Love the fan area, where Berliners and tourists alike wait front row centre for Bill Murray or Tilda Swinton.
Welcome to Europe and true multilingualism: After managing the French-English-German press conference, I had to hand in the towel during the Italian presser, or rather hand it over to the hard-working Berlinale interpreters.
Hey @TIFF_NET, we need this in Toronto! Open mic script read-through (fully licenced), opened by Thomas Stuber (A Heavy Heart) with In The Aisles, about to premiere with Sandra Hüller & Franz Rogowski.
One of the German stars in a "double feature" Berlinale: Udo Kier in Laura Bispuri's intense family drama Figlia Mia (here next to actresses Alba Rohrwacher and Valeria Golino), and in Gus van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot.
Great Berlinale initiative: The inclusion program ensures barrier-free access, audio description, live signing and generally at lot of awareness of accessibility at the festival.
Lest we forget: Amid all the Berlinale bustle, you're constantly reminded that the Platz was right in the middle of the East-West divide for 40 years. Fittingly, Wim Wenders' newly 4K restored Wings of Desire with its iconic "angel on Potsdamer Platz" images had a special Classics presentation at Berlinale 2018.
We'll see whether the handing out of the Golden and Silver Bears at the award ceremony on Saturday will be a gamble as this bear suggests.
by
Jutta Brendemühl
all photos: photos & c @JuttaBrendemuhl
