Former Berlinale, Venice Film Festival Chief Moritz De Hadeln Passes Away at 85
Christian Jungen said de Hadeln died after complications from a recent medical procedure, ending a career that shaped major European festivals.
- Renowned film festival director Moritz de Hadeln died on Saturday in Nyon, Switzerland, following complications from a recent medical procedure. De Hadeln led major festivals in Locarno, Berlin, and Venice across a decades-spanning career.
- Born in Exeter, England, de Hadeln began his career as a photographer and documentary director before co-founding the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival with his wife, Erika in 1969.
- Starting in 1980, de Hadeln directed the Berlinale for more than 20 years, introducing computer technology for data processing and founding the European Film Market while bridging East and West Berlin.
- In 2002, de Hadeln became the Venice Film Festival's first non-Italian artistic director, modernizing infrastructure and attracting major stars including Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg to premiere films such as "The Hours."
- Biographer Christian Jungen dubbed de Hadeln "Mr. Film Festival," yet his legacy was complicated by a 2018 opinion piece in Die Weltwoche defending disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein against public backlash.
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Former Berlinale director Moritz de Hadeln, who also headed the Venice and Locarno film festivals, has died. The British-Swiss filmmaker was 85.
Moritz De Hadeln Dies: Former Berlinale Chief Was 85
Moritz de Hadeln, a pioneering industry professional who led the Berlin, Venice, and Locarno Film Festivals, has died. He was 85. Reps close to de Hadeln’s family confirmed the news to Deadline. de Hadeln died on Saturday, July 4, at a hospital in Nyon, Switzerland. de Hadeln was born in Exeter, England, to a family […]
Moritz de Hadeln led several film festivals - the longest of which was the Berlinale. Now he died at the age of 85.
Moritz de Hadeln was not only responsible for the Berlinale, but also directed the film festivals of Locarno and Venice.
Moritz de Hadeln was the head of the Berlinale for over twenty wild years, and also directed the film festivals in Locarno and Venice. Now he died at the age of 85.
For decades he directed and shaped the international film festivals in Berlin, Locarno and Venice. Now Moritz de Hadeln died at the age of 85.
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