welcome to Berlin!
With first film screenings shown back in 1951, the Berlinale looks back at 75 years preparing for new sights and many slots of even more celluloid features. My first adventure this year comes with Australia`s Fwends: what an extraordinary acquaintance of spontaneity emerging among mainly two good old friends, both young women who dare to talk about their angers and deceptions, worries and simplicity in what they actually dream of … both the film maker herself as well as the actresses convince the Berlin audience of their honesty in surprises: I am glad I went!
Excited to see more screenings soon!
Snow is bright in Swiss mountains, less so in Berlin, Germany, these days.
Local politics appear foggy, yet clarity emerges with forthcoming federal elections and local decisions being made: with the Gleisdreieck project called `Urbane Mitte neu denken: Bebauungsplanverfahren ergebnisoffen gestalten`, Berliners seek consensus in their fight for communal rights. The bike path Berlin-Leipzig is just one of the various most relevant actions being discussed towards the second half of 2024. At the end of the day, Berlin will have to continue to fight against all ecological harm that the city`s land-use plan may cause. The communal group at Gleisdreieck will continue to connect with neighbours and initiatives on both ends of the park, be it Kreuzberg, Mitte (Tiergarten Süd) or Schöneberg. With more than 30.000 supporters, the Petition against the `Urbane Mitte` continues its path of efforts. The same applies to fundraising initiatives the action group Gleisdreieck e.V. prepares against possible claims with regards to the land-use plan Urbane Mitte: `weiter so` we say, for 2025!
There is quite a lot to DO here in Berlin at grey and somewhat cold November days, such as visiting one of the many museums like the New National Gallery, or the new ´museum of exile` at Anhalter Bahnhof under Herta Mueller`s patronage, see https://stiftung-exilmuseum.berlin/en.
