On the occasion of the 71st Berlinale, Camilla Peeters and Jack Seibert share their thoughts on selections from this year’s Berlinale Shorts. This year the festival is being held June 9-20 (instead of the usual dreary February) as a ‘summer special’, holding in-person screenings via various open-air kinos throughout the city. Continue reading Berlinale Shorts 2021
Rounding up a well-overdue collection of memories from this year’s IFFR, Berlinale, and online festivals. Continue reading Diary: Fondly Remembering Festivals
“Alright,” nodded Benning. “It would taste the same though,” as she left. Then, “Alright, that’s enough. Bye.” He waved farewell to my phone and once I had stopped recording, lived up to the challenge of his own demanding filmmaking style, “Now you have to remember the rest.” Continue reading A Conversation with James Benning
At last month’s Berlinale I managed to sit down with a pair of compelling filmmakers for a bit of conersation: Lav Diaz and James Benning. Though the Benning piece still needs some time, my thoughts on Diaz’s newest film, Season of the Devil, are now online over at Photogenie. “Lav Diaz’s latest opens on a paramilitary site, freshly bunkered down and established as local headquarters in … Continue reading Berlinale 2018: ‘Season of the Devil’ by Lav Diaz
I went back to the Berlinale this year and had a great time. I was there on behalf of Photogenie, and as such you can find all of my work from this year’s fest via their site. L’avenir Midnight Special A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery INTERVIEW with director Terence Davies Continue reading MLP @ Berlinale 2016
