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Moritz de Hadeln, former Berlinale and Venice Film Festival director, dies at 85

Updated On: 07 July, 2026 12:13 PM IST | Los Angeles | ANI

Moritz de Hadeln, the former director of the Berlinale, Venice Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival, has died at the age of 85. The influential film festival veteran reportedly passed away following complications from a recent medical procedure, leaving behind a legacy that shaped international cinema

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Moritz de Hadeln. Pic/Instagram@berlinale

Moritz de Hadeln. Pic/Instagram@berlinale

Former Director of the Locarno Film Festival, the Berlinale and Venice Film Festival, Moritz de Hadeln has passed away at 85.

According to Variety, the festival director died on Saturday at a hospital in Nyon, Switzerland. Zurich Film Festival CEO Christian Jungen confirmed that de Hadeln suffered from complications following a recent medical procedure.

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