From an impressive pool of nearly 2,500 submissions, a total of 32 short films and 30 feature-length titles representing 36 countries have been selected to make up the programme of the Generation section of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival (7-17 February 2019), dedicated to contemporary films exploring the realities and universes of children and teenagers, and divided into two competitions, Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus. They include 13 documentaries.

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This year, the growing number of viewers that this particular programme has garnered since its introduction – attendance figures have risen from 15,000 15 years ago to 70,000 today, as festival director Dieter Kosslick pointed out – will see works where special emphasis is placed on giving young people a voice. They are stories in which the young protagonists, feeling neglected and oppressed by the adult world surrounding them, face radical decisions. 

The opening films are two debut features: Makoto Nagahisa's We Are Little Zombies (Generation 14plus) and Erik Schmitt's Cleo [+lire aussi :
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Section head Maryanne Redpath describes the selection as follows: “The stars in this year’s programme are self-determined beings who are often challenged by conservative traditions and who choose to set off on new paths”. She also underlines the fact that the state of "aimless boredom" can create an enormous potential for creativity, and adults in particular seem to have forgotten this. 

Here are all the features selected for Generation 2019: 

Generation 14plus 

We Are Little Zombies - Makoto Nagahisa (Japan), opening film
Stupid Young Heart [+lire aussi :
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By the Name of Tania [+lire aussi :
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The Magic Life of V [+lire aussi :
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Reconstructing Utøya [+lire aussi :
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The Red Phallus [+lire aussi :
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Ringside [+lire aussi :
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The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open [+lire aussi :
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Goldie - Sam de Jong (USA)
Knives and Skin - Jennifer Reeder (USA)
Your Turn ­- Eliza Capai (Brazil), documentary 
Better Days - Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang (Hong Kong/China)
The Crossing - Bai Xue (China) 
House of Hummingbird - Bo-ra Kim (Republic of Korea)
Bulbul Can Sing - Rima Das (India) 

Generation Kplus

Cleo [+lire aussi :
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Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon [+lire aussi :
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Sune vs Sune [+lire aussi :
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Daniel [+lire aussi :
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Kinder [+lire aussi :
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My Extraordinary Summer with Tess [+lire aussi :
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Lotte and the Lost Dragons [+lire aussi :
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Where We Belong [+lire aussi :
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Anbessa [+lire aussi :
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Baracoa [+lire aussi :
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2040 - Damon Gameau (Australia), documentary, out of competition
Driveways - Andrew Ahn (USA) 
Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels - Kim Tae Yong (Republic of Korea)
A First Farewell - Wang Lina (China)
A Colony - Geneviève Dulude-De Celles (Canada)