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BERLINALE 2018 Competition / Berlinale Special

Berlin unveils more films in the Competition and Berlinale Special sections

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- New films by Christian Petzold, Cédric Kahn, Lance Daly and more join the line-up

Berlin unveils more films in the Competition and Berlinale Special sections
Transit by Christian Petzold

The Berlin International Film Festival has announced a new batch of films that will be screened during its 68th edition, to take place from 15-25 February. 

Joining the previously unveiled titles in the Competition (which included new films by Wes Anderson, Benoît Jacquot, Małgorzata Szumowska and more – see the news) are some truly eagerly awaited movies. One of them is Transit [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Petzold
interview: Franz Rogowski
film profile
]
, the new effort by beloved German filmmaker Christian Petzold, who returns to Berlin after winning the Silver Bear for Best Director in 2012 with his acclaimed Barbara [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Petzold
film profile
]
. French actor-director Cédric Kahn is also in the mix, coming back to the festival 14 years after his 2004 title Red Lights competed there, with his new film, The Prayer [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Cédric Kahn
film profile
]
. A new face at the gathering, Ireland’s Lance Daly, best remembered for Kisses [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
(2008), will present his latest film, Black 47 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lance Daly
film profile
]
, out of competition. 

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Swiss documentary filmmaker Markus Imhoof (who will be out of competition with the follow-up to his successful More Than Honey [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Markus Imhoof
film profile
]
, Eldorado [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
), Germany’s Emily Atef (with 3 Days in Quiberon [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emily Atef
film profile
]
), Sweden’s Måns Månsson and Axel Petersén (with The Real Estate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Axel Petersén and Måns Måns…
film profile
]
) and Romania’s Adina Pintilie (with her feature debut, Touch Me Not [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Adina Pintilie
film profile
]
) are also joining the European contingent in the gathering’s main section.

Here is the list of new films selected:

Competition

3 Days in Quiberon [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emily Atef
film profile
]
Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France)
DamselDavid Zellner, Nathan Zellner (USA)
The Heiresses [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay/Germany/Uruguay/Norway/Brazil/France)
PigMani Haghighi (Iran)
The Prayer [+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)

Out of Competition

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)

Berlinale Special Gala

Monster Hunt 2Raman Hui (China/Hong Kong)

Berlinale Special

GurrumulPaul Williams (Australia)
Viaje a los pueblos fumigadosFernando Solanas (Argentina)

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