Berlinale 2012, Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Cinema for Peace

February 13, 2012

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt together with the complete cast of her directorial debut “In The Land Of Blood And Honey” were attending the Cinema for Peace Gala at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt tonight during this year’s Berlinale. The movie was honored with the “Cinema for Peace Honorary Award for Opposing War and Genocide”.

The film is set in Sarajevo against the back drop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990’s. The movie tell the story of Danijel (Goran Kostić), a soldier fighting for the Bosnian Serbs, re-encounters Ajla (Zana Marjanović), a Bosniak woman he was involved with before the war, and who is now a captive in the camp he oversees.

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Classic Open Air 2011 at Gendarmenmarkt

July 13, 2011

Since 1992 every summer the Gendarmenmarkt in the heart of Berlin turns into a great concert arena and yesterday was the last day of this years event. This summer was the 20th anniversary of the Classic Open Air Festival and it ended with a special concert, the soundtracks of the James Bond Series performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London.

Dominique Horwitz will accompany you on a musical voyage though almost half a century of Bond movie history, under direction of the American conductor Carl Davis, London’s world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the British singer Mary Carawe.

The whole place was filled with music and people enjoyed the concert sitting in the warm evening sun, drinking a beer, eating an ice cream, even without buying a ticket.

Oh and I tried to record it with my DSLR, check it out:

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Festival of Lights 2010

October 19, 2010

Again in 2010 more than 60 buildings will be illuminated during this years Festival of Lights. Many landmarks and buildings – including the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Cathedral and the TV Tower – will be staged with light, events, projections and fireworks. The Potsdamer Platz will serve as the point of contact for visitors to get information about the locations and events of the Festival of Lights.

The Festival of Lights has become one of the most important international public events in Berlin. For nearly two weeks (From October 13th to October 24th 2010 from 7 pm to 12 am [core time]) , numerous illuminations and events transform the German capital into a sparkling metropolis, where Berlin’s world-famous landmarks, buildings and sites are the stars of the show.

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A Giant’s Tale, Riesen in Berlin – Day 1

October 2, 2009

A giant’s tale, narrated by Royal de Luxe,

during the next 3 days, the City of Berlin will be the stage for a “giant” open-air theatre spectacle.

“She’s here at last! Sleepy and confused, the Little Giantess opened her eyes this morning alongside her ocean-going boat in front of the Rotes Rathaus to see many sets of eyes staring at her.”

The fairy tale for Berlin begins, the story about losing and finding relatives was only written for Berlin by Jean Luc Courcoult, related to the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Today the Little Giantess will investigate the surrounding area of the Rotes Rathaus, from the Bebelplatz as far as the Gendarmenmarkt and the Lustgarten with wide-eyed curiosity.

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