09/02/2018 - The upcoming Berlinale sets a record for the highest number of films in the selection supported by the Council of Europe

Seventeen co-productions supported by the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund will be screened during the 68th edition of the Berlinale, which will take place from 15-25 February.

Six of these are selected in the official competition: Dovlatov [+see also:
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interview: Milan Maric
film profile] by Aleksey German Jr (Russia/Poland/Serbia), Daughter of Mine [+see also:
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interview: Laura Bispuri
film profile] by Laura Bispuri (Italy/Germany/Switzerland), My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot [+see also:
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interview: Philip Gröning
film profile] by Philip Gröning (Germany/France/Switzerland), 3 Days in Quiberon [+see also:
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interview: Emily Atef
film profile] by Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France), Touch Me Not [+see also:
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interview: Adina Pintilie
film profile] by Adina Pintilie (Romania/Germany/Czech Republic/Bulgaria/France) and Transit [+see also:
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interview: Christian Petzold
interview: Franz Rogowski
film profile] by Christian Petzold (Germany/France). In addition to these, Black 47 [+see also:
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interview: Lance Daly
film profile] by Lance Daly (Ireland/Luxembourg/USA) will be screened out of competition, and The Happy Prince [+see also:
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film profile] by Rupert Everett (Germany/Belgium/UK/Italy) is in the programme of the Berlinale Special Gala section.

Regarding the sidebars, Our Madness [+see also:
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film profile] by João Viana and Facing the Wind [+see also:
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film profile] by Meritxell Colell Aparicio (Spain/Argentina/France) are selected in competition in the Forum section. My Giraffe [+see also:
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film profile] by Barbara Bredero (Netherlands/Belgium/Germany) will be screened in the Generation Kplus section, whereas Cobain [+see also:
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interview: Nanouk Leopold
film profile] by Nanouk Leopold (Netherlands/Belgium/Germany) and Fortuna [+see also:
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film profile] by Germinal Roaux (Switzerland/Belgium) are selected in the competition of Generation 14Plus.

Last but not least, four films will be screened in the Panorama section: the documentary Game Girls [+see also:
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film profile] by Alina Skrzeszewska (France/Germany), and the films Land [+see also:
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film profile] by Babak Jalali (Italy/France/Netherlands/Mexico), Lemonade [+see also:
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interview: Ioana Uricaru
film profile] by Ioana Uricaru (Romania/Germany/Sweden/Canada) and Styx [+see also:
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interview: Wolfgang Fischer
film profile] by Wolfgang Fischer (Germany/Austria).

Moreover, the Eurimages Co-production Development Award will be presented at the Berlinale Co-Production Market, which will be held from 17-21 February, and the Eurimages team will be present at Stand number 41 at the Martin-Gropius-Bau for the duration of the European Film Market.