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Berlin Film Festival Day 1: Todd Haynes Talks Trump Effect; New Berlinale Chief Outlines Vision; Johnny Flynn on ‘Prayer for the Dying’; Taiwan Brings Big Slate to EFM and More
The 75th Berlin Film Festival opened Thursday with Todd Haynes and other jurors talking about Trump's effect on film. Here are highlights from Day 1.
The Berlin Film Festival kicked off its 75th edition Thursday with a lively conversation featuring filmmaker Todd Haynes and other members of the jury examining Donald Trump’s return to power and the impact that rising nationalist currents around the world will have on cinema. Tricia Tuttle, the festival’s new director, outlined her vision for the enduring event, which is an important showcase of European film and has become a key sales and marketing launch pad for distributors in the U.S. and other territories. British star Johnny Flynn talks bonding with John C. Reilly while lensing the drama “Prayer for the Dying,” which is up for grabs at the European Film Market.
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