Tag: Touch Me Not
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Elina Psykou, Nikola Ležaić Set New Projects for Sarajevo Co-Production Forum
New films from Tribeca prize winner Elina Psykou, Sarajevo winner Nikola Ležaić and the producers behind the upcoming Venice Horizons premiere “The Happiest Man in the World” are among the projects selected for the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Co-Production Market, the leading financing forum in Southeast Europe.This year marks the 20th edition of the influential…
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Berlin Film Festival Winners 2021: ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ Takes Golden Bear
The winners for the virtual 2021 Berlin International Film Festival have been revealed, and Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s satire “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” received the Golden Bear for best film. The competition jury celebrated the film as “a rare and essential quality of a lasting art work,” adding in a statement, “It captures…
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‘The Favourite,’ ‘Suspiria,’ ‘High Life,’ ‘Blaze’ to Have French Premiere at La Roche-sur-Yon Festival
Yórgos Lánthimos’s “The Favourite,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria,” Claire Denis’s “High Life” and Ethan Hawke’s “Blaze” are among the many well-received films from Venice and Toronto set to be having their French premiere at La Roche-sur-Yon Festival which is headed by Paolo Moretti, the new topper of Cannes’s Directors Fortnight.The international competition lineup of this 9th…
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‘Touch Me Not’ Review: Adina Pintilie’s Berlinale Winner Is a Sexual Odyssey Stuck Between Purity and Prurience
It’s ironic that Adina Pintilie’s “Touch Me Not” was received as something of a provocation when it premiered at (and won) the 2018 Berlinale, because for all of its nudity and kink — its unashamed erections and Bdsm — this beguiling film is defined by an almost childlike innocence. Of course, almost and childlike are…
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Berlin Golden Bear Winner ‘Touch Me Not’ Clinches Sales (Exclusive)
Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Touch Me Not,” a daring and explicit exploration of intimacy and sex, has clinched a raft of sales in Europe and Asia.Daniela Elstner’s Doc & Film has sold Romanian director Adina Pintilie’s film to Italy (I-Wonder), Portugal (Leopardo), Poland (New Horizons), Benelux (Contact Film), Switzerland (Xenix), Taiwan (Swallow Wings), Ukraine (Kinove),…
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International Newswire: Berlin’s Market Rocked, Yes, But Now Comes the Reality Check
The 30th European Film Market, which wrapped Feb. 23, proved quite a remarkable event, the most vibrant in years, with a half-dozen or more big commercial titles, budgeted up to $70 million, hitting the bazaar, often down-to-the-wire, confounding industry pessimism. A week later, rolling off upbeat reviews, a series of arthouse competition winners or faves…
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Romanian film about fear of sexual intimacy wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival
Surprise win for Touch Me Not means Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs has to settle for best director prizeTouch Me Not, a Romanian film about fear of intimacy and achieving sexual liberation was the unexpected winner of the Golden Bear, the Berlin film festival’s top award at the festival’s concluding ceremony on Saturday.Directed by Adina…
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Berlin Film Festival 2018 winners (updating live)
The awards of the 68th Berlin Film Festival are being awarded this evening (Feb 24).The awards of the 68th Berlin Film Festival are being awarded this evening (Feb 24).This year’s international competition jury was headed up by German director Tom Twyker, he was joined by Cécile de France, Chema Prado, Adele Romanski, Ryūichi Sakamoto and…
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‘Touch Me Not’ wins Golden Bear at 2018 Berlin Film Festival
Wes Anderson wins festival’s best director.The awards of the 68th Berlin Film Festival were handed out this evening (Feb 24), with the Golden Bear for best film going to Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not, which also scooped best first feature.Scroll down for the full list of winnersThere were 24 films in this year’s competition section,…
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Berlinale 2018 Awards: ‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Golden Bear as Wes Anderson Is Named Best Director for ‘Isle of Dogs’
The Berlin Film Festival has come to a close, and Adina Pintilie’s has emerged with the film world’s nicest looking award: the Golden Bear for Best Film. Wes Anderson was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director by the six-person jury, which was led by Tom Tykwer and seems to have been as wowed by…