From migration to queer identity and ancestral mythology, African filmmakers came to the Berlinale with bold stories confronting repression and celebrating resistance.

This affords Dao—the sixth feature by French-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis—an enrapturing universality born of detailed ...

Buzz around whether the city's film festival would take a stance on the war in Gaza has dominated conversation in recent days.

French director Alain Gomis‘ “DAO,” a sprawling family epic which world premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, has been acquired by Janus Films for North American distribution.

The writer-director's latest feature, set in Paris and Guinea-Bissau and premiering in the Berlinale competition, features professional and non-professional actors coming together as a family.

Given the incendiary news from this year’s edition, it may surprise you to learn that the Berlinale is among the more logistically easygoing of the major international film festivals. Part of this is ...

Nine years after winning the Silver Bear for "Félicité," French director Alain Gomis is returning to the Berlin International Film Festival with "DAO," his most personal work yet — a three-hour family ...

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a $1.6 million grant to fund a study on the efficacy of the hepatitis B vaccine Dec. 15, 2025. Babatunji Oni, the senior program ...

The Cottonwood Fire Department has received notice from the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) that ...