about a month before the start of the berlin international film festival the barely there . asked various statutes are being cast director dieter caustic already felt the festival spirit when he visited the forgery in berlin is the most about it's emotional for me first because i've seen them shine up on the big stage because here you realise it's not only a great art but also a great crouched to cast these barriers this is one thread is going to be on c.b.s. and the tonight have trophies have been cast here in the same design since one thousand nine hundred eighty one they'll be handed to their deserving winners at the end of the ten day festival which will start on february fifteenth. to travel around the boundaries of europe and seven months that while stefan and his mission of course the german photographer took his camera with him on this journey to portray people living along the border of fifteen you opin countries based in a motorhome he traveled more than thirty one thousand kilometers for the photo

capital we do apologize to our viewers for that well turning now to some other news the berlin international film festival is opening next month and it's known for showcasing films that address the social and political issues of the day last year's program was devoted to refugees and migration this year a well known chef from syria and a refugee herself will be cooking for vo ip guests at the opening reception here's her story. conjuring up the tastes of damascus bringing the craziness of her home country like fried okra to germany is maliki just passion the search year old migrant hopes that she can help germans learn more about her heritage. they drive our food in the city they see it's it's good food it's not all that people seem to do we have only falafel and. after they see it's it's very big maliki has been practicing his skills in the shared kitchen of this refugee shelter and ballin. she now runs a catering business making the dishes she grew up with. she's also published a cookbook which takes readers into a world of colorful spices. the book subtitled brings a smile to her face it reads recipes

the one that we are already gearing up for is of course the berlin international film festival this year i can already tell you that the jury president will be a mr tom. who i believe we can see here he's been much in the news recently due to the success of the t.v. c series. the festival will with. the sins of the hopes it's a stop motion feature which takes place in the near future in japan docs have been banished to trash an outbreak of flu twelve yo boy arrives in search of his month so that's the first time that an animation film has opened the. country to look forward to go a wedding or celebrating mox or the talk movie so a lot to look forward to in twenty thousand if you're bored you're not looking in the right places perhaps the moral of the story adrian kennedy from our culture desk as always thank you so much thank you. you're watching news a quick reminder of the top stories that we have been following for you in iran tens of thousands have taken part in pro-government rallies following days of unrest targeting the regime at least twenty one people have been killed and hundre

dreary but for ten days in february the stars are shining brightly that's one berlin hosted annual international film festival the burly molly right here on pot some on plots you can encounter some of the world's biggest movie stars in the flats and it's the place to be first to you and celebrity status from around the globe. every year in february the theater on potsdamer platz turns into the belly non of pop. stars who have already graced the red carpet here in berlin include catherine deneuve. and ella b. cruz. you jackman. robert pattinson. berlin love celebrities and they love. film buffs are already on rolling their sleeping mats to make sure they can get tickets some tickets are sold online but most are available at the box office three days before each screening that means. i one radio was frail is bad. i have in front of the queue really has its own feel it has its own energy and so that also gets translated into the film festival it's a very different cinema experience it's not about popcorn but about real film buffs coming together. speaking of popcorn one of the many berlin film festival sections

film category. in february berlin will stage its international film festival once again international films will be vying for the coveted golden bag. this year german film maker tom will have the festival jury. the nominees for the ninetieth academy awards the oscars haven't been named yet but as u.k. actor gary oldman is tipped to be a favorite for his portrayal of former british prime minister winston churchill in darkest hour. now. we watch. yourself. and british actress sally hawkins is a hot contender to win the academy award for best actress in her breakthrough role in the fantasy drama the shape of water walk ins plays a mute cast odeon of falls in love with a mysterious amphibian man is there anything you don't know. christopher nolan is certainly among the finest directors of his generation but so far he hasn't been able to bag an oscar his harrowing world war two film dunker could well change that . in may the world's biggest music competition the euro vision song contest will be held portuguese capital of lisbon for the first time ever. portuguese singers salvatore's or bravo won the con

all the berlin international film festival the ballet nala opening next month is known for showcasing films that address the social political issues of the day last year's program was devoted to refugees and migration and this year a syrian refugee chef will be cooking for v.a.p. guests that the opening reception here's her story conjuring up the taste of damascus bringing the craziness of her home country like fried okra to germany is maliki just much he's passion the set two year old migrant hopes that she can help germans learn more about her heritage foundation try our food and they say they see it's it's good food it's not over people think about food we have only found often and. after that they see it's it's very big maliki has been practicing has skills in the shed kitchen of this refugee shelter and then she know runs a catering business making the dishes she grew up with. she's also published a cookbook which takes readers into a wealth of colorful spices. the book subtitled brings a smile to her face it reads recipes of longing from my homeland homeland that's been devastat