News 2012

18.04.2012

Side by Side LGBT Film Festival Debut in Moscow

Side by Side LGBT Film Festival to make its Capital Debut in Moscow 26 – 29 April, 2012

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13.04.2012

TEDDY PHOTO AWARD 2012
CALL FOR ENTRIES

This year, the TEDDY foundation launches the TEDDY PHOTO AWARD. In the framework of the International BROWSE PHOTO FESTIVAL from June 02 - June 30,2012 the TEDDY PHOTO AWARD will be awarded for the first time on June 22, 2012 in Berlin. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is May 31, 2012

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11.03.2012

TEDDY in Mexico

For the 27th time the International Film Festival took place in Gudalajara, Mexico.

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02.03.2012

RUSSIA: CENSOR "GAY" NO WAY
WE WON´T BE SILENCED

We cannot stand by while our friends in Russia are pushed underground or their speech is criminalized. Check it out here. Tweet it, reblog it, post it to your wall, put it on your blog - if each one of us takes one minute to share this far and wide, the Governor and other decisionmakers in Russia will have to think twice about the damage this law could do to their city's reputation.

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24.02.2012

TEDDY AWARD 2012

Here you will find all information, interviews and videoclips of this year's winners, all galaclips, interviews with the TEDDY JURY and interviews about the most recent topics this year.

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19.02.2012

After the TEDDY is before the TEDDY - The last day of the festival

Today is the last day of the Berlinale and therefore also the last festival day for the TEDDY. We lived up to a lot of things together this year. The winter passed by and with it our federal president, the public transport stood still and the picture on screened kept on moving. But eventhough the festival is over, that does not mean that you should be sad, because the TEDDY is already preparing for the next year and will be back for you! But before that you got one last chance to watch movies from our programme today...

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18.02.2012

AND THE TEDDY GOES TO...

Yesterday there was the great TEDDY AWARD GALA at the former airport Tempelhof and afterwards there was a huge party, because this year's TEDDY AWARD winner's were announced. Here you will find all information, interviews and filmclips of this year's winners

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17.02.2012

As if there was no tomorrow - The ninth day of the festival, 17.02.2012

Tonight is the night, because tonight this year’s TEDDY AWARD CEREMONY takes place and we know it will awesomely beautiful. But afterwards? What comes after the party, the flush, the excess? – The morning after. The black hole, the hangover breakfast, the grey sky over Berlin. But what is tomorrow, if we have tonight! Therefore at least today we live as if there was no tomorrow! As just as the protagonists of today’s movies do...

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16.02.2012

Queer in the change of time

In this interview Rosa von Praunheim speaks about his movie NOT THE HOMOSEXUAL IS PERVERTED BUT THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE LIVES, about the change of the queer world and the possibilities to learn from the past.

16.02.2012

Beautiful people, big emotions - The eigth day of the festival, 16.02.2012

Also today: Beautiful people play big emotions. The stars are around and make somersaults because they are so happy, they destroy themselves because of love, passion and grief. They hate each other and themselves. The hurt the ones they like the most and fraternise with their enemies. They flee from life but get caught up it in anyways. That is cinema. That is life. And that is today’s programme...

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15.02.2012

Far Far Away from Heaven - the seventh day at the festival, 15.02.2012

Longing and searching are returning subjects in the movies in the TEDDY programme. Searching for oneself and others, happiness, security, a home or freedom. And some people are even searching for the longing. Well, everyone one loves longing, will love Mahrzahn – and today’s programme...

 

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14.02.2012

True love - the sixth day of the festival, 14.02.2012

On Valentine's Day we present you an extra portion of love. But love has many different appearances - and just as various is today's filmprogramme. We show you kids with a lust for life, passionate knights, untamed spanish girls...

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13.02.2012

Everything will be fine! - The fifth day of the filmfestival, 13.02.2012

Luckily we have illusions, what else would be left? And what would be a better illusion than the moving picture on the screen. The non-existing world, the dream, the utopia. And of this, as well as a big load of melancholy, you will get more than enough now: Today’s moviesand interesting interviews with this year's TEDDY JURY in today's overview...

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13.02.2012

Queer in Turkey

Bilge Taş, festival programmer and member of this year’s TEDDY JURY, speaks in an interview with Philipp Schmidt about the only queer filmfestival in Türkei, the situation for queer people in her country, and her motivations to organise filmfestivals.

 

12.02.2012

Little Talks - The fourth day at the festival, 12.02.2012

With words you can do things. With words you can inform. That solves problems, creates agreements and prevents misunderstandings. And therefore we will tell you now, what to expect from the TEDDY for today...

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12.02.2012

Transgender in Europe

TEDDY's main theme this year is trans*. Magnus Rosengarten speaks in an interview with Julia Ehrt and Richard Köhler about trans* in Europe, challenges for trans* people and transphobia.

11.02.2012

Bend over for genderbending - The third day at the festival

Everyone who likes documentaries will have a merry gay day today. Six documentaries celebrate their Berlinale premiere today and compete at the same time for a TEDDY AWARD for the best documentary-/essay-film...

 

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11.02.2012

Interview with Wieland Speck

TEDDY-father Wieland Speck speaks in an interview with Magnus Rosenfeldt about this year's TEDDY AWARD, the movies competing for one of the prizes and queer filmmaking...

10.02.2012

Teddy Calling - The second day at the festival, february 10th, 2012

The TEDDY gains momentum and today we present you five premieres of this year‘s filmfestival, which are all competing for a TEDDY AWARD...

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10.02.2012

Russia: Onslaught against LGBT Community

Russian politicians are continuingtheir onslaught against the LGBT community by expanding the introduction ofcriminalisinglegislation around the country that prohibits the promotion of so called "sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism to minors." The implementation of the law prevents any organisation or an individual to promote what is described as “propaganda of homosexuality”. This initiative threatens a wide range of activities...

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09.02.2012

It's spring - The first day at the festival Feb. 09, 2012

All of Germany is under winter‘s control. All of Germany?! No, a small village of brave people is also this year fighting against the cold....
 

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08.02.2012

The films for the 26. TEDDY AWARD

06.02.2012

The anti-gay draft law is back on the table in St. Petersburg's city parliament...

The anti-gay draft law, prohibiting the so-called propaganda of "sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism" as well as pedophilia to minors, is back on the table in St. Petersburg's city parliament this Wednesday, February 8, for the second, and possibly final, hearing.

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06.02.2012

LGBT rights in Indonesia and Asia and the World And The Panorama Section of the Berlinale

Children of Srikandi world premieres in the Panorama section of the Berlinale. But the producers still need a bit of finishing funds...

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30.01.2012

Michael Stocks new film project "Healing By Sharing"

The filmmaker Michael Stock (Postcard To Daddy, Berlinale 2010)and his crew urgently need sponsors for his new film project...

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28.01.2012

Congratulations from Holly Woodlawn
to Mario Montez

Holly Woodlawn via phone , Friday 27,2012

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27.01.2012

Congratulations from Taylor Mead
to Mario Montez

Taylor Mead via phone, Friday 27,2012

Foto: Mario Montez archive

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24.01.2012

TEDDY AWARD JURY

The nine members of the international jury – organisers of queer and other film festivals – view films within the framework of all programs of the Berlinale which have queer context. Three films are nominated for each category and one receives a TEDDY for best feature film, best documentary/essay film and the best short film.

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