Sharon Lockhart and the protagonist of her film Double Tide, Jen Casad, will be guests at the GREEN ME Lounge on February 18th. During Berlinale environmental subjects are being discussed here by means of selected films.
One-Woman Show
In her unique performance The Abstract Prophecy Conference Islandic artist Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir controls an abstract PowerPoint world blended in with music, videos, performances and poetry.
Forum Expanded Talk and Screen: Cinema City
Complementing the exhibition Cinema City at the cinemas Arsenal, Cubix and Delphi, a panel discussion with the initiators of the project and screening will be hold on February 16th.
Forum Expanded Talk and Screen: Embargo Collective
Seven of the world's most talented young indigeneous filmmakers from the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be presenting their project Embargo Collective at the Arsenal cinema on February 15th.
Forum Expanded Move
Forum Expanded provides daily guided gallery tours to the various exhibition venues across town. It is advisable to book in advance due to the limited number of places and great demand.
The Forum at the Talent Campus
Once again, several Forum guests are also involved in the Talent Campus programme: Laura Poitras, Anat Zuria, Madhusree Dutta, Caroline Kamya, Claire Denis, Yamada Yoji and Abe Tsutomu will be taking part in various panel discussions. Islandic artist Ásdís Sif Gunarsdóttir can be seen in a performance.
"Dialogues with Catalogues"
A lounge with posters and catalogues from four decades of Forum history is open to visitors on the ground floor of the Filmhaus from today on. In addition to the historical material, five new video installations by Lucien Castaing-Taylor are on show there.
Bill Douglas Trilogy opens 40th Forum
The 40th Forum opens with the Bill Douglas Trilogy tomorrow night at Delphi theatre. In addition to the films, which are part of the Forum anniversary programme, a trailer consisting of historical clips of news coverage on the Forum will be shown.
Hungarian Film Week: Prizes for "Bilbliothèque Pascal"
Bilbliothèque Pascal, which will have its international premier at the Berlinale's Forum section, received four prizes at the Hungarian Film Week: In addition to the "Golden Reel Main Prize" the film obtained the "Student Jury's Main Prize", the "Best Cinematography" prize and the "Gene Moskowitz Foreign Critics’ Prize".
Forum Expanded Show: Openings
The 5th edition of Forum Expanded starts with numerous exhibition openings. On the 10th of February the first group exhibition already opens at the Akademie der Künste. The grand opening of the Hamburger Bahnhof as well as the "Auto-Kino" in the Temporäre Kunsthalle takes place at the 11th. On the 12th both the Filmhaus and many galleries start with their programme.