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Paula Weinstein, 1945–2024
Paula Weinstein, 1945–2024
I know I am not alone in my surprise and regret at hearing about the death of Paula Weinstein. She was, as her daughter Hannah Rosenberg…
Sydney Levine
Mar 27
The Greek Film Festival of Berlin
The Greek Film Festival of Berlin
The Greek Film Festival of Berlin is especially appealing. It is a busy, mingling, overwhelming, exciting, unforgettable five days. The…
Sydney Levine
Mar 26
Berlinale February 15-25, 2024
Berlinale 2024 Wrap Up in a Nut Shell
Berlinale 2024 Wrap Up in a Nut Shell
Decolonization from Africa to Gaza, if not Latin America, was the overall though unofficial theme of this year’s Berlinale. The power of…
Sydney Levine
Mar 9
To Protest or to Talk? That is the Question
To Protest or to Talk? That is the Question
Sydney Levine
Feb 8
Berlinale’s EFM 2024, Nordic Film Music Days: The Value of the Score
Berlinale’s EFM 2024, Nordic Film Music Days: The Value of the Score
Friday afternoon, for the first time ever, Nordic Film Music Days is part of the European Film Market. In a seminar moderated by Norwegian…
Sydney Levine
Feb 11
Simone Baumann to remain Managing Director of German Films for Another Five years
Simone Baumann to remain Managing Director of German Films for Another Five years
It is fitting that 2024 when German Films is celebrating its 70th anniversary should also see another good piece of news: the contract with…
Sydney Levine
Feb 6
2024 Winter Film Fests and Awards are Underway
2024 Winter Film Fests and Awards are Underway
The big three winter film festivals — Sundance, Rotterdam and Berlin — are now showing the world what lies in store in top notch…
Sydney Levine
Jan 26
A Conversation with Actor-Director Julie Carmen about Her Short Film and Her Career and her…
A Conversation with Actor-Director Julie Carmen about Her Short Film and Her Career and her…
“Because the world is too troubled for any of us to rest, “ Julie Carmen recently directed her third short film, ‘The Unnecessary…
Sydney Levine
Feb 1
Oscars 2024
Academy Awards 2024 Full List of Winners with My Own Private Commentary
Academy Awards 2024 Full List of Winners with My Own Private Commentary
Sydney Levine
Mar 11
Jane Goren Brings the Art of Filmmaking to Her Canvas
Jane Goren Brings the Art of Filmmaking to Her Canvas
Portraits of filmmakers and cinematic celebrities during the time of the Academy Award campaigns are the current work off artist, Jane…
Sydney Levine
Mar 10
Consideration of the Oscars© for Best International Feature
Consideration of the Oscars© for Best International Feature
Thoughts on the place of art in our world today convince me that without art would be doomed. Art is censored and proscribed because art is…
Sydney Levine
Dec 21, 2023
The ‘Also-Rans’ for Oscar© Best International Feature Nominations
The ‘Also-Rans’ for Oscar© Best International Feature Nominations
I don’t want to sour-grapes the shortlist, but I do think an analysis of the fifteen shortlisted titles shows a certain bias toward more…
Sydney Levine
Jan 2
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