Todd Haynes, serving as Berlinale jury president, shed light on how his filmmaking craft evolved from Superstar to Carol, and the impact Mark Ruffalo has had on him.

"I have no doubt that there will be many people who did in fact vote for this President who will be quickly disillusioned by the promises he made," director Haynes said from Berlin on Thursday.

The award ceremony for the 75th Berlin international film festival has kicked off in the German capital, with this year's winners of the Gold and Silver Bears set to be announced shortly. There's no clear favorite among the 19 films in competition at the 2025 Berlinale,

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival hosted the premiere of director Richard Linklater’s latest film, Blue Moon. The film features a stellar ensemble cast, with Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott.

Todd Haynes, Fan Bingbing, Bina Daigeler, Amy Nicholson and the festival Director Tricia Tuttle attend a news conference at the opening day of International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin ...

By Lily Ford Berlin Film Festival‘s International jury president Todd Haynes was asked about Donald Trump within a matter of minutes at the Berlinale‘s first press conference on Thursday.

BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off on Thursday with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s “The Light,” a timely tale of a dysfunctional German family and a Syrian refugee.