous French novel, boasts a star-heavy cast. But critics aren't impressed.

"Love Never Goes Out of Fashion"

As the Berlin film festival kicks off on Thursday, DW-WORLD talked to international jury member and acclaimed Bollywood director and producer Yash Chopra about movies and love.

Tracking the Golden Bear

As the 56th Berlinale opens its doors on Feb. 9, Deutsche Welle takes a look back at the turbulent and glamour-filled history of the festival and its founding amid a war-ravaged Germany.

Berlinale Strikes a Serious Note

The Berlin International Film Festival, which opens on Feb. 9, veers away from the sex and sizzle which dominanted last year's fare, to focus on political themes. The stars will be out in full force though.

Germany's Top Five

Lively puppet theater, an exhibition on East German history, a queer film festival, an equestrian competition and gigantic snow sculptures -- this week in Germany will certainly not be boring.

Germany's Top Five

What do flowers, books, films, paintings and politics have in common? Each is the subject of one of our weekly picks of the five hottest events across Germany this week. Want to know more? Read on.

Germany's Top Five

Museum marathon in Düsseldorf, gospel in Hamburg, Dresden's film festival, or Brahms in Baden-Baden -- DW-WORLD has compiled a list of the country's best events this week.

Film Festival Pushes Homegrown Talent

The Berlinale is not just as a launch-pad for new films, but also for the "undiscovered" talent behind them. This year's festival is no exception, having provided breakthrough moments for several new homegrown stars.

Making Money out of Misery

German film might be enjoying something of an upswing, but its content could hardly be called upbeat. Forget Hollywood-style happy-endings -- Germans like to keep it real, as this year's Berlinale shows.

Curtain Raised on 55th Berlinale

The Berlin film festival kicked off on Thursday with a historical drama on the clash between 19th-century white colonialist European values and black Africa, but the film failed to warm the audience's heart.

Berlin Film Festival Set for Scandal

Will Smith and Keanu Reeves are expected to lend the 55th Berlin film festival star quality, organizers said, while sex as science and titillation is set to be one of the event's outstanding themes.

Berlinale Jury Complete

Film Maker Emmerich to Head Berlinale Jury

German Films to Compete at Sundance

The world's top independent movie festival, the Sundance Film Festival, has introduced a world cinema category and two German movies -- a feature and a documentary -- are included in the line-up.

Lights, Mobile Phone, Action

Gone are the days when mobile phones served just one piffling function: that of a telephone. They've long proved to be versatile multimedia gadgets and are now even starring in a short film festival in Berlin.

Berlin Film Festival Winner Hits Theaters

"Head-On," the much talked-about German film which won the Berlin film festival's highest award, opens in theaters in Germany on Thursday. The movie gained notoriety when its female star's porn past came to light.

"Fargo" Actor McDormand to Lead Berlin Film Festival Jury

San Sebastián Festival Screens German Films

Film Classics for the Classroom

A team of representatives from the world of film has agreed on a list of films it says are essential to the education of German school children. It aims to incorporate the medium into the official school curriculum.

Cannes Film Festival Prepares to Shine

Stars and deal makers, wannabes and papparazzi are descending in droves on Cannes Wednesday for the kickoff the 56th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Berlinale Log: Anouk Aimée, Grande Dame of European Film

Guest of honor at the Berlinale is Anouk Aimée, the star of French film. This week, Berlin welcomed the 67-year-old, who has starred in more than 70 classics, but is still hoping for a role in a German film.

Glitz and Glamour at Berlinale

Berlinale Log: More Stars, Less Show

British director Michael Winterbottom would like to change the world, and action hero Jackie Chan is shocked by the secrets in his family - day two at the Berlinale film festival.

Berlinale Log: Festival Gets into Gere

Richard Gere plays the gentleman, Catherine Zeta-Jones the Queen Bee and Renée Zellweger the tearful young actress at the first showing at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.

"Shoot Films, Not People"

The annual glitter at this year's Berlinale film festival may be overshadowed by a war on Iraq. At the pre-festival press conference this week, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick called to "shoot films, not people".

Strong German Cast for Berlin Film Festival

The world's cinema elite come to town in February when the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival gets under way. And it looks like German films will be among those vying for the coveted Golden Bear award.

Polanski takes Golden Palm

French-Polish film director Roman Polanski has won the coveted Palme d'Or award at the Cannes film festival on Sunday.

Palms, Pomp and Politics in Cannes

When the curtain rises in Cannes, the usual star-studded list of actors and directors will parade their creations across center stage. But this year the less glamorous issue of politics will also compete for attention.