Forum Expanded's 2015 Berlinale program reflects on cinema's closed doors through experimental film and video
The 65th Berlin International Film Festival, known as Berlinale, took place from February 5 to 15, 2015, with the Forum Expanded segment hosted at the Akademie der Künste. Under the theme 'To the Sound of the Closing Door,' it presented essayistic works, including Jen Lui's 'The Machinist's Lament' (2014) and Yu Cheng-Ta's 'Practicing Live' (2014). Noteworthy films included Wim Wenders's 'Every Thing Will Be Fine' (2015), featuring James Franco, and Jafar Panahi's 'Taxi' (2015), which earned the Golden Bear. Additional films of interest were 'Madare ghalb atomi' (2015), 'Balikbayan #1' (2015), 'The Story of Judas' (2015), 'The Club' (2015), 'Eisenstein in Guanajuato' (2015), and 'The Forbidden Room' (2015), highlighting a range of innovative narratives.
Key facts
- The 65th Berlin International Film Festival occurred from 5 to 15 February 2015.
- Forum Expanded's theme 'To the Sound of the Closing Door' referenced Jean-Luc Godard.
- Jafar Panahi's 'Taxi' won the Golden Bear award at the festival.
- Wim Wenders directed 'Every Thing Will Be Fine', a 3D drama starring James Franco.
- Anton Vidokle's 'This Is Cosmos' was inspired by Nikolai Fedorov's ideas on immortality.
- Peter Greenaway's 'Eisenstein in Guanajuato' portrayed Sergei Eisenstein's time in Mexico.
- Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson co-directed 'The Forbidden Room', a surreal film with nested narratives.
- Hal Hartley financed 'Ned Rifle' through Kickstarter for distribution via VOD.
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Hélio Oiticica
- Phil Collins
- Jen Lui
- Yu Cheng-Ta
- Jeanne Faust
- Anton Vidokle
- Nikolai Fedorov
- David Askevold
- Wim Wenders
- Benoît Debie
- Gasper Noé
- Harmony Korine
- James Franco
- Ryan Trecartin
- Klaus Biesenbach
- Werner Herzog
- Nicole Kidman
- Hal Hartley
- Terrence Malick
- Christian Bale
- L. Ron Hubbard
- Jafar Panahi
- Kidlat Tahimik
- Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
- Pablo Larrain
- Peter Greenaway
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Guy Maddin
- Evan Johnson
- Janus
- Magellan
- Judas
- Gertrude Bell
- George Clooney
- Sadam Hussein
- Adam
- Eve
Institutions
- Berlin International Film Festival
- Berlinale
- Forum Expanded
- Akademie der Künste
- Liquidrom
- Temporäre Kunsthalle
- ArtReview
- KW
- Kickstarter
- VOD
- Pompidou
- Phi Centre
- Catholic Church
- USA for Africa
- Galilean rebel's liberation front
- Roman occupying forces
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Mexico
- Guanajuato
- Iran
- Tehran
- Philippines
- France
- Algeria
- Russia
- Middle East
- USA
- Africa
- Galilee
- Rome