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Berlinale ends as it began, in a political furore

(Director İlker Çatak accepting Berlinale's Golden Bear award for his film "Gelbe Briefe") By Michael Roddy The raucous political debate over the Israeli-Gaza conflict and the rise of authoritarianism that has roiled the Berlinale Film Festival since its opening took over the stage for the closing ceremony on Saturday night where the winning films were…Read more Berlinale ends as it began, in a political furore

Gaza conflict has been hot topic at Berlinale — going on all 10 days

(Ethan Hawke, a star of "The Weight", speaks at a Berlinale press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 17) By Michael Roddy Pretty much since the minute the Berlinale film festival opened on Feb. 12, the war in Gaza has been a hot topic at news conferences where the actors, directors and crew show up to talk…Read more Gaza conflict has been hot topic at Berlinale — going on all 10 days

Director Wenders says films won’t end conflicts

The Berlinale unleashed some of its traditional political intensity on the opening day on Thursday as a panel of international film jurors led by German director Wim Wenders rejected the idea that filmmakers should take a political position on the world's most trenchant conflicts. “We are the counterweight of politics,” Wenders said in response to…Read more Director Wenders says films won’t end conflicts