 Berlin Film Festival to hold physical event in 2021 August 24, 2020 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Berlin International Film Festival, the last of the big A-list festivals to be held in Europe before the coronavirus lockdown, has committed to holding a physical event next year. The 2021 Berlinale is set to run February 11-18, The Hollywood Reporter says. Berlin said the festival will be held "in accordance with the then-applicable rules and regulations, thus ensuring the greatest possible security for all guests." For the European Film Market, which runs alongside the festival, Berlin is planning a hybrid physical and online event, to allow industry executives who are unable to travel to virtually screen and sell movies. “In times of the corona pandemic, it has become even clearer that we still require analogue experience spaces in the cultural realm," says the director duo of the Berlinale, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian. “We are pleased that festivals with physically present audiences are slowly taking place again around the world, and we wish our colleagues much success.” Berlin said it will announce further changes to the festival structure, including the total number of films it will invite for 2021, within the coming weeks. Separately, Berlin said from next year on it will not award separate acting prizes for male and female performances. Instead, there will be two Silver Bears awarded each year, one for Best Leading Performance and one for Best Supporting Performance. Berlin's Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize, named after the founder of the festival, Alfred Bauer, has been dropped and replaced with a new Silver Bear Jury Prize. Berlin suspended the Alfred Bauer honor this year after new revelations about Bauer's past revealed he was an active and enthusiastic member of the Nazi Party and a high ranking member of the Nazi's propaganda ministry. Berlin has ordered an independent historical inquiry into the revelations and will report those findings in the coming weeks. Berlin will begin accepting film submissions for next year on September 1, 2020.   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 Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Former Pashinyan envoy urges end to Genocide speculation Marukyan has urged authorities in Armenia stop discussions about verifying the names of 1.5 million victims.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia. |
