Dear ones, tomorrow the 31st TEDDY AWARDS are taking place in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and there are still tickets available!!
So if you didn´t buy a ticket so far, quickly go to this site and get one, so you can join the Award Ceremony and Party tomorrow!
Hello, dear film lovers! I hope you had a great time on the Berlinale so far; met interesting people, watched inspiring movies and drank a lot of coffee. The preparations for tomorrows Award Ceremony are in full swing and we are full of anticipation.
Today we will have our great Diversity Talks again, which you shouldn´t miss! Today at 11am we will have a talk with filmmakers Neil Triffet and Lia Hietala about the subject “Queer for the Kids”, whose movies “EMO The Musical” and “Mon Homosytser” are on this years queer list. At 2pm we´re going to have a discussion about “Queer Historiography” with filmmakers Andrea Weiss (“Bones of Contention”) and Jochen Hick (“Mein wunderbares West-Berlin”).
Where? At BRLO Brwhouse at U-Bhf-Gleisdreieck, Schöneberger Straße 16. Guys, it´s going to be very interesting, come around! Below you´ll find the queer programme for today. Continue reading Day 8: Anticipation and Diversity Talks
TEDDY Diversity Talks presented by L´Oréal Paris
@ BRLO Brwhouse
Date February 15th & 16th, 2017
Location: U-Bhf-Gleisdreieck
Schöneberger Straße 16, 10623 Berlin
Free Admission
Moderation: Toby Ashraf
February 15th 2017
1.00 pm
IN THE FLESH.
The other body in queer cinema
Participants: Shu Lea Cheang (FLUIDØ)
Eduardo Casanova (Pieles)
Moderation: Toby Ashraf
3.00 pm
SILENCE/VIOLENCE.
Independent queer narratives and The United States of Oppression
Participants: Yance Ford (Strong Island)
Travis Mathews (Discreet)
Moderation: Toby Ashraf
February 16th 2017
11.00 am
QUEER FOR THE KIDS
The potential of non-normative children and youth in cinema
Participants: Neil Triffett (Emo the Musical)
Lia Hiatala (Min Homosyster)
Moderation: Toby Ashraf
2.00 pm
QUEER HISTORIOGRAPHY
Our history books are exclusively heterosexual
Participants: Andrea Weiss (Bones of Contention)
Jochen Hick (Mein wunderbares West-Berlin)
Moderation: Tbc
The 7th day of Berlinale and we really have to rest a little bit. It´s kind of exhausting in a way. But also really beautiful!
You want to have a brief film tip? How about a chinese newcomer? The “rising star” of the chinese film scene shot a movie and it´s called: “The Taste of Betel Nut”. A polyamorous sexual adventure with unexpected turns: a story about a generation which has to find a balance between conservative traditions and modern needs. Ambitious, honest and relentless. Ladies and gentleman: please enter the CineStar 3 at 22:45.
Below you find the programme for today. Continue reading Day 7: The Taste of Betel Nut
Halftime, my friends! The first half of the festival is over, now hurry! You didn´t watch enough movies? Go for it, because there are only 5 days left!
“We´re all weirdos, that´s what makes us beautiful” is a quote from the film “Weirdos” from Bruce McDonald which you can watch over the next three days at the Berlinale. ´Cause Bruce McDonald himself is a weirdo of the best sort. Weirdos are something beautiful, this is what we found out at the Interview yesterday and which you can be convinced yourself by his new film. McDonald started his career with 8mm Zombies films, that he shot during high school. Over the years he made himself a name in the independent film scene far beyond the borders of Canada. His films are often about people on a road trip, where self-discovery and Rock´n Roll are the ingredients his films are made of. And of course, there are people who are weird sometimes but always lovable. Like in “Weirdos”: two 15-year old teenagers run away to hitchhike through the countryside. Kit wants to go to his mother and live with her, because he is hoping for a better life. Why everything turns out completely different and which role Andy Warhol plays in that film you have to find out yourself! It´s worth it! Have fun!
Continue reading Day 6: “we´re all weirdos, that´s what makes us beautiful!”
