Berlinale Unveils 2021 Generation Line-up, Majority Of Films Directed By Women
FOLLOW US ON: Berlin: The Berlin International Film Festival on Monday released the list of films to be screened under its Generation section aimed at the youth, with a majority of its movies directed by women. The 2021 edition of the prestigious film gala will take place in two parts, starting with the industry-focused, online-only event from March 1-5. Generation is a programme that celebrates the power of the imagination in feature films, animated and documentary forms and the organisers said this year they had selected 15 titles, which will be vying for the Crystal Bears, given to the best film in the two sub-categories. Section head Maryanne Redpath said these films in the line-up offer “a break to life as we know it right now” amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Berlin: The Berlin International Film Festival on Monday released the list of films to be screened under its Generation and Retrospective sections at the upcoming of the movie gala, with the former segment featuring a majority of its movies directed by women.
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In a year when festivals will hope for the return of audiences, industry and some sense of normalcy,
Screen rounds up key contenders vying for the attention of programmers from France, Benelux, Nordics, Italy, Germany, Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia. ( denotes film previously appeared in Screen’s 2020 list)
Annette
Dir. Leos Carax
Carax’s long-awaited Los Angeles-set musical comedy co-stars Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver as an opera singer and a stand-up comedian, who are parents to a baby girl with a special gift. It is based on a screenplay by fraternal pop and rock duo Ron and Russell Mael, founding frontmen of cult band Sparks. Hopes are high that Carax’s first feature in nine years will premiere at Cannes. The director was last at the festival in competition with