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TEDDY TODAY: 20.02.2022

Today marks the end of the 72nd edition of the Berlinale.

What a terrific time we had with all the film premieres, interviews and of course, the award ceremonies for the GOLDEN BEARS and the TEDDY AWARDS. In spite of all the restrictions we faced, we’re extremely happy to have been able to send a clear message to our community and beyond: no pandemic will keep us from celebrating queer talent, creativity and solidarity!

It has been a tremendous honour to be able to share this experience with you. May the next TEDDY AWARD edition be once again the glamourous event we’ve come to know and love.

Stay safe and stay optimistic – see you in February 2023! ❤️

RERUNS:

Aos dezasseis (At Sixteen)
20.02. / 15:00 CinemaxX 1
20.02. / 15:00 CinemaxX 2
20.02. / 17:30 International

Bashtaalak sa’at (Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?)
20.02. / 21:00 CinemaxX 5

Berdreymi (Beautiful Beings)
20.02. / 20:00 CinemaxX 3

Blaues Rauschen (Blue Noise)
20.02. / 15:00 CinemaxX 1
20.02. / 15:00 CinemaxX 2
20.02. / 17:30 International

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
20.02. / 14:30 CinemaxX 4

Calcinculo (Swing Ride)
20.02. / 15:00 Zoo Palast 1

Concerned Citizen
20.02. / 20:30 CinemaxX 4

Diva
20.02. / 17:30 International

Dreaming Walls
20.02. / 21:00 Zoo Palast 2

Jail Bird in a Peacock Chair
20.02. / 17:30 International

Ladies Only
20.02. / 11:00 International

A Love Song
20.02. / 12:30 Zoo Palast 1

Nel mio nome (Into My Name)
20.02. / 11:00 Cubix 9

Peter von Kant
20.02. / 18:00 Friedrichstadt-Palast

Queens of the Qing Dynasty
20.02. / 18:00 Akademie der Künste

The Rising
20.02. / 13:45 CinemaxX 9

Sab changa si (All Was Good)
20.02. / 20:00 Werkstattkino@silent green

Soum
20.02. / 15:30 Titania Palast
20.02. / 17:30 International

Starfuckers
20.02. / 15:30 Titania Palast
20.02. / 17:30 International

Le variabili dipendenti (The Dependent Variables)
20.02. / 15:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

West by God
20.02. / 15:00 CinemaxX 1
20.02. / 15:00 CinemaxX 2

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THE TEDDY AWARDS 2022: LIVE FROM VOLKSBÜHNE

Today’s the big day: the TEDDY AWARDS are being given out at the Volksbühne – and you can join us via live stream!

We’re so excited for tonight’s show, and even though there can’t yet be an audience, we have a wonderful program prepared for you. In spite of all the restrictions, we’re more than happy to be able to set a sign: no virus will keep us from celebrating queer life and queer creativity and solidarity.

There will be live performances by GEORGETTE DEE as well as by RASHA NAHAS. For the first time, BRIX SCHAUMBURG is going to host the TEDDY AWARDS and MICHAEL STÜTZ (Head of Panorama) will join us for a little chat with ZSOMBOR BOBÁK. Last but not least, our fantastic TEDDY JURY will be there to award four brilliant filmmakers for their work.

So open a little bottle of bubbly and join us for the party! 🥳

RERUNS:

Alis
18.02. / 18:00 Titania Palast

Ask, Mark ve Ölüm (Love, Deutschmarks and Death)
18.02. / 14:00 Cubix 9

Berdreymi (Beautiful Beings)
18.02. / 11:00 Cubix 9

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
18.02. / 20:00 CinemaxX 3

Concerned Citizen
18.02. / 17:30 CinemaxX 4

Dreaming Walls
18.02. / 17:00 CinemaxX 3

Fogaréu
18.02. / 21:00 Titania Palast

If from Every Tongue It Drips
18.02. / 11:00 Kino Arsenal 1

Jail Bird in a Peacock Chair
18.02. / 17:00 Werkstattkino@silent green

Ladies Only
18.02. / 14:00 International
18.02. / 21:00 CinemaxX 1
18.02. / 21:00 CinemaxX 2

A Love Song
18.02. / 15:00 Zoo Palast 2

Nel mio nome
Into My Name
18.02. / 20:30 CinemaxX 4

Nelly & Nadine
18.02. / 11:30 CinemaxX 4

Peter von Kant
18.02. / 21:00 Berlinale Palast

Terminal Norte
North Terminal
18.02. / 11:00 Cubix 5
18.02. / 11:00 Cubix 6

Tytöt tytöt tytöt
Girl Picture
18.02. / 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Viens je t’emmène
Nobody’s Hero
18.02. / 12:00 Zoo Palast 2

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TEDDY TALKS & PANELS

All events will be streamed live on
teddyaward.tv/live

Friday 11 Feb 2022  – 6pm cet
a TEDDY Jury Reception: 
The traditional introduction to our TEDDY AWARD Jury as Online talk
Zsombor Bobák in conversation with this year’s TEDDY jury members Robert Moussa, Joanna Ostrowska, Faridah Gbadamosi & Pepe Ruiloba about their festivals, the TEDDY jury’s work and what a Queer Film Prize means to them.
  
 
Saturday 12 Feb 2022  – 4pm cet
TEDDY Talk: The TEDDY Winners Path through a Pandemic 
Samuel Girma in conversation with Eliane Raheb & John Greyson  
A conversation between the winners of the past TEDDY AWARDS and how winning the TEDDY AWARD during the pandemic influenced their films path, plus what that path looked like during the second year of this ongoing pandemic. After the first online edition of the TEDDY, film programmer Samuel Girma will talk through what challenges and surprises confronted these filmmakers and their award winning films over the course of their festival tour.  

Sunday 13 Feb.2022  – 4pm  cet
TEDDY Talk: Evolving Experimentation  
Toby Ashraf in conversation with Liz Rosenfeld, Mohammad Shawky Hassan & Gustavo Vinagre 
For filmmakers who challenge the norm, not just in story, but also in form; we speak with three filmmakers whose works will be presented within Forum and Forum Expanded on the importance of experimentation within Queer Cinema. From the development process to story dictating the form or vice versa. Moreover, the struggles involved in evolving this art form in storytelling.  
 
Sunday 13 Feb 2022  – 6pm  cet
DIRECTORS EXCHANGE: Motivations  
Nastaran Tajeri-Foumani in conversation with Idan Haguel, Alli Haapasalo & Antonio Marziale 
Three directors whose works screen within the 72nd Edition of the Berlinale meet and discuss the different motivations behind their respective films. From development through to post production, what role can hot topic issues play in a storyline and a characters motivation? How difficult is it to create complex characters within a socially critical work? 

 
Monday 14 Feb 2022  – 6pm cet
Queer Your Program: Online Speedy Film Pitches –
(on pre-registration only)
Moderator: Bartholomew Sammut 
Around 25 Filmmakers whose films are ready for distribution will present their projects within two-minute pitches to programmers, distributors and sales agents. Join in to find potentially your next opening night film. 
 
Monday 14 Feb 2022  – 8pm cet
Queer Industry Reception goes Online 
(on pre-registration only)
Moderator: Bartholomew Sammut 
Introduction: Michael Stütz 
The annual gathering of industry professionals from the Queer Film Industry, from filmmakers to programmers, to distributors and sales agents. What normally happens in person with a wine in hand and scribbled nametags on shirts, will happen once more online. We shall continue to come together as a community, connect and network, chat about the year we had, the films we look forward to and also to have a little drink and some much needed time together.  

All events will be streamed live on
teddyaward.tv/live

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The TEDDY AWARD JURY 2022

We’re happy to announce the 36th TEDDY AWARD’s jury. Four renowned film- and festivalmakers are going to choose from this Berlinale’s queer movies, awarding the Best Feature Film and Best Short Film with a TEDDY AWARD.

Faridah Gbadamosi has worked in a variety of roles at different film festivals and other film organizations including the California Film Institute, Athena Film Festival, Tribeca, SIFF, and many more. In addition to her programming roles, she is also Director of Distribution at Open Your Eyes and Think MF, the distribution wing of David Magdael & Associates, a consultant on different film projects, and a freelance culture critic. She recently was appointed the Artistic Director of Outfest and is very excited to help shepherd the future of the organization as it enters its 40th year. 

Joanna Ostrowska has a Humanities Ph. D. laureate and is a lecturer at Judaistic Studies chair at Jagielloński University (Krakow), Gender Studies at Warsaw University, and Polish-Jewish Studies at the Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences. She researches the subject of forgotten victims of the Holocaust and queer history of WWII. She is a film critic, member of selection committee for Krakow Film Festival and programmer of LGBT Film Festival in Warsaw.

Pepe Ruiloba is a film programmer and critic helming from Mexico City. He worked in production of films and commercials before joining the Guadalajara International Film Festival for six years as programmer & operational coordinator of Premio Maguey, a competitive section that showcases LGBTQ+ cinema. He currently programs the Queer strand of the Raindance Film Festival in London and the Árbol Rojo Film Exhibition in Southeast Mexico. He also works as a script editor & supervisor in local production company Studio Palíndromo, and is a film critic for newspaper Reforma, one of the largest printed media company in Mexico and Latin America. Pepe has also been part of several film festival juries, including the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival and the Queer Palm at Cannes.

Robert Moussa is the founder and director of Soura Film Festival, a berlin-based queer film festival that sheds light on cinematic talents from the South-West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region, and was established in 2019. He graduated from the American University of Beirut with a Bachelors in Mass Communications, then moved to Prague to pursue his passion for film at FAMU. He was selected to be a jury member for the 15th edition of Xposed Film Festival.