The 70th Berlin International Film Festival, and the first under new leadership team Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian, got underway tonight with a screening of Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinge…
The Opening Gala included a minute’s silence to honor the victims of“Originally I wanted to say a few words about how delighted we are about the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, but the events in Hanau yesterday have shocked all of us, it hit us all hard,” said Rissenbeek, addressing the audience. “The Berlinale symbolises freedom, tolerance, respect and hospitality. The Berlinale is opposed to violence and racism. Our sympathy and thoughts go out the victims in Hanau and their families.
“Cinema allows people to dream, and dreams are very important when life is getting hard. That’s probably why this film festival is so meaningful to Berliners and so dear to them. It is dear also to foreigners, to people like me,” the artistic director added.director Philippe Falardeau said, “I think I speak for all Canadians by conveying my unflinching solitary with the German people in these troubled times.
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