Jafar Panahi's 'Taxi' wins Golden Bear at 2015 Berlin Film Festival

Posted by · 10:31 am · February 14th, 2015

The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival has drawn to a close with Darren Aronofsky’s jury settling on awards for films in competition. Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi” walked away with top honors, while the “45 Years” duo of Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling won acting honors.

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Toronto completes lineup with Masters, Discovery and Maverick programmes

Posted by · 4:05 pm · August 20th, 2013

Claire Denis, Gia Coppola, Jia Zhang-ke among directors joining the fest.

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Jafar Panahi accepts Academy membership 'on behalf of Iranian filmmakers'

Posted by · 11:30 am · July 6th, 2013

A heartfelt statement of acceptance from the embattled Iranian director.

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Romania's 'Child's Pose' takes Golden Bear at Berlin, David Gordon Green gets Best Director

Posted by · 9:57 am · February 16th, 2013

Danis Tanovic takes Grand Jury Prize, ‘Gloria’ star Paulina Garcia is Best Actress.

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Monitoring the documentary standouts of 2012 so far

Posted by · 3:53 pm · June 12th, 2012

With revised Oscar rules for the doc race making it easier to spot contenders, what first-half releases are in with a shout?

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