Cologne film producer bucks Berlin trend

Berlin is the unequivocal capital of the German film industry. So why are Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger wandering the streets of Cologne? One man is responsible - and he's fighting an uphill battle. (21.01.2013) 

Scorsese's film magic comes to Berlin

The world's first retrospective on the work of the Oscar-winning director has just opened - in Berlin of all places. Scorcese is accredited with countless blockbusters, but also with technical improvements to film. (15.01.2013) 

Red carpet one moment, harsh reality the next

Nazif Mujic starred in "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker," about the difficult lives of a Roma family. After winning a Silver Bear, he's returned to his village in Bosnia - and continues to face a harsh reality. (01.03.2013) 

Kampusch's story of captivity opens in cinemas

Natascha Kampusch made headlines the world over when she escaped in 2006 after eight years in captivity. Now the shocking story of her lost childhood has been made into a film. (28.02.2013) 

Golden Globes celebrate best in TV and film

Stars from cinema and television have gathered in Beverly Hills for the 70th annual Golden Globes to celebrate this years’ winners. Austrian director Michael Haneke’s film "Amour" took home best foreign language film. (14.01.2013) 

Hollywood gives Oscars nod to young and old

This year's Oscars nominations have seen the youngest-ever contender, Quvenzhane Wallis, put forward as best actress. The oldest nominee ever in that same category comes from a film by German-born Michael Haneke. (10.01.2013) 

Claude Lanzmann receives life award at Berlinale

French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann receives the Berlin International Film Festival's highest award - the Honorary Golden Bear - on Thursday. The Frenchman gained international fame with his epic "Shoah." (14.02.2013) 

Berlinale: Film award recognizes the struggle for art and human rights

This year's CINEMA fairbindet ("CINEMA connects") prize at Berlin's film festival went to the co-production "Art/Violence". DW Akademie project manager Charles Achaye-Odong was one of the jury members. (26.02.2013) 

Annoyed French stars seek exile in Russia

Actor Gerard Depardieu has defected to Russia, on tax grounds. Brigitte Bardot wants to do the same, in apparent criticism of France's animal rights record. Does this mark a trend among French actors? (08.01.2013) 

Film reignites debate on Polish anti-Semitism

The film "Poklosie" delves into the dark history of Polish complicity during the Holocaust. Director Wladyslaw Pasikowski's work has sparked fresh debate in Poland by posing the question: How anti-Semitic were the Poles? (07.01.2013) 

Film explores German provincial politics

German politics isn't all eurozone rescues and foreign interventions. Things are a lot more humble out in the provinces. A new film takes a look at the day-to-day work of one regional parliamentarian. (09.09.2012) 

Politics at the Berlin film festival

The Berlin International Film festival has a tradition of featuring political cinema. This year, young directors from Europe focus on the continent's past, present and future. (13.02.2013) 

Korean film comes out on top in Venice

The South Korean movie 'Pieta' has won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. Director of the film, Kim Ki-duk, says his film is a criticism of extreme capitalism. (10.09.2012) 

Talent Campus: 'The results are fantastic'

The Berlinale Talent Campus brings up-and-coming filmmakers and actors together with old hands from the business. DW talked to the director of the program, Matthijs Wouter Knol, about the springboard for young talent. (15.02.2013) 

Berlinale retrospective shows 'Weimar Touch'

During the 1920s, the world of film looked to Germany, with movies made in Berlin considered particularly innovative. The aesthetic legacy of the Weimar Republic inspired many directors, above all in Hollywood. (08.02.2013) 

Berlinale 2013: A cineaste's dream

The Berlin International Film Festival is one of the most important cinema showcases in the world. The 63rd Berlinale kicks off on February 7, but who's in the running for a coveted gold or silver bear? (08.02.2013) 

On the banality of evil

Director Margarethe von Trotta's new film examines the confrontation between German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt and the Nazi Adolf Eichmann during his trial in Jerusalem. But it's no ordinary biopic. (10.01.2013) 

Maverick director Herzog is full of surprises

German filmmaker Werner Herzog doesn't fit into any boxes. He rejects the constraints of the studio and films on location instead, making humans and nature equal players. Nevertheless, he shot to fame in Hollywood. (05.09.2012) 

3D television hype seeks quality films

3D TVs themselves are no longer a hot topic at Berlin's IFA Consumer Electronics Fair. Instead, customers now are more interested in bringing quality 3D movies to the home entertainment systems in their living rooms. (02.09.2012) 

Basketball diplomacy in Iran

Tensions between Iran and the US were intensifying in 2008 when American basketball player Kevin Sheppard went to play for the Iranian league. A German filmmaker has brought his unusual story to the cinema. (24.01.2013) 

German film denounces aid as 'sweet poison'

"Sweet Poison" is a German documentary that looks at three development aid projects in Africa that went badly wrong. The film's director proposes a drastic remedy. (08.10.2012) 

Why Germany is afraid of its own folk music

New Zealand-born musician Hayden Chisholm toured Germany to learn about its rich folk music tradition - and why the Germans have a problem with it. His back-to-the-roots journey was captured in a new documentary. (11.10.2012) 

Berlinale documentaries reflect the power of film

In the German capital, a showcase of documentary films at this year's Berlinale illustrates the medium's potential to reclaim the past and envision the future, says DW's Helen Whittle. (15.02.2013) 

'The Act of Killing' is director's love letter to Indonesia

DW talks to Joshua Oppenheimer, whose film has caused a sensation at the Berlinale. In 1965-66, some million so-called 'communists' were massacred in Indonesia. Their killers tell the story in 'The Act of Killing.' (15.02.2013) 

Pulling Bahman Mohassess from history's tide

Mitra Farahani's documentary film "Fifi Howls From Happiness" captures the last two months in the life of Iranian artist Bahman Mohasses. Farahani talked to DW about the film, the man and his legacy. (25.02.2013) 

Kino: DW's film magazine