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Filmmaker Nadav Lapid (left) accepting the Berlinale Golden Bear for his latest film, 'Synonyms' (Courtesy PR)
February 18, 2019, 5:30 pm
Berlin film fest winner Nadav Lapid brings Golden Bear home
Amid congratulations for ‘Synonyms,’ a highly autobiographical story, filmmaker urges Israelis to draw their own conclusions about the film
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli director Nadav Lapid celebrates with his Golden bear for best film for 'Synonyms' during the awards ceremony of the 69th Berlinale film festival on February 16, 2019 in Berlin. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
February 16, 2019, 9:42 pm
Israeli-French drama ‘Synonyms’ wins top prize at Berlin film festival
Nadav Lapid’s absurdist film about an Israeli trying to put down roots in France first-ever movie by an Israeli filmmaker to take Golden Bear award at prestigious Berlinale
By TOI staff and Agencies
Israeli director Nadav Lapid poses during a photocall for his movie 'Synonyms' at the 69th Berlinale film festival on February 13, 2019, in Berlin. (John MacDougall/AFP)
February 16, 2019, 8:57 am
Israeli drama a frontrunner for top prize at Berlin film festival
Nadav Lapid’s ‘Synonyms’ contending with Chinese epic on one-child policy to take home gold at Berlinale award ceremony on Saturday
By Deborah Cole
Still from the documentary “The Waldheim Waltz.” (Via JTA)
February 27, 2018, 8:45 am
Film about Kurt Waldheim’s Nazi past wins top prize at Berlin festival
Movie explores whether ex-president of Austria and one-time UN chief lied about atrocities committed while serving in German army during WWII
By JTA
Romanian director Adina Pintilie poses with the Golden Bear for Best Film during a press conference following the awards ceremony of the 68th edition of the Berlinale film festival on February 24, 2018 in Berlin (AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL)
February 25, 2018, 2:19 am
In year of #MeToo, women win big at Berlin filmfest
First-time director Adina Pintilie has surprise triumph with ‘Touch Me Not’; Wes Anderson clinches best director for ‘Isle of Dogs’
By Deborah Cole
Sherwan Haji (left) and Sakari Kuosmanen in a scene from Finnish comic drama 'The Other Side of Hope' (Courtesy 'The Other Side of Hope')
July 4, 2017, 9:20 am
Deadpan Finns, French cynicism and Brazilian fantasy at Jerusalem Film Fest
Annual movie event opens July 13 with more than 180 films playing throughout the capital
By Jessica Steinberg
Palestinian director Raed Andoni speaks after beeing awarded with Glashuette Original Documentary Award during the Award Ceremony of the 67th Berlinale film festival in Berlin, February 18, 2017. (AFP/Tobias SCHWARZ)
February 19, 2017, 5:24 pm
Documentary recreating Israeli interrogations wins Berlin film award
Palestinian director Raed Andoni’s movie ‘Ghost Hunting’ scoops top prize at Berlinale festival
By AFP and Jessica Steinberg
Italian director Gianfranco Rosi reacts on his way to the stage to receive the Golden Bear for Best Film for the film "Fuocoammare" (Fire at Sea) during the awards ceremony of the 66th Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, on February 20, 2016 in Berlin. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
February 21, 2016, 1:54 am
Refugees documentary ‘Fire at Sea’ wins Berlin fest top prize
Unflinching look at life among asylum seekers on Mediterranean island of Lampedusa includes harrowing footage of coast guard rescues of desperate migrants
By Deborah Cole
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