Plans for the Berlin Film Festival's 70th anniversary celebration have been overshadowed by revelations that Alfred Bauer, Berlin's first festival director, had deep ties to the Nazis. The fest has suspended its Alfred Bauer Prize. Details:
The Berlin Film Festival turns 70 this year, but plans for the anniversary celebration have been overshadowed by new revelations that Alfred Bauer, Berlin's first festival director, had deep ties to the Nazis.
Alfred Bauer was Berlin Festival director from the the first festival, in 1951, until 1976. After his death in 1986, the festival introduced a special award, the Alfred Bauer Prize, for “extraordinary artistic achievement.
Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek the new co-directors of the Berlin Film Festival, said they have not yet made any final decision about the future of the Alfred Bauer Prize but Chatrain indicated if the prize was scrapped, it would likely be replaced by a similar Silver Bear honor. The new revelations came out just after Berlin unveiled its competition lineup for this year. The 2020 competition selection is heavy on art-house films and only a single Hollywood production, Pixar's animated feature
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