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11-02-2025
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Berlin Fest Sets Out Position on 'Mutually Respectful' Dialogue, Antisemitism, Solidarity With Palestine
The 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival will open on Thursday in a politically charged atmosphere. Not only does the Israel-Gaza conflict continue to cause debate, but Germany is also heading to the polls for a national election on Feb. 23, the final day of this year's Berlinale. The rise of the far-right AfD in the polls has been met by mass anti-right protests in the country, with an estimated 250,000 people turning out in Munich over the weekend. More from The Hollywood Reporter Idris Elba, Tems, Deepak Chopra, Jean-Michel Jarre, Katherine Ryan, Wyclef Jean Set for SXSW London Buffy Sainte-Marie Loses Order of Canada After Indigenous Ancestry Investigation Haut et Court, Good Chaos Option Film Rights to 'Paris-Hollywood' Last year, a controversy engulfed the Berlinale when organizers initially, as had been standard protocol, invited Berlin parliamentary members of the AfD to the opening ceremony, only to disinvite them after an uproar. Organizers signaled in an interview with THR that they will not be inviting them this year. With all that in mind, the Berlinale posted notes on its website in Tuesday, saying it 'invites all guests, the film teams and the audience to participate in an exchange that is open, pluralistic and mutually respectful. For more, read our FAQs Dialogue & Exchange.' The festival emphasized that the wearing of clothes or symbols showing solidarity with Palestine is allowed at the festival, clarifying a reference in previous festival protocols to Germany's laws against hate speech. The Berlinale noted that the legal provision refers only to 'the wearing and use of prohibited symbols and signs that are demonstrably punishable by law, such as the swastika. Wearing or displaying other signs and symbols of national or political expression or solidarity (e.g. a watermelon pin, a Keffiyeh, etc.) is not forbidden and is fully covered by freedom of expression laws.' However, the post cautions against the use of certain language when discussing the Israel-Gaza conflict, noting that 'recent court cases in Germany' have interpreted the phrase 'from the river to the sea' — a common chant in pro-Palestinian demonstrations — as a call to end Israel and, as such, as prohibited hate speech. In another Berlinale note, festival director Tricia Tuttle shares her thoughts on 'free speech, brave spaces, and film.' 'We are a film festival. But Berlinale is also a community of people coming together with a desire to create an inclusive, open environment around cinema,' she writes, among other things. 'While we must not take these things for granted – neither a healthy future for independent cinema, nor the kinds of cultural environments we want to maintain – there is reason to be hopeful about both. We value and protect free speech but as we have seen in online spaces all over the world, an advocacy for free speech alone is not enough. We have to bring kindness, care about facts and the desire not only to speak but also a hope that people might hear us.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter The Best Anti-Fascist Films of All Time Dinosaurs, Zombies and More 'Wicked': The Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 From 'A Complete Unknown' to 'Selena' to 'Ray': 33 Notable Music Biopics
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10-02-2025
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Loses Order of Canada After Indigenous Ancestry Investigation
Canadian-American singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor. 'Notice is hereby given that the appointment of Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada was terminated by Ordinance signed by the Governor General on January 3, 2025,' a Feb. 8 notice in the Canada Gazette, the federal government's official publication, stated. More from The Hollywood Reporter Haut et Court, Good Chaos Option Film Rights to 'Paris-Hollywood' A Roller-Skating Hitler, Merfolk Culture, and Sex in Public: 7 Offbeat Films in the Berlin Lineup Kendrick Lamar Performs Drake Diss Track "Not Like Us" at Super Bowl 2025 - With Slight Lyric Change No reason was given for the termination, but the notice was signed by Ken MacKillop, secretary general of the Order of Canada. The move, however, follows a 2023 investigation by the CBC's The Fifth Estateseries that alleged Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as Native over the course of her 60-year career. The documentary episode claimed the singer-songwriter's white adoptive parents were in fact her biological parents. Sainte-Marie, considered the first Indigenous winner of an Academy Award, pushed back against questions over her ancestry raised in the CBC program. In a lengthy statement following the airing of the CBC investigation, Sainte-Marie said the network relied on a story fabricated by her childhood abuser and brother, Alan, and two members of her estranged family that she doesn't know. The singer-songwriter added The Fifth Estate program relied on a birth certificate of hers that she had never seen before. Sainte-Marie in 1982 earned a best original song Oscar for co-writing 'Up Where We Belong' as part of the score for the movie An Officer and a Gentleman. She shared the Oscar trophy with lyricist Will Jennings and co-writer Jack Nitzsche. Sainte-Marie also argued answering questions about her background had been complicated by being unable to find her birth parents and other information about her upbringing. The Fifth Estate program claimed it found news clippings referring to Sainte-Marie as alternately Algonquin, Mi'kmaq and Cree. And her authorized biography stated she was born in 1941 on Cree land in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and removed from her birth family and adopted by a white American family, the Sainte-Maries, as part of a notorious government policy known as the Sixties Scoop. But the CBC show claimed it had found Sainte-Marie's purported birth certificate, which stated that she was born in 1941 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to Albert and Winifred Santamaria, her supposed adoptive parents, who are listed as white. The Hollywood Reporter reached out to representatives for Sainte-Marie for direct comment over the Order of Canada termination, but has yet to hear back. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2024: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo and More
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10-02-2025
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Haut Et Court & Good Chaos Team On ‘Paris-Hollywood' Film Rights
Paris-based Haut et Court and London-based Good Chaos have partnered to acquire the film rights to Paris-Hollywood, the debut novel from writer and critic Cécile Mury. The novel is the story of a French journalist and an English-speaking movie star. The two companies have said they plan to adapt the novel into a feature film, with the aim of 'blending the sensibilities of both Franco and Anglo rom-coms.' More from Deadline From Journalist To Sales Agent, Festival Head To Producer: Mike Goodridge On His Rare Journey & Ramping Up His Good Chaos Slate - Cannes Mike Goodridge's Good Chaos Gets Investment From Audio Platform Alexander, Companies Reveal First Film Collaboration French Animation Firm Sacre Bleu Reveals The Journey Behind Annecy Opener 'Sirocco And The Kingdom Of Air Streams' & The Growing Influence Of Japanese Manga 'Paris-Hollywood is not only a charming and winning read, but it also digs intelligently into the nature of love and the limits we put on ourselves before falling in love,' Mike Goodridge, CEO of Good Chaos, said in a statement. 'We are so excited to be building this movie with our dear friends at Haut et Court and make a classic European romcom.' Paris-Hollywood was one of the buzzier titles at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, where it was picked up by publishers in six different territories. Caroline Benjo, Co-CEO of Haut et Court added: 'We are absolutely thrilled to have teamed up with Good Chaos to bring to the screen this delightful rom-com that plays so much on the genre, but with a 'je ne sais quoi et presque rien'. We jumped on the rights as soon as we read the book as its tone is absolutely unique and reminds us of the best of English rom-coms but set in France' Haut et Court are best known for titles such as Laurent Cantet's The Class (Palme d'Or, 2008), Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster (Jury Prize Cannes, 2015), and Fabrice Gobert's acclaimed TV series The Returned (International Emmy for Best TV Series, 2013). Upcoming projects include Vladimir de Fontenay's Sukkwan Island (Sundance Official Selection, 2025), adapted from the David Vann book of the same title, and Dominik Moll's highly anticipated new film Case 137, following the success of his César-winning The Night Of The 12th. Headed by Mike Goodridge, Good Chaos's upcoming titles include Edward Berger's new film The Ballad Of A Small Player starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton, and Laszlo Nemes' latest epic Ophan set in 1957 Budapest. Previous credits include Baltasar Kormakur's Touch and Sandhya Suri's Santosh and Triangle Of Sadness (Palme d'Or, 2022). Best of Deadline 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 'The Apprentice' Oscar Nominees Sebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong On Why It's 'More Of A Horror Movie' With "Monstrous Egos"
