16/01/2018 - New films by Christian Petzold, Cédric Kahn, Lance Daly and more join the line-up

The Berlin International Film Festival has announced a new batch of films that will be screened during its 68^th 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. 

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)
Damsel – David Zellner, Nathan Zellner (USA)
The Heiresses [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] – Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay/Germany/Uruguay/Norway/Brazil/France)
Pig – Mani 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 2 – Raman Hui (China/Hong Kong)

Berlinale Special

Gurrumul – Paul Williams (Australia)
Viaje a los pueblos fumigados – Fernando Solanas (Argentina)