Helmers Shekhar Kapur, Fernando Eimbcke join “Berlin I Love You” May 12, 2016 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur and Lake Tahoe helmer Fernando Eimbcke have signed on to direct segments of the upcoming omnibus feature Berlin I Love You, The Hollywod Reporter reveals. German actor Joel Basman, who has appeared in the latest season of Homeland and had supporting roles in Hanna and Monuments Men, will star in Eimbcke's segment. Kapur's segment will be from a script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries). The anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital will also feature segments directed by Jan Ole Gerster (Oh Boy), Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), Tom van Avermaet (Death of a Shadow) and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Berlin I Love You is the latest in the Cities of Love franchise, following Paris je t'aime in 2006 and New York, I Love You in 2008. Claus Clausen and Edda Reiser of Walk on Water Films are producing Berlin I Love You together with Josef Steinberger of Rheingold Films. Emmanuel Benbihy, founder of the Cities of Love franchise, will executive produce. The film begins shooting this summer in Berlin. German subsidy body Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg has backed the project.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
