Berlinale: Winners Roundup and More...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7:31PM Seán McGovern completes his Berlinale coverage. Until next year's fest!
You're no-one in Berlin unless you're coughing, which is what 75% of people (myself included) have been doing this last week.
Negative temperatures make for more serious cinema goers, although 2018's edition had its share of sideswipes. The festival's director Dieter Kosslick has two years remaining before his tenure is up and many are anxiously awaiting a fresh vision. Nevertheless, Berlin has some of the most offbeat and independently-minded filmmakers showing their work, and the gems are absoultely there. Let's have a final look at some of the curiosities that may or may not end up in a cinema near you.
Golden Bear Winner - TOUCH ME NOT (dir. Adina Pintile, Romania/Germany/Czech Republic/Bulgaria/France)
The only premiere at the Berlinale Palast that I managed to go to also turned out to be the the winner of the Golden Bear...