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Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle on Reinvigorating the Festival, Getting Timothée Chalamet and Keeping Standing Ovations Very Demure: ‘Everyone I Know Cannot Stand the Clap-O-Meter’
Tricia Tuttle talks her first year as Berlinale chief, nabbing stars like Timothée Chalamet and why standing ovations aren't her style.
When we meet in the middle of the 75th annual Berlin Film Festival, which so far has seen Robert Pattinson, Timothée Chalamet, Jessica Chastain and Jacob Elordi touch down in Germany, Tuttle shows no signs of sleep deprivation or slowing down. An erudite lover of films and a straight-shooter, Tuttle — an American who’s lived in Europe for so long that she’s adopted a hybrid British accent — admits that it’s been a tough year due to the ongoing political turmoil in Germany with the rise of the far right in the run up to the national election on Sunday. These tensions aside, Tuttle is pleased with the reception to the 2025 edition of the Berlinale, which kicked off with Tilda Swinton delivering a political speech about the importance of artistic expression as she accepted a Golden Lion for career achievement.
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