20/01/2016 - The European contingent is spearheaded by directors such as Eugène Green, Bence Fliegauf and Guillaume Nicloux

The 46th Berlinale Forum, part of the 66^th Berlin Film Festival (11-21 February 2016), will show a total of 44 films in its main programme, 34 of which are world premieres, nine international premieres and one a European premiere.

The European contingent is spearheaded by the eagerly awaited new films by directors such as Eugène Green (with The Son of Joseph [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], the story of a son who wants to find out the identity of his father, and whose investigations lead him to the God-like figure of the Parisian literary world, played by Mathieu Amalric), Bence Fliegauf (Lily Lane [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], about the relationship between a mother and her young son, inextricably linked to stories and fantasy) and Guillaume Nicloux (who sends Gérard Depardieu into the woods as a solitary hunter in The Wandering [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]).

A raft of other films from Europe will be screened in the section, such as Philip Scheffner’s Havarie [+see also:
trailer
film profile] and And-Ek Ghes... [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (co-directed by Colorado Velcu), Rachel Lang’s Baden Baden [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Axel Koenzen’s Deadweight, [+see also:
trailer
film profile] Ognjen Glavonić’s Depth Two [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Ruth Beckermann’s The Dreamed Ones [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s Homo sapiens [+see also:
trailer
interview: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
film profile], Adrian Sitaru’s Illegitimate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Adrian Sitaru
film profile], Volker Koepp’s Piece of Land [+see also:
trailer
film profile], Petr Vaclav’s We Are Never Alone [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Petr Vaclav
film profile] Hugo Vieira da Silva’s An Outpost of Progress, Maya Kosa and Sergio da Costa’s Rio Corgo [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner and Abou Bakar Sidibé’s Those Who Jump [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Nikola Ljuca’s Humidity [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nikola Ljuca
film profile] and Måns Månsson’s The Yard. A host of European co-productions round off the selection.

Forum:

A Magical Substance Flows into Me [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Jumana Manna (Palestinian Territories/United Kingdom/United Arab Emirates)
In the Last Days of the City [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (Akher ayam el madina) - Tamer El Said (Egypt/Germany/United Kingdom/United Arab Emirates)
And-Ek Ghes... [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Colorado Velcu, Philip Scheffner (Germany)
A Road (Aru michi) - Daichi Sugimoto (Japan)
Baden Baden [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Rachel Lang (Belgium/France)
Barakah Meets Barakah (Barakah yoqabil Barakah) - Mahmoud Sabbagh (Saudi Arabia)
Between Fences [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (Bein gderot) - Avi Mograbi (Israel/France)
The Wandering [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Guillaume Nicloux (France)
Deadweight [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Axel Koenzen (Germany/Finland)
Depth Two (Dubina dva) [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Ognjen Glavonić (Serbia)
Eldorado XXI [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Salomé Lamas (Portugal/France)
Elixir - Daniil Zinchenko (Russian Federation)
Fantastic - Offer Egozy (USA)
City of Jade (Fei cui zhi cheng) - Midi Z (Taiwan/Myanmar)
The Son of Joseph [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Eugène Green (France/Belgium)
The Dreamed Ones [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (Die Geträumten) - Ruth Beckermann (Austria)
Havarie [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Philip Scheffner (Germany)
Hee - Kaori Momoi (Japan)
Homo sapiens [+see also:
trailer
interview: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
film profile] - Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Austria)
How Heavy This Hammer - Kazik Radwanski (Canada)
Illegitimate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Adrian Sitaru
film profile] (Ilegitim) - Adrian Sitaru (Rumania/Poland/France)
Inertia - Idan Haguel (Israel)
Kate Plays Christine - Robert Greene (USA)
Piece of Land (Landstück) - Volker Koepp (Germany)
Old Stone (Lao Shi) - Johnny Ma (People’s Republic of China/Canada)
Lily Lane [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (Liliom Ösvény) - Bence Fliegauf (Hungary)
A Maid for Each [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (Makhdoumin) - Maher Abi Samra (Lebanon/France/Norway)
Houses without Doors (Manazil bela abwab) - Avo Kaprealian (Syria/Lebanon)
Panamerican Machinery [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Joaquín del Paso (Mexico/Poland)
We Are Never Alone [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Petr Vaclav
film profile] (Nikdy nejsme sami) - Petr Vaclav (Czech Republic/France)
P.S. Jerusalem - Danae Elon (Canada)
An Outpost of Progress - Hugo Vieira da Silva (Portugal)
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised - Rama Thiaw (Senegal)
Rio Corgo - Maya Kosa, Sergio da Costa (Switzerland/Portugal)
Those Who Jump [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner, Abou Bakar Sidibé (Denmark)
Short Stay - Ted Fendt (USA)
Ta’ang - Wang Bing (Hong Kong/France)
Tales of Two Who Dreamt - Andrea Bussmann, Nicolás Pereda (Canada/Mexico)
Tempestad - Tatiana Huezo (Mexico)
Dust Cloth (Toz bezi) [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ahu Öztürk
film profile] - Ahu Öztürk (Turkey/Germany)
Trivisa - Frank Hui, Vicky Wong, Jevons Au (Hong Kong/China)
Humidity (Vlažnost) [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nikola Ljuca
film profile] - Nikola Ljuca (Serbia/the Netherlands/Greece)
The Yard [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Måns Månsson (Sweden/Germany)
Life after Life (Zhī fán yè mào) - Zhang Hanyi (People’s Republic of China)