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Berlinale Director Tricia Tuttle Voices Far-Right Concerns Ahead Of German Elections & Reflects On First Edition At The Helm
Berlinale Director Tricia Tuttle Talks First Edition; Far-Right Concerns, Free Speech & Empathy For Both Sides Of Israel-Palestine Conflict
Many have reflected the times, from opening picture The Light, about a liberal-minded Berlin family grappling with the new age of uncertainty, and Michel Franco’s Dreams, tackling the U.S.-Mexico migrant stand-off, to Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25, delving into corruption, nationalism and racism in his home country of Romania, and Kateryna Gornostai’s Timestamp, about the effects of war on everyday life in Ukraine. Stars hitting the red carpet this year as part of the Berlinale Special gala line-up included Timothée Chalamet for James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown; Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho’s long-awaited sci-fi comedy Mickey 17, as well as Liu Haocun and Wen QI for Chinese director Vivian Qu’s Girls on Wire, for whom fans travelled from across Europe. She and her team have attempted to head-off a repeat of last year’s edition in which opposing views over the Israel-Palestine conflict, spilled into the opening night, with winners and jury members criticizing Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, sparking accusations of antisemitism by local politicians, with briefings and posts laying out the festival’s stance and protocol on free speech.
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