Berlin Film Festival issue statement defending jury after “media storm”, say artists should not be “expected to speak on every political issue raised to them”

“We do not believe there is a filmmaker screening in this festival who is indifferent to what is happening in this world.” Source: Berlin Film Festival issue statement defending jury after “media storm”, say artists should not be “expected to … Continued

Berlin Film Festival: ‘Crocodile’ Documents How Self-Taught Filmmakers From Nigerian Hinterlands Became Astonishing Creative Force

The Berlin Film Festival is welcoming some of the world’s most gifted moviemakers – none more talented than the young Nigerian collective known as The Critics. The group, made up primarily of siblings and some of their cousins, has managed … Continued