A Deadline journalist was physically assaulted yesterday evening [Saturday 15] while attending theBerlinFilm Festival.
Little is known about the attackers, though one can be clearly seen in the video.
There is no suggestion they are connected to the festival.
Mall of Berlin, Leipziger Strasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.Getty
He also swears in French.
He filed an online police report last night but has yet to hear from the authorities.
We have called the Berlin police office but havent been able to speak to anyone.
The festival has reached out to Matt and told us it is in contact with the police.
We are all concerned for his welfare.
Most of the group had covered faces, some wore balaclavas.
She says the group were holding bottles and insulted and threatened them in English.
Once the executives told the group they were calling the police they moved away.
The film exec detailed what happened to local police who came to her hotel.
Its unclear whether the two incidents weve reported on above were carried out by the same group.
At Deadline, this is the first instance weve heard of delegates being attacked during theBerlin Film Festival.
There have been multiple examples of crime reported during the Cannes Film Festival in the past.
