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52-637: Colin Vaines began his career in the film industry in 1977 as a journalist with the trade paper Screen International , which he went on to edit. In 1984, he left journalism to run the UK's National Film Development Fund, and act as consultant to parent body British Screen Finance. In 1987, he oversaw UK development for Columbia Pictures during David Puttnam 's tenure at the studio, subsequently becoming head of development for Puttnam's own production company, Enigma, working on films including Memphis Belle . He made his debut as

104-573: A FIAPF guideline that said: "All film festivals should contribute to better understanding between nations". Stevens claimed that the film, which includes a gang rape of a Vietnamese woman by American soldiers during the Vietnam War , was anti-American . One jury member, Dušan Makavejev , protested against this measure, stood up for the film and supported Verhoeven and producer Rob Houwer . Verhoeven defended his film by stating in these terms: "I have not made an anti-American film... The biggest part of

156-560: A Bronze Berlin Bear, determined by audience vote, were also awarded from 1952 to 1955. After the FIAPF ruled to allow it, an official international jury determined the prizes from 1956 onwards, and in the same year a second Golden Bear was added, for best short film , as well as a second category of award, the Silver Bear, for individual achievements in acting or directing. In 1965, a runner-up prize to

208-456: A Silver Bear International Prize. As of 2022 , the Golden Bear for Best Film is awarded to the producers of the best feature film . As of 2022 , the categories of Silver Bear awards are: The Honorary Golden Bear has been awarded for lifetime achievement since 1982, when it was awarded to James Stewart . It is presented to someone with an exceptional artistic career, and is given to

260-525: A biography of the iconic singer Marianne Faithfull. Other current projects include Honourable , a contemporary British TV drama with writer Brock Norman Brock, and a major international drama series with acclaimed writer James Graham. A founder member with musician Tim Arnold and actors Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch of the lobbying group Save Soho, he has contributed articles on Soho issues to The Huffington Post and The Observer newspaper. Screen International Screen International

312-778: A film officer of the Information Service Branch of the American High Commissioner for Germany stationed in Berlin, proposed the idea of a film festival in Berlin. The proposal was put through a committee, which included members of the Senate of Berlin and people from the German film industry , on 9 October 1950. Through his efforts and influence, the American military administration was persuaded to assist and to give loans for

364-524: A film trade fair held simultaneously to the Berlinale, is a major industry meeting for the international film circuit. The trade fair serves distributors, film buyers, producers, financiers and co-production agents. The Berlinale Talents , a week-long series of lectures and workshops, is a gathering of young filmmakers held in partnership with the festival. During the peak of the Cold War in 1950, Oscar Martay ,

416-919: A producer in 1992 with the Emmy-winning TV film A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia , which introduced Ralph Fiennes in the title role. During this time, in addition to developing projects as an independent producer, Vaines was artistic director of both the Performing Arts Screenwriting Lab in the UK, and the writers' lab SCRAWL in South Africa . Among the writers he handpicked to develop their projects at these workshops were Simon Beaufoy , who went on to write The Full Monty , John Hodge , who went on to write Trainspotting , Lee Hall , who went on to write Billy Elliot , Paul Laverty , who went on to write many films for Ken Loach including Cannes Palme d'Or winner The Wind that shakes

468-502: A specific film. The three Spanish films which were screened at the festival and won it were short film Ascensor directed by Tomás Muñoz and feature films La palabras de Max by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and Las truchas by José Luis García Sánchez . The 1978 festival also saw the start of the European Film Market as well as a new section, "Cinema for People Six and up" (which later became "Kinderfilmfest"). Just before

520-521: A website providing a real-time view of the film industry. The editors of Screen International include: Screen International has offices in London. It has a network of more than forty correspondents around the world. It hosts conferences, including the annual European Film Finance Summit in Berlin and the UK Film Finance Conference in London. A former editor in chief , Oscar Moore —who

572-574: Is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned Broadcast . The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, Screendaily.com , was added in 2001. Screen International also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin , Germany; Cannes , France; Toronto , Ontario , Canada;

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624-469: Is an actress and screenwriter who has won an Academy Award for both disciplines. Screen International produces an annual list of up and coming international talent, under its Stars of Tomorrow ( a.k.a. Screen Stars of Tomorrow) brand. A special edition of the magazine to highlight up-and-coming talent was established in 2004 in the UK. Since 2010, Stars of Tomorrow has been curated by Fionnuala Halligan, who – as of 2023 – is

676-935: Is an annual film festival held in Berlin , Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's " Big Three " film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the " Big Five ", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz . They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for

728-744: Is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. In its first year in 1951, it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories, by an all-German jury. From 1952 to 1955, the Golden and Silver Bears were awarded by audience voting, as the FIAPF had determined after the first festival that only the Cannes and the Venice film festivals were allowed to appoint official juries. A Silver Bear ( Silberner Bär ) and

780-653: The American Film Market in Santa Monica, California ; and Hong Kong . Screen International traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger . At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to Cinematographic Journal and in 1907 it was renamed Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly . Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly contained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, and reports of regional and national meetings of trade organisations such as

832-615: The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the Kinema Renters' Society. It was first published by pioneering film enthusiast, industrialist and printing entrepreneur E. T. Heron . In 1919 it was renamed Kinematograph Weekly which was further shortened in 1959 to Kine Weekly . The title was sold to British and American Film Holdings Ltd in September 1971, which merged it with rival film-trade paper Today's Cinema . It

884-523: The Noack Foundry . The main prizes in the festival are those awarded by the international jury since 1956, which today include the Golden Bear and various Silver Bears. In 1956, apart from the Golden Bear, there were also Silver Bears awarded by the new international feature film jury for best director, best actress, best actor, best outstanding single achievement, outstanding artistic contribution, and

936-550: The festival was re-formed and a new International Forum for New Cinema was created. 1975 saw the first East German film to be entered into the festival, Jacob the Liar . At the premiere of In the Realm of the Senses in 1976, the film was confiscated in the projection room by Berlin police and the "Forum" management criminally accused of the public screening a pornographic film. Bauer

988-548: The 1979 festival, Donner announced that he was resigning. The festival also saw further controversy that year when the Soviet Union and other socialist states withdrew their films and delegates in protest at the selection of The Deer Hunter and their solidarity with "the heroic people of Vietnam". Donner was followed by Moritz de Hadeln , who held the position from 1980 until director Dieter Kosslick took over in 2001. In 1981, de Hadeln only nominated one German film for

1040-513: The 2011 British Independent Film Awards for her role in the movie. It received its European premiere at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival , and its North American premiere at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival . Vaines was co-producer of WE , the directing debut of Madonna , which stars Abbie Cornish , Andrea Riseborough , Oscar Isaac , and James D'Arcy .The film was premiered at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, and had its North American premiere at

1092-403: The 2011 Toronto Film Festival. He was a co-executive producer of My Week With Marilyn , starring Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh , both of whom were Oscar-nominated for their performances. In 2015, he produced The Marriage of Reason and Squalor , directed by Turner-nominated artist Jake Chapman, and starring Rhys Ifans and Sophie Kennedy Clark . Written by Brock Norman Brock from

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1144-594: The 2022 event, still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic , 156,472 tickets were sold. About 400 films are shown in several sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards, the Golden Bear and Silver Bears. In 2022, festival was receiving €10.3 million from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. There was consideration given by

1196-450: The American people today is against the war in Vietnam". Other directors taking part in the festival withdrew their films in protest, and the jury was accused of censorship and eventually disbanded, so no prizes were awarded and the competition was suspended. This scandal had such a big effect that it was unclear if the festival would continue to take place the next year. The following year,

1248-463: The Golden Bear was added. The statuettes awarded as trophies are based on the Bär first created by sculptor Renée Sintenis (1888–1965) in 1932. The bear, based on the coat of arms of Berlin and depicting a bear standing on its hind legs with its arms raised, became popular in the 1930s, bringing wealth to Sintenis. Since the 3rd edition of the festival in 1953, replicas of the bear have been produced by

1300-628: The Toronto and London film festivals, was released through Sony Classics in North America, and Lionsgate in the UK. The film was nominated for three British Academy awards: best actress, best actor, and best adapted screenplay. Koko: A Red Dog Story , the latest in the Red Dog saga, on which Vaines is an executive producer, was released in Australian cinemas and on demand at the end of 2019. In 2021, Vaines

1352-609: The Zoo Palast became the main venue for the festival, and remained so until the move to Potsdamer Platz in 2000 (see Venues below). In 1963, two years after the Berlin Wall had been erected, a daily show of the Berlinale was shown on television in East Germany, with five films in competition broadcast. Controversy arose in 1964 with the rejection by Bauer, on insistence from the church, of Vilgot Sjöman 's second film, 491 , from

1404-513: The barley , and John Michael McDonagh , who went on to write and direct The Guard . After co-producing Michael Radford 's B. Monkey , Vaines supervised production and development for UK lottery franchise The Film Consortium from 1997 to 1999, overseeing movies including Hideous Kinky , starring Kate Winslet . In 1999, he was appointed Executive Vice-President, Development for New York -based Miramax Films , becoming Executive Vice-President, European Production and Development in 2002. He

1456-721: The book by Jake Chapman, this surreal take on romance novels was financed largely by Sky Arts, who transmitted a four-part version. A feature version for the international theatrical market premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He was an executive producer of Red Dog: True Blue , the prequel to the hugely successful Australian movie Red Dog . The film, which stars Jason Isaacs and Levi Miller , opened in Australia through Village Roadshow on Boxing Day 2016. Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

1508-526: The competition, Der Neger Erwin , and other German producers and directors called for his resignation and proposed a boycott although no boycott took place. In 1986, Gina Lollobrigida was invited to head the jury at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival , which awarded the Golden Bear to Reinhard Hauff 's film Stammheim . She said the majority decision was "prefabricated", and opposed it. Kosslick started making some changes to

1560-446: The competition. Werner Herzog 's first feature film, Lebenszeichen , premiered at the festival in 1968. The 20th edition of the festival in 1970 was cut short and awards not issued following controversy over the showing of Michael Verhoeven 's anti-war film o.k. . The jury, headed by American film director George Stevens , decided after a 7–2 vote to remove the film from the competition, justifying their decision by citing

1612-477: The directing debut of Oscar -winning writer William Monahan , starring Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell . Returning to freelance production in 2010, Vaines produced Coriolanus , which marked the directing debut of its star, Ralph Fiennes, twenty years after Vaines and Fiennes first worked together on A Dangerous Man . The film also stars Gerard Butler and Vanessa Redgrave , who won best supporting actress at

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1664-488: The federal government to help compensate for revenue lost and additional expenditure owing to the pandemic, with funds drawn from the Neustart Kultur programme. Since 2019, Mariette Rissenbeek has been the festival's executive director; Carlo Chatrian is its artistic director . In September 2023, it was reported that artistic director Carlo Chatrian will relinquish his post after 2024 Berlinale. On 12 December 2023 it

1716-477: The festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and Silver Bears , are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recognisable cinema personality. This jury and other specialised Berlinale juries also give many other awards, and in addition there are other awards given by independent juries and organisations. The European Film Market ( EFM ),

1768-505: The festival, moving the emphasis from Hollywood in order to focus more on German and international cinema. He introduced various events to assist the development of emerging talent in German cinema. In 2010, for the 60th edition of the festival , Werner Herzog was appointed president of the jury. Also in that year, the city of Berlin unveiled its Boulevard of the Stars  [ de ] , with

1820-544: The first of 40 stars devoted to actors and filmmakers of the German-speaking film and TV industry. First to be honoured in the Boulevard was German-American actress Marlene Dietrich . In 2012 the 100th anniversary of the historic Studio Babelsberg was celebrated at the 62nd edition of the festival , with the screening of 10 classic films made at the studios. A new Series section, devoted to longform television series ,

1872-518: The first years of the Berlin International Film Festival, which commenced in June 1951. Film historian Dr. Alfred Bauer was the festival's first director, a position he would hold until 1976. Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca opened the first festival at the Titania-Palast in Steglitz on 6 June 1951. The festival ran from 6 to 17 June, with Waldbühne being another festival venue. The winners of

1924-594: The guest of honour of the Homage section which has been run since 1977 by the Berlinale and the Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen . Awards for short films are awarded by a separate international short film jury consisting of three filmmakers and artists. As of 2022 , the short film award are: There are also awards given by separate juries or via other routes at the Berlinale. These include: The Shooting Stars Award for young European acting talent

1976-406: The inaugural awards in 1951 were determined by a West German panel, and there were five winners of the Golden Bear , divided by categories and genres. Cinderella , which won the Golden Bear for a Music Film, also won the audience award. The FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films) banned the awarding of jury prizes at the festival, so between 1952 and 1955,

2028-560: The magazine's executive editor for reviews and new talent. The magazine's international competitors include its American counterparts Variety , The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival ( German : Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin ), usually called the Berlinale ( German pronunciation: [bɛʁliˈnaːlə] ),

2080-548: The preceding year. As of 2024 the festival is composed of eight different sections: "Perspektive Deutsches Kino" (Perspectives on German Cinema) was created in 2002 by incoming director Dieter Kosslick with Alfred Holighaus. This was dropped from 2024 Berlinale due to budget cuts. A section called "Culinary Cinema" had also been introduced by Kosslick in 2007, as well as a series called "NATIVe" (for indigenous filmmakers) in 2013; however, these were dropped after his departure in 2019. The Golden Bear ( Goldener Bär )

2132-545: The winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. In 1956, FIAPF formally accredited the festival and since then the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury. Prior to the erection of the Berlin Wall in 1961, a selection of the films were also screened in East Berlin . The fifth edition in 1955 saw the first German film to win the Golden Bear, Robert Siodmak 's Die Ratten . In 1957,

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2184-458: The world. It received its US premiere in March 2023. Vaines is executive producer of Branded (2024), the feature debut of artist Pauline Amos , who wrote, directed and performs in the film. He is producer with Lee Brazier on The Beauty of Sharks , a thriller set in Italy written by Rob Green and to be directed by Peter Chelsom. With Julia Taylor-Stanley, he is executive producer of Faithfull ,

2236-445: Was also a columnist for The Guardian and a novelist —died of an AIDS -related illness in 1996. The Oscar Moore Foundation was established in 1997 as a charitable foundation administered by Screen International . The foundation's aim is to foster new European screenwriting talent by awarding an annual prize of £ 10,000 to the best first draft screenplay in a genre which changes each year. A foundation patron, Emma Thompson ,

2288-487: Was announced by the German culture ministry that Tricia Tuttle, formerly director of the BFI London Film Festival , will be the sole director of the Berlinale from April 2024. The festival is open to films of every length and genre, but there is priority given to international and European premieres, and the films need to have been completed within the year preceding the festival. Submissions open in September of

2340-964: Was co-executive producer of Martin Scorsese 's Gangs of New York , and Executive in Charge of Production on Anthony Minghella 's Cold Mountain . He was an executive producer of Anthony Minghella's Breaking and Entering , starring Jude Law , and Chris Noonan 's Miss Potter , starring Renée Zellweger . He also developed and oversaw production on numerous projects for The Weinstein Company, including The Reader , Factory Girl and Minghella's final film for television, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency . He joined Graham King 's GK Films in Los Angeles as Co-President of Production in 2007, where he became Executive Producer of The Young Victoria , The Rum Diary , starring Johnny Depp , and London Boulevard ,

2392-508: Was executive producer of The Unforgivable for Netflix, starring Sandra Bullock. Based on the British mini-series Unforgiven by Sally Wainwright, it was written by Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, and Courtenay Miles and directed by Nora Fingsheidt. The film was a massive hit for Netflix, taking the number one spot worldwide just 24 hours after it was released, and becoming one of Netflix's all time top ten films just three weeks later. In 2022, he

2444-566: Was executive producer of Doctor Who Am I , a documentary by Matthew Jacobs and Vanessa Yuille about fandom and the controversial 1996 Doctor Who movie which Matthew Jacobs wrote and which featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor. The film had its premiere at the Sci-Fi London festival in May 2022, where it won the audience award, and went on to play successfully at film festivals and conventions around

2496-509: Was introduced in 2015. In June 2018, it was announced that Mariette Rissenbeek would serve as the new executive director alongside artistic director Carlo Chatrian. They assumed their posts after Kosslick's final edition in 2019. Rissenbeek became the first woman to lead the Berlinale. A shortened 71st festival took place virtually in March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . 73rd Berlin International Film Festival held in February 2023,

2548-806: Was later renamed CinemaTV Today . In 1975, Peter King purchased the struggling CinemaTV Today from Sir John Woolf for £ 50,000 (equivalent to £530,000 in 2023) and relaunched the publication as Screen International . The first issue of Screen International was published on 6 September 1975. King sold the publication in 1989 to the International Thomson Organization . Many Screen International journalists have gone on to become major industry figures, including Colin Vaines , who ran production for companies such as Miramax and GK Films, and who has produced many award-winning film and television projects. In addition to its print magazine, Screen International maintains Screen Daily ,

2600-415: Was released in 2017. Directed by Paul McGuigan, the movie stars Annette Bening , Jamie Bell , Kenneth Cranham , Stephen Graham , Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Walters , and is produced by Vaines and Bond producer Barbara Broccoli . Matt Greenhalgh wrote the screenplay, from the book by Peter Turner. The film, which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2017 Telluride Film Festival and went on to screen at

2652-418: Was succeeded by film journalist Wolf Donner in 1976, who gave German films higher priority. After his first Berlinale in June 1977, Donner successfully negotiated the shift of the festival from the June to February (22 February – 5 March 1978), a change which has remained ever since. That festival, the 28th edition , saw the jury award the Golden Bear to Spain for its contribution to the festival rather than

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2704-467: Was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020. The Berlinale is considered one of the five major film festivals in the world, alongside Venice , Cannes , Sundance and Toronto , and is the largest based on attendance. As of 2020, around 325,000 tickets were sold, and nearly 16,000 film industry professionals from 130 countries attended the festival. It is held in Berlin. It attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. For

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