\n<\/span>The GDR Complex<\/span><\/p>\n
Germany 2016
\n90\u00b4
\nDirector: Jochen Hick<\/p>\n
Even now, twenty-five years after German reunification, historians are still debating whether the GDR was an illegitimate state. In his current work, Jochen Hick, several of whose films have screened in the Panorama, tells the story of ex-GDR citizen Mario R\u00f6llig. Hick accompanies him as he visits his parents and his former colleagues but also the sites of his attempted flight from the GDR and his incarceration. R\u00f6llig started a relationship with a politician from West Berlin back in 1985 and was arrested in Hungary in 1987 for attempting to flee the German Democratic Republic; in 1988 the Federal Republic of Germany purchased his freedom. Today he regularly talks about his experiences in schools; he also volunteers as a guide at the former Stasi prison in Hohensch\u00f6nhausen in Berlin that is now a memorial. Hick stays close to his subject at all times but remains neutral, instead observing and asking questions from behind the camera. In confrontations with GDR-sympathisers R\u00f6lling is accused of distorting history and it becomes abundantly clear that the battle to have the last word on how the history of the GDR should be interpreted is riddled with taboos and fraught with individual traumas.<\/p>\n
Jonathan\u00a0<\/span> Germany 2016 Jonathan is 23; he and his aunt, Martha, work on their farm. Jonathan also devotes himself to looking after his father Burghardt, who has cancer. But, railing against his own decrepitude that prevents him from a dignified end, his father stubbornly sabotages all of his son\u2019s efforts. Jonathan finds it increasingly difficult to cope until they hire a young carer, Anka, to help. Jonathan and Anka fall in love; her experience of working at a hospice helps Jonathan to gain a new inroad into his father\u2019s situation. When Burghardt\u2019s long-lost boyhood friend Ron appears on the scene his health visibly improves and, although the family sees Ron as an intruder and is against it, Ron continues to stay on to be with Burghardt. Jonathan discovers that, many years ago, his father and Ron were deeply in love. All at once, the fa\u00e7ade of cherished family beliefs crumbles and long-repressed secrets come to light \u2013 but Jonathan also learns how to let go of his father and to accept his death as something that will open up the path towards a self-determined life.<\/p>\n Kater<\/span> Austria 2016 Andreas and Stefan live a blissful existence together with their tomcat, Moses. They inhabit a beautiful old house in the vineyards near Vienna and work in the same orchestra as manager and musician. Their passion for music, their large circle of friends and colleagues and their furry companion define the daily lives of the two men. But one morning an unexpected outburst of violence from Stefan shakes their harmonious relationship to its core. From this moment on, scepticism and alienation define their cohabitation and represent an almost insurmountable obstacle. While Stefan is losing the ground beneath his feet, Andreas struggles with his mistrust and his love for Stefan. Following his award-winning debut M\u00e4rz (March), in his second film H\u00e4ndl Klaus portrays the expulsion of two lovers from paradise. Demonstrating exceptional sensitivity for the male psyche and for the blind spots in all our personalities, this artistic and poetic ballad tells of the fragility of love. Actors Philipp Hochmair and Lukas Turtur are both born theatre thespians and their naturalistic screen performances are impressive.<\/p>\n Mamma vet b\u00e4st<\/span> Sweden 2016 So, he\u2019s gay. This evening he\u2019s introduced his boyfriend to his mum and later kissed him passionately goodbye in the car. He\u2019s fortunate to have such an open-minded mother \u2013 not everyone is as lucky. But she thinks it\u2019s best that he doesn\u2019t tell his father yet. And he certainly shouldn\u2019t make it known in public that he\u2019s gay. A lot of people are prejudiced. Not everyone is as understanding as his mother.<\/p>\n 17:00, CinemaxX 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures<\/span> USA\/ Germany 2016 He was a catalyst and an illuminator, but also a magnet for scandal. From an early age Robert Mapplethorpe had but one goal which he single-mindedly pursued: to \u2018make it\u2019 not just as an artist but also as an art celebrity. He could not have picked a better time: it is the Manhattan of Warhol\u2019s Factory, of Studio 54 and, following the Stonewall riots, an era of unbridled hedonistic sexuality. His first solo exhibition in 1976 already unveils his topics: erotic depictions, flowers and portraits. He is gaining notoriety through his series of explicitly sexual photographs from the gay sadomasochistic scene as well as nude pictures of black men. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, who took part in the Panorama in 2003 and 2005, were given unrestricted access to Mapplethorpe\u2019s archives for their documentary Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures in which this exceptional artist talks candidly about himself in recently discovered interviews. At the same time, the testimonials of friends, lovers, family members, celebrities and models help paint quite a critical picture of this complex key figure of twentieth century photography.<\/p>\n O noapte in Tokoriki <\/span> Romania 2016 There\u2019s a party in the Tokoriki nightclub. It\u2019s Geanina\u2019s 18th birthday and the whole village is there. The neon palm is lit up and the DJ is wearing his golden shirt. Alin and his friends ride up in style in the horse-drawn cart and take over the dance floor. But Alin seems to have something on his mind. His eyes sparkle when he sets eyes on Geanina, which doesn\u2019t escape her boyfriend\u2019s attention. Emotions are running high. Will there be an escalation tonight?<\/p>\n \u00a017:00, CinemaxX 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Quand on a 17 ans<\/a><\/span> France 2016 Damien and Thomas attend the same grammar school class. They cannot stand each other and whenever verbal insults fail to do enough damage they take a swing at each other. Yet they could just as easily be friends. Damien\u2019s mother Marianne is a country doctor and his father a military pilot on a tour of duty abroad. Thomas is of Maghrebi descent and is the adopted son of a farming family living on a remote farm in the mountains. After several miscarriages the farmer\u2019s wife is expecting again and, since her pregnancy promises to be a difficult one, Marianne invites the withdrawn boy to come and stay with them for a while. Damien and Thomas find themselves having to live under the same roof … Andr\u00e9 Techin\u00e9 has already taken part in the Berlinale Competition several times with films such as Les temps qui changent (2005) and Les t\u00e9moins (2007). In Quand on a 17 ans he explores what it is like to grow up in different social environments in this portrait of two confused youths trying to govern their emotions. A rugged village in the mountains of south-western France as the seasons pass becomes the psychological landscape of the relationship between two young men which vacillates between disdain and attraction.<\/p>\n Rara<\/span> Chile\/ Argentinia 2016 \u00abSo … do your Mom and Lia kiss in public?\u00bb \u00b7 \u00abSometimes. Not that much.\u00bb Since their parents split up, Sara and her younger sister live with their mother, whose new partner is a woman. Everyday life for the four of them is hardly any different than it is for other families. The situation is actually totally fine with Sara. But not everyone sees it that way \u2013 her father in particular has his doubts. As Sara\u2019s 13th birthday approaches, she\u2019s feeling rather overwhelmed: her first crush, a body in the midst of changes and to top it off, conflicts over loyalty with her parents … Everything feels wrong. The empathetic feature-length debut of director Pepa San Mart\u00edn is based on a true story.<\/p>\n 14:00, CinemaxX 3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Strike a Pose<\/span> Netherlands\/ Belgium 2016 For her \u2018Blond Ambition\u2019 tour in 1990, pop superstar Madonna was looking for performers who knew how to vogue. Out of countless hopefuls, the gay dancers Salim, Kevin, Carlton, Jos\u00e9, Luis and Gabriel were chosen along with breakdancer Oliver, the only straight guy. The tour was accompanied by a film crew and Madonna cast herself in the role of mother figure of her stage family. The boys soon found fans among homosexual youths who saw them as role models, while the tour came to epitomise Madonna\u2019s commitment to gay liberation and the acknowledgement of AIDS. But the idyll fell apart when Gabriel, Kevin and Oliver sued against their involuntary outing as gay men brought about by the film In Bed with Madonna. In 1995 Gabriel died of AIDS-related illness, while the others continued to pursue their professional careers. Now, twenty-five years after their time together, the six surviving performers are reunited and long-buried secrets are aired. The filmmakers excel at telling the stories of these very different dancers whilst carefully calling into question the official version of events in order to edge closer to the truth.<\/p>\n 17:00, International<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Th\u00e9o et Hugo dans le m\u00eame bateau<\/span> France 2016 Th\u00e9o and Hugo encounter each other\u2019s bodies in a sex club. They talk, things blur into the haziness of unbridled desire, then take shape for a moment as their gaze meets before they resume their exploration and lose themselves anew. A few moments later the two men feel the need to go outside. Together they drift down the deserted streets of nocturnal Paris. Suddenly they find themselves confronted by a sense of reality that wipes out their freedom and aimlessness and lends each step an existential helplessness. Do they want to know more about each other? Will their trust be rewarded? What are their expectations? Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau display consummate sensitivity in bringing us closer to two men as they strive for intimacy in spite of being stalled by their insecurity. Their two leading actors delight us with their remarkably intuitive performances and their incredible charm.<\/p>\n 20:00, International<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?<\/span> Great Britain\/ Israel 2016 Saar has never fulfilled his parents\u2019 expectations. Ever since he defied the rules of his kibbutz and was barred from the settlement community seventeen years ago, as far as his family is concerned, he simply does not exist. He left Israel to live freely as a gay man in London. When a three-year relationship ended, he threw himself into an excess of sex and drugs until he was diagnosed with HIV and was forced to rethink his life. He has finally found a home singing in the London Gay Men\u2019s Chorus where music is giving him the courage for a reunion with his family. This film provides a sensitive, humorous and charming record of how the now forty-year old protagonist and his estranged parents and siblings set off to confront their disagreements and fears. Unexpected warmth and deep rejection become equally challenging. Incidentally, Saar\u2019s intensely personal story also illuminates the fascinating diversity of a communal way of life that is pervaded by culture and religion; he also inspires us with the sincerity of his search for his identity. The film\u2019s numerous energetic and emotional choral scenes lend passionate expression to his message.<\/p>\n Girl Talk<\/span> USA 2015 Girl Talk features poet and critical theorist Fred Moten dancing in slow motion, or \u2018dragged time\u2019, to an a cappella rendition of Betty Carter\u2019s jazz standard \u201cGirl Talk\u201d, here reinterpreted and performed by musician Josiah Wise. Wearing a velvet cloak covered in jewels, Moten turns euphorically in a sunlit garden as the crystals adorning his body refract pink, blue, and green rays. In exploring the figure of the drag queen and the mother, Moten and Tsang, poet and artist, remain unfixed in any one persona.<\/p>\n 10.02-22.0 2. \/ daily 19:00 \u2013 21:00 Akademie der K\u00fcnste as an Installation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No one in the world does not know the pop-icon Madonna. She is everywhere and in the showbiz since forever. The famous and wonderful documentary “Truth or Dare” followed the Popstar during her “Blond Ambition Tour” in 1990. For her tour, Madonna casted dancer from the voguing scene, which evolved out of the New Yorker … Continue reading Day 5: Strike a Pose!<\/span> ![\"Der](\"http:\/\/blog.teddyaward.tv\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/Der-Ost-Komplex1.jpg\")
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\n 16:00, Colosseum 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nJonathan<\/p>\n
\n99\u00b4
\nDirector: Piotr J. Lewandowski
\nCast:\u00a0Jannis Niew\u00f6hner, Andr\u00e9 Hennicke, Julia Koschitz, Thomas Sarbacher, Barbara Auer<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n\u00a0 22:30 Uhr, Colosseum 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nTomcat<\/p>\n
\n114\u00b4
\nDirector: H\u00e4ndl Klaus
\nCast: Lukas Turtur, Philipp Hochmair, Toni, Thomas Stipsits<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n 22:30, Cubix 7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nMother knows best<\/p>\n
\n12\u00b4
\nDirector: Mikael Bundsen
\nCast: Alexander Gustavsson, Hanna Ullerstam, Karl-Erik Franz\u00e9n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nMapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures<\/p>\n
\n108\u00b4
\nDirector: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
\nCast: Robert Mapplethorpe, Edward Mapplethorpe, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, Brooke Shields, Fran Lebowitz, Brice Marden<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n 14:30, CineStar 7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nA night in Tokoriki<\/p>\n
\n18\u00b4
\nDirector: Roxana Stroe
\nCast: Cristian Priboi, Cristian Bota, Iulia Ciochina<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nBeing 17<\/p>\n
\n116\u00b4
\nDirector: Andr\u00e9 T\u00e9chin\u00e9
\nCast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n 15:00, Friedrichstadt-Palast & 21:00, Haus der Berliner Festspiele<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nRara<\/p>\n
\n88\u00b4
\nDirector: Pepa San Martin
\nCast: Mariana Loyola, Julia L\u00fcbbert, Agustina Mu\u00f1oz, Emilia Ossand\u00f3<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nStrike a Pose<\/p>\n
\n83\u00b4
\nDirector: Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nTh\u00e9o et Hugo dans le m\u00eame bateau<\/span><\/p>\n
\n97\u00b4
\nDirector: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
\nCast: Geoffrey Cou\u00ebt, Fran\u00e7ois Nambot<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nWho’s Gonna Love Me Now?<\/p>\n
\n84\u00b4
\nDirector: Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann, Alexander Bodin Saphir<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n\u00a0 20:15 Cubix 7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nGirl Talk<\/p>\n
\n4\u00b4
\nDirector:Wu Tsang
\nCast: Fred Moten<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n