Tuesday, February 5, 2008

FESTIVAL 4: Berlin, Germany



One of the top three festivals in the World (the others being Cannes and Venice) is more serious and political than the others. However due to its time slot, it doesn't get the big films that Cannes gets. Instead Berlin gets to pick from big Hollywood films that gets released late in the year for Award considerations. It's the only one of the three festivals open to the public.

COMPETITION
The Elite Squad, Brazil, Jose Padilha (GOLDEN BEAR)
In Love We Trust, China, Wang Xiaoshuai (SCRIPT)
Black Ice, Finland-Germany, Petri Kotwica
I've Loved You So Long, France-Germany, Philippe Claudel
Julia, France, Erick Zonca
Lady Jane, France, Robert Guediguian
Blood Cherries, Germany, Doris Doerrie
Heart of Fire, Germany-Italy-Austria, Luigi Falorni
Sparrow, Hong Kong, Johnnie To
The Song of Sparrows, Iran, Majid Majidi (ACTOR)
Restless, Israel-Germany-Canada-France-Belgium, Amos Kollek
Quiet Chaos, Italy, Antonello Grimaldi
Kabei: Our Mother, Japan, Yoji Yamada
Night and Day, South Korea, Hong Sang-soo
Lake Tahoe, Mexico, Fernando Eimbcke (Alfred Bauer Prize)
Gardens of the Night, U.K.-U.S., Damian Harris
Happy-Go-Lucky, U.K., Mike Leigh (ACTRESS)
Ballast, U.S., Lance Hammer
Elegy, U.S., Isabel Coixet
S.O.P. Standard Operating Procedure, U.S., Errol Morris (SILVER BEAR)
There Will Be Blood, U.S., Paul Thomas Anderson (DIRECTOR, MUSIC)

OUT OF COMPETITION
Katyn, Poland, Andrzej Wajda
Be Kind Rewind, U.S., Michel Gondry, CLOSER
Fireflies in the Garden, U.S., Dennis Lee
The Other Boleyn Girl, U.S.-U.K., Justin Chadwick
Shine a Light, U.S.-U.K., Martin Scorsese, OPENER

PANORAMA: SPECIAL
La rabia, Argentina, Albertina Carri
Revanche, Austria, Goetz Spielmann
What No One Knows, Denmark-Sweden, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
The Feelings Factory, France-Belgium, Jean-Marc Moutout
Chiko, Germany, Ozgur Yildirim
Love and Other Crimes, Germany-Serbia-Austria-Slovenia, Stefan Arsenijevic
3 Women, Iran, Manijeh Hekmat
Lemon Tree, Israel-Germany-France, Eran Riklis (AUDIENCE)
Sonetaula, Italy, Salvatore Mereu
Beautiful, South Korea, Juhn Jai-hong
Before Fall, Spain, Javier Gutierrez
Transsiberian, Spain-Germany-U.K.-Lithuania, Brad Anderson
Soul of a Demon, Taiwan, Chang Tso-chi
Filth and Wisdom, U.K., Madonna
Sleep Dealer, U.S.-Mexico, Alex Rivera



For more info: http://www.berlinale.de

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