
Berlinale goes online amid coronavirus threat
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The 71st Berlin Film Festival opens on Monday in an online version due to the pandemic and featuring movies about the horrors of the Lebanese civil war, a humanoid and a young man's journey of self discovery kicking off the five-day event, dpa reported. The three movies form part of the 15-film race for the Golden Bear - the Berlinale's top prize for best picture, due to be announced by a six-member jury on Friday, along with the festival's other prestigious awards.