The first seven films for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival Competition programme have been selected. Joining opening film Grand Budapest Hotel, and Monuments Men, both announced in November, productions and co-productions from Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom and the US are the newest additions to the Competition programme.

As part of the official programme, Berlinale Special will feature current works by contemporary filmmakers, documentaries and unique formats. Four productions have already been invited.

More information regarding programme selections will be announced in the coming weeks.

Competition

‘71

United Kingdom

By Yann Demange (Top Boy – TV series)

With Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer

World premiere

Aimer, boire et chanter (Life of Riley)

France

By Alain Resnais (Smoking/No smoking, On connaît la chanson)

With Sabine Azéma, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Silhol, André Dussolier, Hippolyte Giradot, Michel Vuillermoz

World premiere

Aloft

Spain / Canada / France

By Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow)

With Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent

World premiere

Die geliebten Schwestern

Germany

By Dominik Graf (In Face of the Crime, Lawinen der Erinnerung)

With Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius

World premiere

Stratos

Greece / Germany / Cyprus

By Yannis Economides (Matchbox, Soul Kicking)

With Vangelis Mourikis, Vicky Papadopoulou, Petros Zervos

World premiere

The Grand Budapest Hotel

United Kingdom / Germany

By Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)

With Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody

World premiere – Opening film

The Monuments Men

Germany / USA

By George Clooney (The Ides of March; Good Night, and Good Luck.)

With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett

International premiere – Out of competition

Berlinale Special

A Long Way Down

United Kingdom

By Pascal Chaumeil (HeartBreaker)

With Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots

World premiere

Entente Cordiale (We Come As Friends) - documentary

France / Austria

By Hubert Sauper (Darwin‘s Nightmare)

European premiere

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden - documentary

USA

By Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Ballets Russes)

With the voices of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian Koch, Josh Radnor, Gustaf Skarsgård, Connie Nielsen

European premiere

The Turning – anthology film

Australia

By Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton,  Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Ian Meadows

With Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving

International premiere