#A Roller-Skating Hitler, Merfolk Culture, and Sex in Public: 7 Offbeat Films in the Berlin Lineup

#A Roller-Skating Hitler, Merfolk Culture, and Sex in Public: 7 Offbeat Films in the Berlin Lineup

The 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival promises a mix of star vehicles and fresh independent movies from around the world in its competition program and beyond. Sprinkled throughout the Berlinale’s various strands, film buffs can also find some particularly offbeat, edgy-seeming offerings. Below is a selection of some of the more unusual-sounding films…

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#Indigenous Cinema Celebrates 10 Years at Berlinale and European Film Market

#Indigenous Cinema Celebrates 10 Years at Berlinale and European Film Market

The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) returns to the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market (EFM), marking its 10th anniversary showcasing native and Indigenous filmmakers worldwide. Established in 2015 as the NATIVe Indigenous Cinema Stand, the ICA has served as a platform for Indigenous filmmakers to showcase market-ready projects to the international market. An official…

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#Berlin Film Festival Gets M Budget Boost

#Berlin Film Festival Gets $2M Budget Boost

The Berlin Film Festival got some good news on Monday after the German Culture Ministry approved an additional $2 million (€1.9 million) for its budget this year. German Culture Minister Claudia Roth unveiled the budget boost in the film trade publication Blickpunkt Film. The additional cash means the Berlinale will have $13.2 million (€12.8 million)…

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#‘Gloria!’ Review: An All-Female Orchestra at the Turn of the 19th Century Does It for Themselves in Fluffy Italian Debut

#‘Gloria!’ Review: An All-Female Orchestra at the Turn of the 19th Century Does It for Themselves in Fluffy Italian Debut

To note that Gloria!, the directing debut of Italian actor-singer-songwriter Margherita Vicario, is vapid, pseudo-feminist, sentimental piffle would be entirely accurate. And yet, one must also admit that it is at least mildly entertaining piffle, absorbing in the same way that pop videos with lots of dancing and catchy tunes playing in the corner of…

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#‘Langue Étrangère’ Review: A Tough and Tender Romance Between Two Teen Girls Finding Each Other in Translation

#‘Langue Étrangère’ Review: A Tough and Tender Romance Between Two Teen Girls Finding Each Other in Translation

Crossing several borders at once, the coming-of-age romance Langue Étrangère leaps over state lines, overcomes language barriers and defies heteronormative boundaries to tell the story of two 17-year-old pen pals who fall for one another while visiting their mutual homes to brush up on their German and French, respectively. Directed by Claire Burger — herself…

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