{"id":16337,"date":"2021-12-20T22:25:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blue-subtitle.com\/blog\/?p=16337"},"modified":"2021-12-20T22:25:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:25:11","slug":"berlin-film-festival-chiefs-mariette-rissenbeek-carlo-chatrian-talk-plans-for-2022-edition-amid-omicron-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blue-subtitle.com\/blog\/berlin-film-festival-chiefs-mariette-rissenbeek-carlo-chatrian-talk-plans-for-2022-edition-amid-omicron-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Film Festival Chiefs Mariette Rissenbeek, Carlo Chatrian Talk Plans for 2022 Edition Amid Omicron Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans are underway for the\u00a0Berlin Film Festival\u00a0to take place in February as a physical event with movie theaters at full capacity, the same number of films as in pre-pandemic times, and a red carpet visible to fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet given the highly transmissible nature of the Omicron COVID variant,\u00a0Berlinale<\/span>\u00a0executive director\u00a0Mariette Rissenbeek\u00a0and artistic director\u00a0Carlo Chatrian\u00a0are realistic that major changes will need to be enforced in order for the fest\u2019s 72nd edition and European Film Market, scheduled to run Feb. 10-20, to go ahead amid the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For one, there will be no parties. And in terms of international talent and guests making the trek, the ongoing spread of Omicron is likely to take its toll, though it\u2019s unclear to what extent. Also, masks will be mandatory not only in cinemas, but also in outside areas where festival goers congregate, such as the red carpet. Meanwhile, ticketing will be fully digital, with physical ticket offices scrapped to avoid queues and groups, and replaced by an online system where tickets can be reserved and\/or purchased from anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

All precautions will be taken, but\u00a0Rissenbeek underlines the importance of a first-quarter event for the festival. \u201cIt\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0really essential that we can take place in February here in Berlin and be part of the whole motor of the [global] film industry.\u201d Asked about\u00a0any contingency plan for later in the year, Rissenbeek merely says, \u201cAt no point was I told by anyone that it might be unlikely that we could take place\u201d in February.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, German health authorities added Britain to its list of countries from which Germany requires a mandatory 14-day quarantine after entry regardless of their vaccination status. The U.K. faced a similar situation around both the Cannes and Venice film festivals, with both events ultimately securing special exemptions for U.K. delegates. In Germany, the quarantine requirements could conceivably change in time for the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s make-or-break for Berlinale is the situation with movie theaters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, in Germany, cinemas are all open,\u201d says Rissenbeek, noting that movie theaters are operating at full capacity and apply Germany\u2019s so-called 2G rules, meaning that \u201conly cured or vaccinated people are allowed entry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2G rule will apply to all festival venues, not only cinemas, meaning that \u201ceveryone who comes to the festival will have to be vaccinated,\u201d adds Rissenbeek, who notes there are\u00a0<\/span>no current lockdown plans in Germany, where authorities believe that speeding up the booster vaccination program will \u201cimprove the situation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>At present, Germany has fully vaccinated more than 70% of its population and more than 30% have received a booster shot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding the fest\u2019s overall seating capacity, although Berlin\u2019s Colosseum Kino has been shuttered, the fest will begin using the glamorous Titania-Palast Cineplex in its place. (By doing so, Berlin is going back to its roots, as the historic 1920s venue is where the first Berlinale took place in 1951.)<\/p>\n

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As for the movies, following the shrunken lineup of last year\u2019s mostly online Berlin edition, Chatrian teases roughly 200 features unspooling across the various sections in 2022, a similar number to 2020. There\u2019s allegedly no shortage of movies being submitted, even despite the uncertain COVID situation. According to Chatrian, people in the industry \u201care confident that the first quarter of the year remains a good time to release films\u201d following a Berlin launch.<\/p>\n

Compared with 2020, the difference \u201cis having the commitment from talent to come with the film; this is more complicated now,\u201d Chatrian says. Most companies told the festival they\u2019re willing to bring talent and guests, but the artistic director admits that \u201c<\/span>things might change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Berlin\u00a0announced its first batch of titles\u00a0as well as\u00a0an Honorary Golden Bear for French actor Isabelle Huppert, which gave some indication of the types of films Chatrian and his team are going for.<\/p>\n

Though considerations about the flavor of Berlin\u2019s 2022 lineup are premature, Chatrian says one of his team\u2019s goals is to be \u201cgeographically wider in our selection.\u201d He cites Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>\u201cGangubai Kathiawadi,\u201d toplining A-lister Alia Bhatt and screening as a Special Gala, as an example.<\/p>\n

Another strong international proposition, he says, is a rare film from the Central African Republic. \u201cWe, Students!,\u201d a look at the life of economics students in overcrowded classrooms in its capital, Bangui, directed by Rafiki Fariala, is screening in Panorama. Chatrian also pointed out the collectively directed doc \u201cMyanmar Diaries,\u201d which he called \u201cvery politically relevant.\u201d More titles from Asia, including China and Japan, will be announced in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although\u00a070% of the films screening at Berlin were shot during the pandemic, Chatrian says his team has tried to select films \u201cthat do not represent lockdown life\u201d on screen.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe feel that people want to see different kinds of stories and films that don\u2019t give the sense of being trapped,\u201d he explains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin\u2019s main competition will be announced in a Jan. 19 press conference, prior to which a second batch of titles from different sections will be revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding the EFM, on Friday it was revealed\u00a0that\u00a0the market is on track for a largely in-person edition\u00a0with exhibition space in its main venues, the Gropius Bau and Marriott Hotel, almost fully booked up.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder current conditions we can have 2,000 people in the Gropius Bau, which is slightly less than we had in the past, because of course we need to take care of the sanitary measures and distancing,\u201d said Rissenbeek, who added that due to distancing there may be some changes in the way stands in the market are built.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of interest in in-person participation,\u201d she says, \u201c<\/span>I think a lot of people will use this opportunity in February to do their networking and to take part in the different aspects of the EFM.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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