The Berlin Film Festival 2024: A Confluence of Cinema and Geopolitics

This year’s Berlin Film Festival unfolds amidst a backdrop of global unrest, with jury president Lupita Nyong’o highlighting the event’s heightened geopolitical tension. The festival, traditionally a beacon for contentious discourse, grapples with the Middle East’s turmoil, Europe’s far-right resurgence, and Ukraine’s prolonged conflict, marking an unusually “spicy” season. The Berlinale’s political atmosphere is further […]