Neil Callen

@berlinale #janetplanet last film for this years #berlinale. enjoyable critique of certain type of lifestyle where no one seems to take responsibility for anything. Our German audience seemed to take it at face value, rather than the comedy we thought it was! PS last film was #raiz

#raim was lovely. Well as lovely as a film about the murder of herds of alpacas and the destruction of their communities and environment can be. But Peru qualified for the World Cup, Ronaldo had a nice haircut, and the workers were revolting. #berlinale @berlinale

Success! Pain-free #berlinale booking this morning, so #Kohlhieselsdaughter #empire and #myfavouritecake are in the bag! #brunodumont #lubitsch

@BohemiaStable @berlinale No, it’s a barn! You’ll be glad to know the boys are still smiling at #stadtklause

@Ralgex @berlinale confusingly, Verti Music Hall is not a music hall.

#berlinale number 14 underway with #myfavouritecake @berlinale - first time at #verti

#moscas started so well, but as it went on it unravelled into a bit of a muddle. Cracking lead actor, great premise, but comedy deaths and no real character development let it down. #iffr

#pandoraslegacy gave a glimpse into the life of #gwpabst but it didn’t really hit the mark. A bit unsure of what it was trying to do. Enjoyed seeing the archive footage, the correspondence between him and Trude, Olaf’s introduction, and the lovely palaeontologist grandson Ben.

#childrenofwarandpeace was an eye opening study of what it’s like to be in a constant state of war readiness. Finnish boys forced into action, women encouraged to have 15+ children, and uneasy pacts with the nazis. Much of the content feels terribly relevant right now

#nightvisitors at #iffr @IFFR last night was fun. Beautiful photography, loved the written and historical referencing, could have done without some of the experimentation with sound. #mothpalooza looked a hoot, @Oustonpics you would be in your element!

All aboard the #stenahollandica for #iffr2024 #internationalfilmfestivalrotterdam #rotterdam

Lovely long weekend in #paris on the trail of #maigret, walking from #36quaidesorfevres to #boulevardrichardlenoir just as the commissar would have all those years ago. Plus a bit of #burtlancaster in #thekillers.