it's a big night for european sort of out of the berlin international film festival and tonight its review women driving the plot would have the details coming up. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston it's good to have you with us israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned that if israel feels threatened it could take action directly against iran natanya who made the comments on the final day of the munich security conference and at the end of a week that saw iran and israel edged closer to open confrontation. israel's prime minister was in hawkish form when he took to the stage in munich in a blistering speech he slammed what he calls iran's aggression in the middle east. here's a piece of that i really am drawing or what's left over after we shot it girl. i brought it here so you can see it for yourself. mr zarif. do you recognize this. you should be george you can take back with you a message to the tyrants of terror and do not just israel's resolve. netanyahu is a vehement critic of the twenty fifteen nuclear agreement negotiated between six world powers and iran and h

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right let's go right back to the berlin international film festival we have. david leavitt standing by for us again how you two so there's all sorts of stars great films give us an idea of what's been going on today. well happening right behind us at the moment is that for me are of a new film from last d.s. called an english season of the devil and it's a filipino film about a small town in the philippines struggling to survive under the marcos military dictatorship yeah and we should also mention this premiere started three hours ago this is a four hour long film and that's actually nothing new for a lot of diaz as one of the founding members of the slow cinema movement he was at the belly two years ago with an eight hour film so this is actually pretty short for him and it's pretty hard subject matter it's a very slow film but it's actually also a musical he's called it a rock opera so i have to say i was a little sad it wasn't eight hours long and never get enough rock opera never did it no but seriously the four four hours was was quite enough but a stron

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today is the final day of competition at the berlin international film festival and my colleagues charlotte chelsea and maya schrader are down at the red carpet where they are following all of the action including of course european films i mean we get a lot of these we are after all here in berlin at but there was in particular a very interesting german movie that prepared that premiered today right. yes we had a new film that was the last entry into the berlin alley competition section it's called in the aisles and it really is a very small suite subtle love story about what it's like to work in a supermarket in east germany yeah that's right we enjoyed it a lot it was a very moving at times it stands the actor friends now we are a big fan of his and i think you know they and the ballot out there is out the best of all it was a big fan of this year he's been awarded the shooting star award meaning the ballot not i think that he is going to be european actors who watch in the future he

the movers and shakers of the silver screen are in the german capital for the berlin international film festival the berlin it opens on thursday with a hint of hollywood but this weekend the focus has been on the leading talents of european cinema detail the use david leftists and melanie corrigible are on the red carpet for. david and melanie thank you for braving the cold what's getting people

it's that time of year again berlin's international film festival known as the berlin wall it begins tonight it is ten days of screenings talks workshops and more the berlin ballot is known as the most political of the major film festivals but that doesn't mean there is no glitz and glamor on the red carpet down at potsdamer platz the main screening venue. just a short time ago we saw. a belgian star. who happens to be on this year's jury awarding the coveting golden and silver bearers the panel this year is headed by tom tiger one of germany's top international filmmakers this year's opening film is isle of dogs it is the first time that an animation has opened the berlin film festival. called i love dogs is set in the distant future japan that due to a dangerous dog flu the canine population is rounded up and banished to trash island on the tare is a young boy whose dog is among those seized he goes to the island in search of his beloved pet spots and he's helped by the other dogs a whole because way over not just sludge marsh leading to radioactive landfill goodbye toxic chemical g

and down at the berlin international film festival the waiting is over and the bears have been announced w.'s ladies in red down at the red carpet maya shorter and charlotte chiles impel are standing by with all the latest ok guys let's start with the top prize who won the golden bear. hi abbey we dressed as the red carpet last night that. you like. to go to bat while drummer oh thanks remaining a film called touch touch me touch me you know it is a very unusual film i would have thought it was by the females or actor i didn't have seen it continually excuse me who is a first time director as was her first ever feature film and she won the golden bear for it she was also one of the only four women in the competition section of the ballet now they know this film so well the jury present had something interesting to say about their decision on the yeah he did he said the jury themselves are pretty split on whether to to award this film that the golden bat he said there that he wanted a film that shows not what film can do but it's what it can do in the future and

and we are live at the ceremony for the sixteenth berlin international film festival we are just ninety minutes away from finding out who's won the festival's top prize the golden bat. and i have a quote boston welcome to the program we begin in syria where the government is escalating attacks on eastern ghouta the opposition held suburb of damascus intense shelling for seven days has killed five hundred civilians including many children the u.n. security council is scheduled to meet to try to agree on a cease fire resolution after several failed attempts syria's key ally russia has so far blocks the resolution moscow says it wants guarantees rebel fighters in eastern guta will halt the fighting. the bombs have been raining down on eastern ghouta for an entire week. as smoke and ash filled the sky over this rebel held district near damascus those on the ground continue to pull victims from the rubble they've been under siege here for years but casualties are now spiking sharply. the survivors are being treated in a makeshift hospital near damascus activists say this is the work of indis

because way over knox the current international film festival begins with a bang this evening with an animated feature set in the future we will bring you the latest from the berlin allah and reaction to the need to campaign against sexual violence. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. his appointment has been welcomed with singing dancing and a standing ovation in parliament cyril ramaphosa was sworn in today as south africa's new president his predecessor jacob zuma resigned barely twenty four hours earlier after being ordered to stand down by his party the a.n.c. rama poso will set out his plans for the country in detail on friday evening but he's already said that tackling corruption will be a top priority. now. proceed on on that in part we've got some of the things the moment the nation had been waiting for the new leader promising a break from the past was the issues that you have issues that have to do with corruption issues of how we can straighten out all state owned enterprises and how we deal with state kept is issues that are on our radar screen a

and female driven movie scene presence at the berlin international film festival we'll hear about the italian adoption drama exploring a young girl's search for identity plus a swedish black comedy that student body critic say. hello i'm terry march and thanks for joining us. there's been a rapid evolution of relations between germany and turkey last week turkey's prime minister banally you visited berlin and paved the way for the release of an imprisoned german journalist then over the weekend more signs of a thaw told the german media he expected president to want to visit berlin soon amid hopes for renewed military cooperation but critics say it's the result of a secret deal for german tanks. seeking speedy approval from germany turkish prime minister banally yielder him is hoping the two countries might soon cooperate on building tanks in turkey deal potentially worth billions. in january german foreign minister sic markup real only signal berlin would a proposal to retrofit tanks with new and he mined systems but that plan was put on ice after turkey invade his syria's african re

today is the final day of competition at the berlin international film festival and my colleague charlotte chel simple and maya shader are standing by with the latest action on the red carpet and you know no surprise guys european films are really popular at this film festival and we had a german one preparing today tell us a little bit more about it. that's how we saw the last entry into the belinelli competition section it was called in the isles and it's a really sweet small film just sort of a low key love story about what it's like to work in a supermarket in east germany yeah that's right it's actually a very needing film and also it stands fans low cost he is a huge hit with us i have to say and also here is the bad as well he's starring in another film in the competition believe it or not that's who you and that's a film called transit where he plays a refugee and then as well he's won the bet in shooting star wars which means that ballin out it decided that he is one to watch and he got a big deal he's a big deal we don't want to give away too much they check out his performance i

female driven movies take center stage at the international film festival takes a look at the italian adoption drama exploring a young girl search for identity. of the procedure bunch of posted. the race for europe we'll bring you the highlights. and. welcome to the program so is offensive against the kurds in northern syria looks likely to escalate after a previously unthinkable deal between the syrian government and kurds in syria's afferent region to damascus has agreed to send pro-government of fighters to the rebel held area in order to help repel turkish troops syrian forces will fight alongside the syrian democratic forces. roll call two hundred fighters from the syrian democratic forces or s.d.f. present for inspection at their barracks the exact location here in northern syria cannot be revealed it's the same ritual here every day at five am. you don't want. the assembled officers say that they carry on the fight of their martyrs inspired by their spirit and the blood they spilt these men are between eighteen and forty and our currency arabs christians their respect for the f

the film three days in cuba premiered at the international berlin film festival on monday shot in black and white it's a portrait of a charismatic german french film star on the schneider who died in one thousand nine hundred two aged just forty three she's played by german actress marie point the film is directed by french iranian filmmaker emily our tenth i wanted to show a broken woman but also a woman who wanted to live at the end of the movie even if her just an afternoon or a week i wanted to create a glimpse of hope and peace for me. and a german austrian french co-production it's the second german film to screen in the competition section of the ballon allah which ends on february twenty fifth. over in london on monday evening catherine duchess of cambridge and sophie countess of wessex were hosting the commonwealth fashion x. . jane's reception of buckingham palace is part of london fashion week the exchange aims to create partnerships between established and emerging talent from the fifty three member countries in a way that promotes a new understanding of the commonwealth the

and we are live at the sixtieth brylin international film festival will tell you these games this year top prizes. and have a quiet office and welcome to the program the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria russia agreed to back the deal at the last minute on the condition that there be no specification of when the surest would start the ceasefire is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach civilians in eastern guta more than five hundred people have been killed in the rebel held area near damascus and the past week alone. the bombs have been raining down on eastern ghouta for an entire week. as smoke and ash filled the sky over this rebel held district near damascus those on the ground continue to pull victims from the rubble they've been under siege here for years but casualties are now spiking sharply. the survivors are being treated in a makeshift hospital near damascus activists say this is the work of indiscriminate cluster and phosphorous bombs fired by the syrian regime children to bear witness

and we are live at the sixtieth berlin international film festival will tell you skeet this year is top prize this. year with. a maverick and welcome to the program the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria the body voted unanimously to back the measure which is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach the billions of in the rebel held eastern district the council overcame initial resistance from russia to approve the measure but moscow has insisted that the deal should not take immediate effect russia has been providing military aid to the syrian government and opposition activists say russian warplanes have been taking part in the airstrikes on eastern ghouta. for more on that let's bring in journalist benedetta argentina arie who is following the security council's decision for us but at last minute negotiations and the resolution was finally passed there was resistance from via holding russia as we mentioned but they didn't use that veto in the end why has moscow voted with the others this time around

twenty one of the ways we should turn days in ten days at the international film festival the ballet not thousands of professionals and movie buffs dive into the world of cinema. we'll bring you all the highlights. to leave the festival problem and look back at the two thousand and eighteen but in. an award winning film cuts both and controversial. mine and enhancing this monster piece and marion jones maria brown. much of the origins of this film. and candy just influence the discussion of jenny's nazi pounds. and. skittish. just. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine let me all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom. global news that matters w made for mines. and why. venture of. airplanes seventeen thousand kilometers six weeks. starting february twenty seventh. ten days in berlin ten days at the international film festival the bally not where thousands of professionals and movie buffs dive into the world of cinema.

and unusual start for berlin interest -- berlin's international film festival.he opening film is animated. and different, the starring role played by the need to campaign against sexual violence. -- me too campaign against sexual violence. reporter: there has been a frenzy on the markets, there were scenes of jubilation in south africa. many people street -- on the street celebrating, and investors are over the moon as well with the reformer having replaced jacob zuma as president. now benchmark stovetop in stocks sliding over 3.5% thursday, talking up their biggest daily gain in nearly three years. the rams also climbed to his highest in nearly three years -- rand climbed to its highest in nearly three years. and it could also mark the beginning of an economic turnaround. analysts used to refer to south africa as the gateway of the continent. the corruption has taken its toll. south africa's economy took a beating under jacob zuma. the bonds are reading junk and the political elite is no longer trusted. and due to political mismanagement, its second-largest cit

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and also coming up on the program lights camera action berlin's international film festival kicks off in the german capital and d.-w. is on the red carpet. but we begin in the united states where more than a dozen people have been killed and many more injured when a nineteen year old gunman opened fire at a florida high school where he used to be a student the suspect has been named as nicholas cruz he was arrested and is now facing seventeen charges of premeditated murder. but the incident is just sadly one of many the f.b.i. says that there have been more than forty active shooter episodes in the u.s. since the year two thousand the weapon of choice is almost always an assault rifle it seems clear that the u.s. has a problem but the views on what to do about it could not be more polarized we'll have more on that with our u.s. correspondent in just a moment first let's listen to hear what the u.s. president had to say our entire nation with one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. to every parent teacher and child. who is hurting so badly. we are here for you wh

turning now to the billion dollar journeys international film festival there was a premiere of there and it was a mexican movie museo which was shown there on thursday night and spawned by the most famous heist in the country's recent history the film is one of nineteen in the running for the coveted golden bear. what's the best way to impress the room full of film critics. have mexican acting i can see the band now gatecrash a press conference that's how he cut short rehearsals for his new play to make an unexpected appearance to the head of the premier of his new film museum even the ballon i was directed couldn't help but be star struck. the films as compelling as the real crime it's based on it tells the story of two men's daring heist on a museum and the chaotic quest offense that priceless. the original work back in the eighty's left mexico stunned not least because it was carried out by a young amateur veterinary students the mystery about their motivation grips mexican's to this day for those old enough to remember it that is we're not. the first time i heard about that robbe

s weekly movie magazine and with the berlin international film festival just days away time for our traditional sneak preview of first look at what's in store at the six the then allah. in seven days in entebbe tamil good place defeat those of you trying he's one of the germans involved in a palestinian terrorist hijacking of an air france plane in one thousand nine hundred seventy six going. to direct the air for twenty four hours. it's at least the fourth film based on the true story of the tense standoff and the spectacular rescue of mostly jewish hostages by israeli commandos to the until the. steven soderbergh shot his new film unsane exclusively with i phones unfortunately it looks like it but it could be a nail biter anyway a woman insists she's being followed but no one believes her real. when she ends up in a mental institution her stalker seems to be there to. do just the background check . he's here or maybe it's all in my head. willem dafoe will receive a golden bear for lifetime achievement the festival is presenting a selection of his best movies including the one thousand nine hu

context is no stranger to the valley six of his films have screens here and he's twice had the honor of opening the festival most recently with the international in two thousand and nine. egypt's trying to bring an international bank to justice german actor army militia enjoy it work. with picks on the film like this i draw so i mean he's such an obsessive filmmaker and also a really easy going person he's just so likable person just absolute simple. took us international breakthrough came in one nine hundred ninety eight the fast paced and innovative run low rock the girl with the red hair in a life or death race against time became an icon of german film. started his career in film as a projectionist at a small independent cinema and berlin. in one nine hundred ninety four he founded the production company experiment with producer. and fellow directors danny levy. and. the most recent coup by experiment tom tech is the acclaimed german t.v. series babylon berlin. i sure mini's most expensive t.v. drama ever is already a global hit sold in more than sixty territories. now the director known for pace intricate plot. and stunning visuals heads

about the fear of intimacy is the surprise winner of this year's top prize at the berlin international film festival tell us we know it was picked a head of eighteen other films including us director wes anderson star studded entry i love dogs dominic kane was there. they're going to be after him as goes to . touch me not but i do know. that when her film was entered in this year's competition few might have thought a dinner pin team would scoop the top prize but for the jury no other film and no other director was more deserving of. her. touch me not is an examination of physical intimacy where the main characters explore their emotions and feelings for each other but also their fears about opening up to one another this was its director's first full length work which explains his shock at winning both best film and best first feature we were not expecting that our oh it's so important this is coming because. we would like the dialogue that we not proposes. opens to the world so we invite we invite you the viewer to dialogue. rancid upward to where mean banana peels although few hollywood studio mo

welcome to the sixty eighth birthday international film festival around four hundred films of twenty two new world for me as it comes to showing stars and glam in a bundle on the red carpet thousands of fans and of course an army of journalists and football and welcome to a special edition of kino coming to you from the boat in all the past on potsdam up flats with such a vast array of movies on offer it's difficult to know what to begin but all kino curators have been busy and here are three movies that cope facing worsening financial problems chiquita goes into debt which lands her in prison jail and visits her there i'm. tempted to. add. it's an exquisitely filmed parable the constant struggle for survival forces many people in paraguay to live as if they were imprisoned in the. belly not a favorite isabelle it pal is back this time she plays it up a mysterious woman who wraps a young man around her little finger until he do anything for her and it is a remake of a one nine hundred sixty two film starring john mogul wes the woman without scruples the. it was probably more shocking

europe's first major film festival of the year is coming to an end around four hundred films have been screened that the berlin international film festival and nineteen of them are contending for the top prize the golden bear although many cain joins us live now from the red carpet at the barely know so tell us a little bit about which films are actually you know might actually win the gold in their. obama the thing to say is that the air of expectation is now rising as we count down towards those prices being given out the stars have been arriving behind me on the red carpet and as a say the and to dissipate in is rising as you say nineteen films in contention for the grand prize the golden bear and the point to make is that many of the experts and the film critics say that this is a wide open race of this new one obvious favorites one of the home favorites one of the german favorites is the film a german called indian gang and in the isles this is a film set in the former east germany it's a sort of quirky love story as it were set in a warehouse where a mixture of poetry and romance is infused into the into the acting in

welcome to the sixty eighth birthday an international film festival around four hundred films and twenty two new world for me as a competition stalls and glamour in a bundle on the red carpet thousands of fans and of course an army of journalists and we're told but and welcome to a special edition of kino coming to you from the boat in all the past on potsdam up flats with such a vast array of movies on offer is difficult to know what to begin but all kino curators have been busy and here are three movies that caught the eye. in one of the first time lights of the festival is the story of children and she keaton a middle aged lesbian couple in paraguay facing worsening financial problems chiquita goes into debt which lands her in prison tayla visits her there i'm. lucky to. have. it's an exquisitely filmed parable the constant struggle for survival forces many people in paraguay to live as if they were imprisoned team effort. favorite isabelle your pal is back this time she plays. a mysterious woman who wraps a young man around her little finger until he do anything for her. is a remake