Newly-appointed head Cristina Nord selects inaugural programming team.
Cristina Nord, who was appointed head of the Berlin Film Festival’s Forum strand in May, has named the programming team that will guide the selection for her inaugural edition.
Alongside Nord, four others are on the team, including two new additions: Joan Aguilar, who is a partner at Belgian distribution company Imagine and has programmed for the International Film Festival Brussels and the Acm Disitrubtion Fund at the Cnc, and Jacqueline Nsiah, who is an active programmer for Africa Film Society in Ghana, and oversees an African film platform at the Goethe-Institut.
Cristina Nord, who was appointed head of the Berlin Film Festival’s Forum strand in May, has named the programming team that will guide the selection for her inaugural edition.
Alongside Nord, four others are on the team, including two new additions: Joan Aguilar, who is a partner at Belgian distribution company Imagine and has programmed for the International Film Festival Brussels and the Acm Disitrubtion Fund at the Cnc, and Jacqueline Nsiah, who is an active programmer for Africa Film Society in Ghana, and oversees an African film platform at the Goethe-Institut.
- 8/27/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
August 29 marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of legendary film star Ingrid Bergman. Born in Stockholm, she was working in Swedish and German films during the 1930s, when one of her Swedish films, 1936’s “Intermezzo,” caught the eye of powerful Hollywood producer David O. Selznick. He announced that he planned to remake “Intermezzo” in English and would bring Bergman to Hollywood to star. The only problem was that Bergman didn’t speak English, but she turned out to be a fast learner, and the combination of her work ethic and her radiant beauty put Bergman well on her way to becoming an authentic movie star.
Not only did Bergman become an audience favorite, but her acting skills earned her the respect of moviegoers and Hollywood producers alike. In the course of her four-decade film career, Bergman was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three for “Gaslight,” “Anastasia” and “Murder on the Orient Express...
Not only did Bergman become an audience favorite, but her acting skills earned her the respect of moviegoers and Hollywood producers alike. In the course of her four-decade film career, Bergman was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three for “Gaslight,” “Anastasia” and “Murder on the Orient Express...
- 8/29/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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