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The language of music – interview with composer Peyman Yazdanian
28Mar By Liv ThastumNo Comments
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The language of music – interview with composer Peyman Yazdanian

One of the most touching films of this year's Berlinale screened in the Generation K+ Section was the Chinese film Zhi Wu Xue Jia - The Botanist by Jing Yi. A film that takes us to a small village at the Chinese border close to Kasachstan. For its touching portrayal of the region, its enrichment to the discourse on the human-nature relation and its stunning pictures The Botanist receives this year's Grad Prix for Best Feature Film in the Generation K+ section. I was deeply touched by this film and especially by the wonderful music, that transported the beauty and melancholy of the pictures. Therefore I asked composer Peyman Yazdanian for an interview. Peyman is an Iranian pianist and music composer. He is internationally known for his compositions for both national and foreign feature fil...
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Film as a Fight for Social Justice – an Interview with Director Lucia Murat about her Film ‚Hora do Recreio‘
18Mar By Anouk SegebartNo Comments
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Film as a Fight for Social Justice – an Interview with Director Lucia Murat about her Film ‚Hora do Recreio‘

It is tuesday afternoon during the Berlinale. The CinemaxX cinema is full of filmmakers, Journalists and Berlinale visitors. We manage to find a spot to record our own Interview, and are very excited when we finally get to meet and talk with Lucia Murat, the Director of 'Hora do Recreio'. In this interview, Lucia Murat talks about her personal background, about what moved her to make this movie, about the experience while working with the teenagers and about the systemic origins of violence. You can listen to it below, scroll further down to read along, or watch a shortened version of the Interview on our Instagram (or at the very bottom of the article). Interview by Liv Heyden and Anouk Segebart, video and photos by Lukas Mascher. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3OZBeNjWrekaz0vtX...
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„Life is complex sometimes and that’s okay. You don’t have to be afraid of it.“ – An interview with Eric San, the director of Space Cadet
25Feb By EmilyNo Comments
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„Life is complex sometimes and that’s okay. You don’t have to be afraid of it.“ – An interview with Eric San, the director of Space Cadet

The animated, dialogue-free film Space Cadet is part of this years Generation Kplus program and is centered around the beautiful relationship between the young girl Celeste and her guardian Robot. We had the chance to meet up with director Eric San at a café close to Filmtheater am Friedrichshain after one of the screenings. Sadly, we had to cut a majority of the fascinating and very pleasant, one-hour-long conversation. Here are some excerpts on the film, it’s themes, music and history and on the way kids deal with complex emotions. Freie Generation Reporter:innen (FGR): In general, how are you enjoying the Berlinale so far? How are the different screenings? Eric San: The premiere at HKW was wonderful. There was a full house, a thousand people or something, and just that real elect...
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Der legendäre Berlinale-Schal oder 20 Jahre Berlinale Family
24Feb By Clara1 Comment
Interview

Der legendäre Berlinale-Schal oder 20 Jahre Berlinale Family

im Interview mit einer treuen Berlinale Gängerin 2005 wurde ich das erste Mal von meiner Mutter mit auf die Berlinale genommen, und von fast allererster Stunde war Suse dabei, mit der ich seit dem jedes Jahr auf die Berlinale gehe und ganz viel gemeinsame Fetsival Geschichte teile. Ich habe mich schon immer gefragt, wie sieht die Berlinale für einen Menschen aus, der seit 20 Jahren das Festival besucht? Am Mittwochnachmittag treffe ich Suse im Cafe an der Urania, um uns über gemeinsame Berlinale Zeiten zu unterhalten. freie Generation Report:innen: Vielleicht erst mal zum Einstieg: wie bist Du zur Berlinale gekommen und kannst du Dich an deinen aller ersten Film erinnern? Suse: Nein, an meinen ersten Film erinnere ich mich leider nicht… Aber alles hat angefangen 2005, da habe ic...
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