Eis in focus
Confronting clichéd notions of the mysterious isle as a cast away land of ice and Eskimos, Greenland Eyes International Film Festival presents a long list of native and international flicks at Kino Arsenal from Apr 24-30
Apr 24, 2012 by Gavin Doyle in Film
EXBlicks: Blissestrasse
Our monthly flick night features Paul Donovan’s Blissestrasse, a tale of American evangelical Christians who come to ‘save’ Berlin. The farcical faith comedy will screen on Apr 21 at Lichtblick Kino. Director and cast Q&A follows.
Apr 16, 2012 by Alexandra Khan-Anselmo in Film
Sehsüchte: starting out
As Europe’s largest student film festival, Sehsüchte annually offers up the best of aspiring filmmakers. With over 100 film-happenings, the Potsdam-Babelsberg fest happens April 24-29 and is not to be missed!
Apr 13, 2012 by Alexandra Khan-Anselmo in Film
Bull's eye
Old school writing, directing, and producing duo The Archers, aka Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, get 10 of their best screened at the Arsenal this month.
A contradictory relationship
Combining Walter Benjamin, Kinder Eggs and Arsenal's movie archive, Ian White and Johannes Paul Raether explode barriers at A Shared Stage of Contingent Production on Mar 13 at HAU 1
Mar 8, 2012 by Ange Suprowicz in Film
11 men and a round thing
If you’re a sucker for soccer, be sure not to miss out on the annual 11mm festival dedicated to the sport, running March 9-11 at Babylon Mitte.
Otar coming
Melancholy movie maker Otar Iosseliani heads to Berlin with a selection of his highly acclaimed films that will be shown throughout March.
Mar 1, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film
Short and sweet
If your tired of the constant barrage of Hollywood blockbusters and feel that 90 minutes is way too long to sit in one place, then why not try Shortcutz who, each week, present a collection of short films from around the world (with English subs).
EXBlicks: The gutter lens
Continuing our Berlin film series is M.A. Littler’s Radical Man, a profile of polemic urban portraitist Miron Zownir. Dragging himself from the city gutters, Zownir will be on hand for a post-screening Q&A.
Feb 20, 2012 by Walter Crasshole in Film
Mumblecore at Arsenal
Andrew Bujalski’s three films have come to represent the dispossessed, semi-articulate state of mind today. Arsenal is hosting a feature of his works with the man himself in attendance starting Jan 24.
EXBlicks: Punks in luck
The next installment of our Berlin film series (with English subs!) will be with Claudia Lehmann's Hans im Glück, a documentary of GDR punk, Hans Narva. As well as the Q&A with Lehmann, Narva perform!
Jan 9, 2012 by Walter Crasshole in Film
Indie flicks from the U.S.A.
Every year Unknown Pleasures presents a selection of recent gems of US independent cinema. Though you can quibble about the ‘indie’ in some productions, cutting short the wait for German release is always a bonus.
Jan 2, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in Film
Prison philosophy
INTERVIEW: director Silvia Kaiser. The Conquest of Inner Freedom illustrates what happens when the incarcerated meet the educated. One half of the directing team illuminates here AND at EXBlick on Mon, Dec 12 at Lichtblick Kino.
EXBlicks: Crime and discussion
The fourth EXBlicks on Mon, Dec 12 brings you a much-praised documentary, The Conquest of Inner Freedom, which lives and breathes the need for inconvenient truths.
Man of iron
On view December 2-30 a collection of films from Polish director Andrzej Wajda, one of the few living giants of European postwar cinema, including the Palme d'Or winner, Man of Iron.
Nov 25, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in Film
Indie darlings
Around the World in 14 Films begins on Nov 25, exploring the international cinema scene through a diverse selection drawn from the finest film festivals.
Nov 18, 2011 by Daniel Berg in Film
Know your rights
The One World festival bills itself as a platform for documentary features focused on the media’s role in the fight for universal human rights, screening a range of engaging film. It opens on Nov 24 with Examined Life.
Nov 17, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in Film
Mario at midnight
Tilsiter Lichtspiele presents Maria Bava at midnight with some of the late Italian horror guru’s works. Though his oeuvre spans three decades, Tilsiter has handpicked four legendary flicks from the 1960s, Bava’s heyday.
Nov 4, 2011 by Katie Harris in Film
Berlin pornopolis
This city is an obvious choice for a porn film festival. And the PornFilmFestival Berlin, starting Oct 26, keeps it alt and arty, featuring groundbreaking directors and performers, including François Sagat.
Oct 19, 2011 by Walter Crasshole in Film
EXBlicks: the Spreepark saga
After the huge success of the EXBlicks launch last month, you definitely want to show up early for our screening of Achterbahn, the story of Spreepark, and a Q&A with the director on Oct 24.
Oct 17, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film
Dissent in short form
Nodogma is the self-proclaimed “trashiest underground short film festival in Berlin". Friedrichshain’s Galiläakirche provides the ideal backdrop for a motley evening of shorts unified only by their contempt for the establishment.
Oct 10, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in Film
Latin shorts
Latin American filmmakers now have a platform in Berlin to showcase their grassroots creations. The films promise to be a fast-paced mix of animation, experimentation, and documentaries.
Oct 3, 2011 by Katie Harris in Film
Neo-Marxist eclecticism
The 1980s witnessed the emergence of a number of highly talented French filmmakers. Prominent amongst them is Olivier Assayas, whose oeuvre Arsenal is celebrating throughout October with a full retrospective.
Sep 30, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in Film
Der Provinzialismus
The 8th Filmfest Eberswalde showcases a selection of films that call attention to regional socioeconomic issues, celebrate provincial values and inform the world at large about life beyond the metropolis.
Sep 29, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in Film
EXBLICKS: Mauerpark
BRAND NEW!!! Exberliner’s film and chat series: Berlin films and the people who made them in a real Kiez Kino. We kick off with Dennis Karsten’s Mauerpark with English subtitles.
Sep 6, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film