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French documentary wins top prize at Berlin film festival

French director Nicolas Philibert's documentary "On the Adamant", about a floating day-care centre on the Seine in Paris, won the Berlin film festival's Golden Bear top prize on Saturday.

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French Documentary, Spanish Girl Clinch Top Prizes at Berlinale

The Berlin film festival on Saturday awarded its Golden Bear top prize to a documentary by French director Nicolas Philibert and its best acting award to an eight-year-old girl in what jury chief Kristen Stewart described as a "boundary-pushing" event. "On the Adamant", coming more than 20 years after Philibert's…

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French documentary 'On the Adamant' wins top Berlinale prize

The French documentary “On the Adamant” (Sur l’Adamant) directed by Nicolas Philibert was named best film at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival

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Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine

About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities

The Guardian - UK

Thousands join Berlin rally calling for Ukraine peace talks

Thousands of people have protested in Berlin to condemn Germany’s supply of arms to Ukraine and call for peace talks to end the war

The Independent UK

Protest in Berlin over Arming Ukraine against Russia Draws Thousands

A demonstration against supplying Ukraine with weapons for war with Russia attracted 10,000 people on Saturday, drawing criticism from top German government officials and a large police presence to maintain order. Organized by a prominent left-wing German politician, the protest comes a day after the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion…

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Protest in Berlin over arming Ukraine against Russia draws thousands

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Berlin film fest to award prizes as stars return

BERLIN: The Berlin film festival awards its top prizes on Saturday, including the Golden Bear for best picture, after a star-studded run that highlighted freedom struggles in Iran and Ukraine.

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Berlin film festival 2023 roundup – prestige, politics and ethical starpower

This year’s Berlinale continued the tradition of combining earnestness with red-carpet glamour – featuring Kristen Stewart, Bono and Steven Spielberg, and this time some real crowd pleasers

The Guardian - UK

Josip Juranovic and the unseen Celtic nod during Union Berlin celebration as Daizen Maeda decodes subtle reminder

The duo were pals during their Parkhead days and that friendship appears to have continued after the Croat's exit.

Daily Record

German peace activists park rusty tank outside Russian embassy

Activists protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine parked a destroyed, rusty tank directly in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday, bringing a piece of the battlefield to the centre of the German capital.

Reuters

Wrecked Russian tank, skull and silence mark war anniversary

A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine’s yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun

The Independent UK

Makoto Shinkai's 'Suzume' shown at Berlin film festival

BERLIN -- Animated film "Suzume no Tojimari" ("Suzume"), directed by Makoto Shinkai, had its official competition screening at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday.

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Ukraine supporters dump destroyed Russian tank outside Moscow’s embassy in Berlin

Supporters of Ukraine dumped a destroyed Russian T-72 tank outside Moscow’s embassy in Berlin on the first anniversary of Putin’s brutal invasion on Friday, 24 February.

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Germany to pursue $5.2 billion submarine deal with India during Scholz trip - sources

Germany will pursue a $5.2 billion deal with India to jointly build six conventional submarines in the country during Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Feb. 25-26 visit, two Indian and two German sources said.

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German Court Convicts Man Over Syria War Crime

A German court on Thursday convicted a Palestinian man from Syria of a war crime and murder for launching a grenade into a crowd of civilians waiting for food in Damascus in 2014. He was sentenced to life in prison. The 55-year-old, identified only as Moafak D. in line with…

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2023 BMW Motorrad Days Festival To Touch Down In Berlin In July

BMW Motorrad is planning a whole host of events for Motorrad Days 2023 in Berlin, which is also the 100th anniversary of BMW Motorrad as a company.

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Tesla Battery Facility Reportedly Producing Components At Giga Berlin

Brandenburg Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach reported this week that Tesla is officially producing individual battery components at Giga Berlin.

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Bono presents iconic Hollywood director Steven Spielberg with special award at Berlin Film Festival

The U2 frontman honoured Spielberg for his work

Evening Standard

Bono hands lifetime award to ‘out of this world’ Steven Spielberg at Berlin film festival

The U2 frontman described Spielberg as ‘one of the biggest big shots in Hollywood’ as he presented him with the Golden Bear

The Independent UK

Bono presents Steven Spielberg with lifetime award at Berlin film festival

The U2 frontman described Spielberg as ‘one of the biggest big shots in Hollywood’ as he presented him with the Golden Bear award.

The Independent UK

Watch Steven Spielberg walk down red carpet of Berlin Film Festival

This footage shows the scene from the Berlin International Film Festival red carpet as Steven Spielberg arived ahead of the ceremony.

Reuters

German ministers offer aid and fast visas on visit to quake-hit Turkey

Two senior German ministers travelled to southern Turkey on Tuesday to visit areas hit by a devastating earthquake more than two weeks ago, to underscore Berlin's support for the victims and reconstruction efforts.

Reuters

Another war: how Sarajevo's musicians sang through a siege

Setting out to tell the story of Sarajevo's four-year siege in the 1990s, Nenad Sicin-Sain thought he was documenting Europe's last big war - only for Russia to invade Ukraine during filming, heightening the emotions of an already fraught project.

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Austrian poet seeks solace from gender roles in Berlinale biopic

For German director Margarethe von Trotta, "Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert," chronicling six years of the titular Austrian poet's life, is part of a dialogue with the past about how life for women has changed and how much they have achieved.

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