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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Members of the International Jury Brady Corbet, Jasmine Trinca, Christian Petzold, Lupita Nyong'o, Albert Serra, Ann Hui and Oksana Zabuzhko seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Members of the International Jury Brady Corbet, Jasmine Trinca, Christian Petzold, Lupita Nyong'o, Albert Serra, Ann Hui and Oksana Zabuzhko seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Members of the International Jury Brady Corbet, Jasmine Trinca, Christian Petzold, Lupita Nyong'o, Albert Serra, Ann Hui and Oksana Zabuzhko seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Christian Petzold seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Albert Serra seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Albert Serra seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Christian Petzold seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Albert Serra seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Mexican-Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong'o seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlinale Jury Photocall

Jasmine Trinca seen attending the photocall of the international jury for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale 2024 at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on February 15, 2024. This year marks a significant milestone as Lupita Nyong'o becomes the first black person to adopt the role of president of the jury. The Berlinale, which will take place from February 15 to 25, is one of the three major European film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice. In 2023, a documentary on French psychiatry by Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's major snow festival held in Hokkaido

STORY: Japan's major snow festival held in Hokkaido DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the snow festival STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "I am here in Sapporo, the capital city of north Japan's Hokkaido. The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival has kicked off here and will run through Feb. 11. As one of the largest snow festivals in Japan, it's held offline for the first time in three years. By walking around the 1.5-kilometer-long venue, visitors can enjoy the charm of ice and snow." The snow festival features more than 160 snow and ice sculptures. The winter celebration was held virtually for the previous two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sculptures created by citizens include those featuring shimaenaga, a subspecies of long-tailed tits found in Hokkaido, as well as rabbits, as 2023 marks the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. Th

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Lady Tokiwa's new outfit for 'Jidai Matsuri'

KYOTO, Japan - The new outer garment (L) put on top of "Tokiwa Gozen" or Lady Tokiwa, a Japanese noblewoman in the late Heian period, is shown to the press in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2014. The outfit will be used at "Jidai Matsuri," one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, on Oct. 22 in the western Japanese city.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A procession of people dressed as nobles in ancient court-style attire from the Heian era (794-1192) reaches the Shimogamo Shrine on May 15, 2014, during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A procession of people dressed as nobles in ancient court-style attire from the Heian era (794-1192) goes through the Shimogamo Shrine on May 15, 2014, during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A procession of people dressed as nobles in ancient court-style attire from the Heian era (794-1192) departs from the Old Imperial Palace in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 15, 2014, for an 8-kilometer parade during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in the old Japanese capital.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Risako Ota (C), selected as a festival queen known as Saio-dai, departs on a float from the Old Imperial Palace in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 15, 2014, for an 8-kilometer parade during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in the old Japanese capital.

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'Saio-dai' festival queen holds ritual ceremony at Kyoto's Kamogamo Shrine

KYOTO, Japan - The 12-layered ceremonial kimono-clad Risako Ota, chosen as the "Saio-dai," reigning festival queen, for 2014, dips her hands into a river at Kamigamo Jinja, a World Heritage shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, in a purification ritual on May 4, 2014. It is one of the pre-events leading up to the May 15 Aoi (hollyhock) Festival, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Participants in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, move in a procession in the western Japanese city on May 16, 2012. Some 500 participants, dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), walked with decorated ox carts and horses around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, during the ancient capital's major festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Participants in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, move in a procession in the western Japanese city on May 16, 2012. Some 500 participants, dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), walked with decorated ox carts and horses around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, during the ancient capital's major festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Participants in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, move in a procession in the western Japanese city on May 16, 2012. Some 500 participants, dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), walked with decorated ox carts and horses around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, during the ancient capital's major festival dating back 1,400 years.