Lars Henrik Gass, long-time director of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, is leaving the film festival to become the founding director of the new Haus für Film und Medien (HFM) in Stuttgart from February 2025......

According to a press release, Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle has appointed four members to the newly composed selection committee, which will select the films for the Competition and Berlinale Special as well as the Perspectives section focussing on new talents......