Established, budding artists gather at Berlinale
BERLIN, Germany - Well-established and budding actors gather to showcase their work at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Europe’s first major film festival of the year, covered by a Rudaw team on the ground.
American comedian Adam Sandler, attended the Berlinale for the first time this year, to present the movie “Spaceman,” based on the Czech novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” by Jaroslav Kalfar. The movie tells the story of an astronaut’s loneliness during a mission to the edge of the solar system and his bond with an alien creature who has been alive since the beginning of time and will help him save his marriage.
Kunal Nayyar, who plays the lead character’s main contact back at the space station said “It’s just been a great experience being in Berlin everyone has been so nice and to promote a movie that we really love and we really cherish and believe in, is wonderful.”
American comedian Adam Sandler, attended the Berlinale for the first time this year, to present the movie “Spaceman,” based on the Czech novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” by Jaroslav Kalfar. The movie tells the story of an astronaut’s loneliness during a mission to the edge of the solar system and his bond with an alien creature who has been alive since the beginning of time and will help him save his marriage.
Kunal Nayyar, who plays the lead character’s main contact back at the space station said “It’s just been a great experience being in Berlin everyone has been so nice and to promote a movie that we really love and we really cherish and believe in, is wonderful.”
Kamila Urzedowska, a young Polish actress known for her performance in “The Peasants” by director Hugh Welchman is among the ten young actors who were awarded the European Shooting Stars award for 2024. The prize is awarded to outstanding budding actors coming from across Europe, and the recognition comes with a tailor made program aimed at raising the profiles of the young stars through exposure to events such as industry panels, meetings with casting directors, international press, jury and procedures.
French actress Suzy Bemba who played in Yorgos Lanthimos’s wide-acclaimed “Poor Things,” was also selected for the European Shooting Stars award. “I’m really excited and I’m so grateful, it’s my first Berlinale and I’m so grateful to be included in this gigantic program,” she said.