"But I can´t explain why someone would make such beautiful films in these times. For Not A Hero, as with all films by Rima Das (that I have seen), is this: I only write about them to make sure that these films exist and that I have not just dreamt them." (on Not A Hero by Rima Das

shomingekionline.org/2026/03/02/o... new text by Andrea Grunert

Yesterday, I watched Chloé Zhao´s Hamnet for the fourth time and I think the key for my love for this film is one single sentence by Jesse Buckley during attending the performance of Hamlet: He swept places with him.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note.... One last time, my review on MY NAME, shown at the Berlinale-Forum where it had its world premiere this year.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/search/label... all my 8 reviews on the Berlinale2026, entirely from the sections Generation, Forum and Berlinale Shorts

Israeli filmmakers sign letter in defence of #TriciaTuttle: “Do not touch the #Berlinale” www.screendaily.com/news/israeli...

Assam director Rima Das earns special mention at Berlin film festival for ‘Not a Hero’ https://www.europesays.com/dk/22997/ Rima Das, the Assamese filmmaker behind India’s 2019 Academy Awards entry ‘Village Rockstars’, has secured a Special Mention…

Berlinale 2026: Rima Das on ‘Not a Hero’: ‘Returning for the third time feels deeply special’ Rima Das returns to the A-lister festival, Berlinale, for a third time, since Bulbul Can Sing (2019) and Village Rockstars 2 (2025). The Berlin International Film Festival, now in its 76th year, has been…

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... Ghost School from Pakistan, seen at the #Berlinale-Generation and a good example why I can enjoy films of this year´s Berlinale almost without the competition.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... my highlight, seen at the #Berlinale-Generation Usually the Berlinale is not a very India-friendly filmfestival but one of the biggest live changing discovery I made at the #Berlinale in the last 12 years was definitely Rima Das.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... on Masayume by Nao Yoshigai, one of my faborite films I saw at this year´s #Berlinale-Forum Have seen it already in the pre-Berlinale pressscreenings and that it is still present in my mind, says a lot about this film.

shomingekionline.org/2026/02/25/b... a new review by Andrea Grunert, on Barbie Boomer

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/search/label... all my 8 reviews on the Berlinale2026, entirely from the sections Generation, Forum and Berlinale Shorts

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... my highlight, seen at the #Berlinale-Generation Usually the Berlinale is not a very India-friendly filmfestival but one of the biggest live changing discovery I made at the #Berlinale in the last 12 years was definitely Rima Das.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... and once again, my review on Les Juifs Riches by Yolande Zauberman, probably the shortest masterpiece I have seen for a long time and among the films from #Berlinale-Shorts I have seen so far, one of the two best ones.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... on Masayume by Nao Yoshigai, one of my faborite films I saw at this year´s #Berlinale-Forum Have seen it already in the pre-Berlinale pressscreenings and that it is still present in my mind, says a lot about this film.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... Ghost School from Pakistan, seen at the #Berlinale-Generation and a good example why I can enjoy films of this year´s Berlinale almost without the competition.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/nous... seen at the #Berlinale-Forum this year. The newest film by the one and only Rithy Panh.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... on En Route To by Yoo Jaein, seen at #Berlinale-Generation this year. Another film which stays in my memory.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note.... One last time, my review on MY NAME, shown at the Berlinale-Forum where it had its world premiere this year.

It can be that I write another review but for now here are my 8 Berlinale reviews, mostly Forum and Generation and one on a film from Berlinale-shorts: shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/search/label...

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... My next Berlinale-revies, on Yolande Zauberman´s impressing short film essay.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/search/label... my seven Berlinale critics so far.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... my next Berlinale-Review: Ghost School by Seemab Gul from Pakistan, seen at the Berlinale-Generation kplus.

www.shomingeki.org Links to alll my Berlinale reviews until now, link to the last german edition of shomingeki No. 29 (entirely in German)

Ich glaube, das ist das erste Mal in meinem Leben, daß ich ein statement der Berlinale-Leitung teile.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... on the new film by James Benning, seen at the Berlinale-Forum

Apropos Berlinale. I am with Dhribil Diop Mambety the great late filmmaker from Senegal who said in an interview: "Let´s talk about poetry and not about bullshit".

I thought always to write about the Berlinale means to write about the films one has seen. I am just sayin..

I woke up today just after having watched Rima Das´ Not A Hero again. Okay some small things I have to correct in my review, but nevertheless I feel conformed. Rima Das is a genius.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... Berlinale-review Nr. 5 on Masayume, by Nao Yoshigai Berlinale-Forum

Well, it was a good decision to watch the new film by Rima Das Not A Hero a second time.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... Berlinale-Review No. 6, on En Route To by Yoo Jaein, Korea, seen ath the Berlinale-Generation where it is almost a nice tradition to select debut films by young Korean filmmaker.

It looks like that a dilm by Rima Das (Not A Hero) will be again my favorite Berlinale-film. That managed in the last 20 years only Terrence Malick.

And finally, my second Berlinale-review, on the brandnew fantastic film by the one and only Rima Das, a film from India, seen at the #Berlinale-Generation2026. shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note...

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... Berlinale-review Nr. 5 on Masayume, by Nao Yoshigai Berlinale-Forum

Come on- there is something more meaning ful to do at this Berlinale than mobbing Wim Wenders. There are great films to see.