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BERLINALE 2018 Competition / Berlinale Special

Berlin's Competition and Berlinale Special are now complete

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- The latest effort by Norway's Erik Poppe joins the list of films vying for the Golden Bear

Berlin's Competition and Berlinale Special are now complete
U - July 22 by Erik Poppe

The programme of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival has now been rounded off with the unveiling of the two remaining titles selected for the Competition and Berlinale Special sections.

The latest film by Norwegian filmmaker Erik PoppeU - July 22 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Erik Poppe
film profile
]
, based on the 2011 attack at a summer camp on the island of Utøya, Norway, has been added to the list of films vying for the Golden Bear, while the documentary Songwriter [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, a portrait of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran directed by Murray Cummings, is screening as part of Berlinale Special.

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Here is the complete list of films selected for Berlin's Competition and Berlinale Special sections:

Competition

Isle of Dogs [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - Wes Anderson (USA/Germany) (opening film)
3 Days in Quiberon
 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emily Atef
film profile
]
 – Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France)
Season of the Devil
 - Lav Diaz (Philippines)
Damsel – David Zellner, Nathan Zellner (USA)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot - Gus Van Sant (USA)
Dovlatov [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Milan Maric
film profile
]
Aleksei German Jr (Russia/Poland/Serbia)
Eva [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Benoît Jacquot
film profile
]
 - Benoît Jacquot (France)
Figlia mia [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Laura Bispuri
film profile
]
 - Laura Bispuri (Italy/Germany/Switzerland)
Las herederas [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 – Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay/Germany/Uruguay/Norway/Brazil/France)
In the Aisles [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Franz Rogowski
interview: Thomas Stuber
film profile
]
Thomas Stuber (Germany)
Pig – Mani Haghighi (Iran)
My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Philip Gröning
film profile
]
 - Philip Gröning (Germany) 
Museo - Alonso Ruizpalacios (Mexico)
La Prière [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Cédric Kahn
film profile
]
 – Cédric Kahn (France)
The Real Estate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Axel Petersén and Måns Måns…
film profile
]
 - Måns Månsson, Axel Petersén (Sweden/UK)
Touch Me Not [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Adina Pintilie
film profile
]
 – Adina Pintilie (Romania/Germany/Czech Republic/Bulgaria/France)
Transit [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Petzold
interview: Franz Rogowski
film profile
]
 – Christian Petzold (Germany/France)
Mug [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Małgorzata Szumowska
film profile
]
 - Małgorzata Szumowska (Poland)
U - July 22 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Erik Poppe
film profile
]
- Erik Poppe (Norway)

Out of Competition

7 Days in Entebbe [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - José Padilha (USA/UK)
Ága [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Milko Lazarov
film profile
]
 - Milko Lazarov (Bulgaria/Germany/France)
Black 47 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lance Daly
film profile
]
 – Lance Daly (Ireland/Luxembourg)
Eldorado [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 – Markus Imhoof (Switzerland/Germany)
Unsane - Steven Soderbergh (USA)

Berlinale Special

AMERICA Land of the FreeKS [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
 – Ulli Lommel (Germany)
Gurrumul – Paul Williams (Australia)
The Interpreter [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Martin Šulík
film profile
]
 - Martin Šulík (Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory - Stephen Nomura Schible (USA/Japan)
Usedom - Der freie Blick aufs Meer [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
 - Heinz Brinkmann (Germany)
Viaje a los pueblos fumigados – Fernando Solanas (Argentina)

Berlinale Special Gala 

The Bookshop [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - Isabel Coixet (Spain/UK/Germany)
The Happy Prince [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - Rupert Everett (Germany/Belgium/Italy)
Monster Hunt 2 – Raman Hui (China/Hong Kong)
The Silent Revolution [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - Lars Kraume (Germany)
Songwriter [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
 - Murray Cummings (UK)
Becoming Astrid [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Alba August
interview: Pernille Fischer Christensen
film profile
]
 - Pernille Fischer Christensen (Sweden/Germany/Denmark)

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