Helmers Shekhar Kapur, Fernando Eimbcke join “Berlin I Love You” May 12, 2016 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur and Lake Tahoe helmer Fernando Eimbcke have signed on to direct segments of the upcoming omnibus feature Berlin I Love You, The Hollywod Reporter reveals. German actor Joel Basman, who has appeared in the latest season of Homeland and had supporting roles in Hanna and Monuments Men, will star in Eimbcke's segment. Kapur's segment will be from a script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries). The anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital will also feature segments directed by Jan Ole Gerster (Oh Boy), Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), Tom van Avermaet (Death of a Shadow) and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Berlin I Love You is the latest in the Cities of Love franchise, following Paris je t'aime in 2006 and New York, I Love You in 2008. Claus Clausen and Edda Reiser of Walk on Water Films are producing Berlin I Love You together with Josef Steinberger of Rheingold Films. Emmanuel Benbihy, founder of the Cities of Love franchise, will executive produce. The film begins shooting this summer in Berlin. German subsidy body Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg has backed the project.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
