Works of old and new masters as well as newcomers comprise the program of the Panorama section of the 60th edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
Back with new works are Lothar Lambert, Peter Kern and Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel, as well as Isao Yukisada, E J-Yong and Sébastien Lifshitz. The festival will lift the veil off first feature films by Mat Whitecross, Anahí Berneri and Scud as well as documentaries of Lucy Walker, Tamara Trampe/Johann Feindt and Michael Stock.
After roaming Asia, North and South America and Europe in search of new discoveries, half of the 50 films in the program have been confirmed this week. Once again documentaries are putting a strong show, making up about one-third of the program.
The Panorama Dokumente and the complete feature film program will be announced towards the end of January. All films are screening as either world or European premieres. To date, the following films have been confirmed for the Main Program, Panorama Special and Panorama Dokumente: Main Program/Panorama Special”Amphetamine by Scud, Hongkong, China (WP) Starring: Thomas Price, Byron Pang, Winnie Leung “Besouro by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Brazil Starring: Aílton Carmo, Jessica Barbosa, Anderson Santos de Jesus, Flávio Rocha, Irandhir Santos “Blutsfreundschaft (Initiation) by Peter Kern, Austria Starring: Helmut Berger, Harry Lampl, Melanie Kretschmann, Michael Steinocher, Manuel Rubey, Matthias Franz Stein, Oliver Rosskopf, Heribert Sasse, Gregor Seberg “El mal ajeno by Oskar Santos, Spain (WP) Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Belén Rueda, Angie Cepeda, Cristina Plazas, Clara Lago”Golden Slumber by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Japan Starring: Masato Sakai, Yuko Takeuchi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Gekidan Hitori, Nao Omori, Sango Kitamura”Just Another Love Story by Kaushik Ganguly, Rituparno Ghosh, India (WP)Starring: Rituparno Ghosh, Indraneel Sengupta, Chapal Bhaduri, Raima Sen, Jisshu Sengupta”Kawasakiho ruze (Kawasaki’s Rose) by Jan Hrebejk, Czech Republic (WP)Starring: Daniela Kolárová, Martin Huba, Lenka Vlasákova, Milan Mikulcík “Kosmos by Reha Erdem, Turkey/Bulgaria Starring: Sermet Yesil, Türkü Turan, Hakan Altuntas, Sabahat Doanyilmaz, Korel Kubilay”L’arbre et la forêt (Family Tree) by Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau, France (WP) Starring: Guy Marchand, Françoise Fabian, Sabrina Seyvecou, Yannick Renier”Nacidas para sufrir (Born To Suffer) by Miguel Albaladejo, SpainStarring: Adriana Ozores, Petra Martinez, Malena Alterio, Ricard Borrás, Jorge Calvo, Marta Fernández Muro, Maria Elena Flores”Parade by Isao Yukisada, Japan Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Karina, Shihori Kanjiya, Kento Hayashi, Keisuke Koide”Phobidilia by Doron Paz, Yoav Paz, Israel Starring: Ofer Shechter, Efrat Baumwald, Shlomo Bar Shavit, Efrat Dor”Plein sud (Going South) by Sébastien Lifshitz, France Starring: Yannick Renier, Léa Seydoux, Nicole Garcia, Théo Frilet, Pierre Périer”Por tu culpa (It’s Your Fault) by Anahí Berneri, Argentina/France (WP) Starring: Erica Rivas, Ruben Viani, Nicasio Galán, Zenón Galán, Osmar Núñez”Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll by Mat Whitecross, UK Starring: Andy Serkis, Naomie Harris, Olivia Williams, Bill Milner, Tom Hughes”Son of Babylon by Mohamed Al-Daradji, Iraq/UK/France/United Arab Emirates/The Netherlands/Egypt/Palestinian territoriesStarring: Yassir Talib, Shazada Hussein, Bashir Al-Majid”The Man Who Sold The World by Swel Noury, Imad Noury, MoroccoStarring: Said Bey, Fehd Benchemsi, Audrey Marnay, Latifa Ahrrare, Hakim Noury”Yeobaewoodle (The Actresses) by E J-Yong, Republic of Korea Starring: Yoon Yeo-jeong, Lee Mi-sook, Ko Hyun-joung, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Min-hee Panorama Dokumente”Alle meine Stehaufmädchen – Von Frauen, die sich was trauen (All My Tumbler Girls Or All About Women Who Dare To…) by Lothar Lambert, Germany (WP)”Beautiful Darling: The Life And Times Of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar by James Rasin, USA (WP)”Hazman havarod (Gay Days) by Yair Qedar, Israel”Making the Boys by Crayton Robey, USA (WP)Starring: Mart Crowley, Edward Albee, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, Dominic Dunne, William Friedkin, Robert Wagner”Postcard to Daddy by Michael Stock, Germany (WP)”Waste Land by Lucy Walker, co-directors: João Jardim, Karen Harley, UK/Brazil”Wiegenlieder (Lullaby) by Tamara Trampe, Johann Feindt, Germany (WP) Starring: Detlef Jablonski, Helmut Oehring, Santos, Apti Bisultanov, Jocelyn B. Smith. – Daily News Egypt
