Carmen in Khayelitsha Articles

Pauline Malefane in Carmen in Khayelitsha The 2005 Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear has been awarded to a South African production, the Xhosa-language Carmen in Khayelitsha. Directed by Mark Dornford-May and starring Pauline Malefane (right), the film is a modernized version of Georges Bizet's opera set in a South African slum. Headed by Roland Emmerich, the seven-member Berlin jury gave the runner-up Silver Bear to [...]

2005 Berlin Film Festival Awards 2005 Berlin Film Festival: February 10–20, 2005 Photos: Andreas Teich, Richad Hübner, Ali Ghandtachi © Berlinale 2005   Golden Bear: Carmen e-Khayelitsha / Carmen in Khayelitsha by Marc Dornford-May Jury Grand Prix – Silver Bear: Kong que / Peacock by Gu Changwei Silver Bear for Best Director: Marc Rothemund for Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage / Sophie Scholl – [...]

2005 Berlin Film Festival Competition Line-Up Anklaget (Accused), Denmark, director Jacob Thuesen Asylum, United States / Ireland, director David MacKenzie De battre mon coeur s'est arreté (The Beat That My Heart Slipped), France, director Jacques Audiard Gespenster (Ghosts), Germany / France, director Christian Petzold In Good Company, United States, director Paul Weitz Kakushi Ken – Oni no Tsume (The Hidden Blade), Japan, director Yoji Yamada [...]