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]]>Small Things Like These will take us back to 1985 when coal merchant and devoted father Bill Furlong (Murphy) must face the shocking truths about his small Irish town. After coming across a startling secret kept by the local convent, he must confront both his past and the complicit silence of his small town. Ciarán Hinds, Emily Watson, and Clare Dunne also star alongside Murphy.
The adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novel Foster, titled The Quiet Girl, also had its world premiere in Berlin. The festival’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian, is excited to welcome her back, along with Murphy, director Tim Mielants, and screenwriter Enda Walsh.
“In The Quiet Girl we already had sense of Claire Keegan’s skill in portraying small, apparently simple characters and making them unforgettable; here her delicate, rich and yet down-to-earth writing finds a great interpreter in Cillian Murphy,” said Chatrian.
The 74th Berlin International Film Festival will return to Germany from February 15-25, with Lupita Nyong’o presiding over the jury.
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]]>News that the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, set to take place on February 27, 2020, will honor the Oscar-winning British with the honorary award was announced by the festival on Wednesday.
“Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful portrayals are always impressive. She surprises us time and again with her interpretation of complex characters -– whether it’s Chris in Calendar Girls or Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, her portrayals are a paradigm of strong women, and it is our great pleasure to award her the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement,” said Mariette Rissenbeek, the Berlinale’s new executive director.
The ceremony will include a screening of The Queen.
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]]>The French-German-Israeli co-production helmed by Israeli director Lapis has taken home the highest honors at this year’s Berlinale. A festival favorite, the film who stars first-timer actor Tom Mercier, is about a former IDF soldier trying to reinvent himself in Paris.
According to Variety, when accepting the award Lapid said that the provocative film would likely be considered scandalous in Israel and France as it skewers stereotypes from both nations, but for him its “a big celebration of cinema.”
The Silver Bear went to François Ozon’s French drama By the Grace of God. The film delves into a story of abuse in the Catholic Church inspired by a real-life case.
The festival’s jury also awarded German filmmaker Angela Schanelec won best director for her drama I Was at Home, But and the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize to Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher.
The six-person international jury was headed by Juliette Binoche.
The 69th Berlin International Film Festival unspooled circa 400 films.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Golden Bear for Best Film: Synonyms, Nadav Lapid
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: By the Grace of God, François Ozon
Silver Bear for Best Director: Angela Schanelec, I Was at Home, But
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize: Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yong Mei, So Long, My Son
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Wang Jingchun, So Long, My Son
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Piranhas, Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, Costume or Set Design: Out Stealing Horses, Rasmus Videbæk
Berlinale Glashütte Original – Documentary Prize: Talking About Trees, Suhaib Gasmelbari
Best First Feature: Oray, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Umbra, Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell
Silver Bear for Short Film Jury Prize: Blue Boy, Manuel Abramovich
Audi Short Film Award: Rise, Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca
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]]>The post Cillian Murphy’s “Small Things Like These” to Open 2024 Berlin Film Festival appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>Small Things Like These will take us back to 1985 when coal merchant and devoted father Bill Furlong (Murphy) must face the shocking truths about his small Irish town. After coming across a startling secret kept by the local convent, he must confront both his past and the complicit silence of his small town. Ciarán Hinds, Emily Watson, and Clare Dunne also star alongside Murphy.
The adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novel Foster, titled The Quiet Girl, also had its world premiere in Berlin. The festival’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian, is excited to welcome her back, along with Murphy, director Tim Mielants, and screenwriter Enda Walsh.
“In The Quiet Girl we already had sense of Claire Keegan’s skill in portraying small, apparently simple characters and making them unforgettable; here her delicate, rich and yet down-to-earth writing finds a great interpreter in Cillian Murphy,” said Chatrian.
The 74th Berlin International Film Festival will return to Germany from February 15-25, with Lupita Nyong’o presiding over the jury.
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]]>The post Helen Mirren to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Berlin Film Festival appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>News that the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, set to take place on February 27, 2020, will honor the Oscar-winning British with the honorary award was announced by the festival on Wednesday.
“Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful portrayals are always impressive. She surprises us time and again with her interpretation of complex characters -– whether it’s Chris in Calendar Girls or Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, her portrayals are a paradigm of strong women, and it is our great pleasure to award her the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement,” said Mariette Rissenbeek, the Berlinale’s new executive director.
The ceremony will include a screening of The Queen.
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]]>The post Berlin Film Festival: “Synonyms” Wins Golden Bear appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The French-German-Israeli co-production helmed by Israeli director Lapis has taken home the highest honors at this year’s Berlinale. A festival favorite, the film who stars first-timer actor Tom Mercier, is about a former IDF soldier trying to reinvent himself in Paris.
According to Variety, when accepting the award Lapid said that the provocative film would likely be considered scandalous in Israel and France as it skewers stereotypes from both nations, but for him its “a big celebration of cinema.”
The Silver Bear went to François Ozon’s French drama By the Grace of God. The film delves into a story of abuse in the Catholic Church inspired by a real-life case.
The festival’s jury also awarded German filmmaker Angela Schanelec won best director for her drama I Was at Home, But and the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize to Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher.
The six-person international jury was headed by Juliette Binoche.
The 69th Berlin International Film Festival unspooled circa 400 films.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Golden Bear for Best Film: Synonyms, Nadav Lapid
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: By the Grace of God, François Ozon
Silver Bear for Best Director: Angela Schanelec, I Was at Home, But
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize: Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Yong Mei, So Long, My Son
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Wang Jingchun, So Long, My Son
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Piranhas, Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi and Roberto Saviano
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, Costume or Set Design: Out Stealing Horses, Rasmus Videbæk
Berlinale Glashütte Original – Documentary Prize: Talking About Trees, Suhaib Gasmelbari
Best First Feature: Oray, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Golden Bear for Best Short Film: Umbra, Florian Fischer and Johannes Krell
Silver Bear for Short Film Jury Prize: Blue Boy, Manuel Abramovich
Audi Short Film Award: Rise, Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca
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