Berlin, Feb 23 (DPA) US internet giant Google Tuesday defended its Street View application – a compendium of photographed city streets – from privacy concerns in Germany, where criticism of the company has mounted. Minister Ilse Aigner, who is responsible for consumer affairs, again accused the US company of privacy invasion by photographing Germans’...
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Berlin, Feb 22 (DPA) A dramatic late goal that gave Werder Bremen a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen prevented the visitors from opening a two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga standings. Germany defender Per Mertesacker’s goal in injury time Sunday saw Bremen snatch a deserved draw against Bayer Leverkusen, who would have...
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Berlin, Feb 21 (DPA) Waltzing around in a bikini or showing yourself up as a stumbling drunk are not recommended when it comes to internet profiles. However, it also isn’t necessary to present yourself as a go-getter or someone who is as quiet as a mouse. Instead, the objective should be ‘to emphasise your...
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Berlin, Feb 21 (DPA) Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu’s film Bal (Honey) won the Berlin Film Festival’s prestigious Golden Bear prize Saturday. The movie, about about a young boy who goes in search of his father after his father fails to return home was one of 20 films competing for the 60th anniversary Berlinale’s top...
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Berlin, Feb 21 (DPA) Turkish movie ‘Bal’ (Honey) about a young boy who goes in search of his father after the father fails to return home won the Berlin Film Festival’s coveted Golden Bear Saturday. The movie by director Semih Kaplanoglu’s was one of 20 films competing for top honour at the Berlinale, which...
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Berlin, Feb 20 (DPA) Controversial Polish-French director Roman Polanski won the Berlin Film Festival’s award for best director for his thriller ‘The Ghost Writer’ Saturday. However, Polanski was not hand to accept it as the 76-year-old the Oscar-winning director is at present under house arrest in his Swiss chalet facing US extradition moves for...
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Berlin, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) Colombian director Oscar Ruiz de Navia has been awarded an international critics’ prize at the 60th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival for his debut work ‘El vuelco del cangrejo’ (Crab Trap). After receiving the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) award Friday, the 27-year-old director dedicated it ‘to...
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Berlin, Feb 20 – Konkani movie ‘Paltadacho Munis’ has had an impressive response at the Berlin International Film Festival, leaving debutant filmmaker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar thrilled. With six screenings, ‘Paltadacho Munis (Man Beyond the Bridge)’ has been presented in the International Forum of New Cinema section showcasing new and experimental films. ‘I am so impressed...
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Berlin, Feb 20 (DPA) The 60th Berlin Film Festival’s main competition comes to an end later Saturday with a solid if at times worthy field of candidates having emerged for the Berlinale’s coveted Golden Bear for best movie. In particular, the frontrunners include Russian director Alexei Popgrebsky’s compelling ‘How I Ended This Summer’ about...
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Berlin, Feb 19 (DPA) Governments across the world reacted angrily and expressed their concern Friday after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had said in a report that there was evidence that Iran might be developing nuclear weapons. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle warned Iran could face new sanctions if it continues to conceal...
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Berlin, Feb 19 – ‘Arekti Premer Golpo’ (Just another love story) – a daring, sensitive, layered, gay love story – got full house at the ongoing Berlin International Film Festival. Its director Kaushik Ganguly says he always dreamt of coming here. ‘Berlin is the Mecca of film and I always dreamed of coming here....
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Berlin, Feb 18 (DPA) A movie about the making of one of the most notorious Nazi propaganda films stirred a controversy at its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival Thursday. ‘Jud Suess – Film ohne Gewissen’ (Jew Suss – Rise and Fall) by German-born director Oskar Roehler charts the rise and fall of the...
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