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    Berlin Film Festival Firms Up Panorama Section, Adds Two James Franco Pics

    The Berlin Film Festival has completed the lineup for its Panorama and Panorama Special program. Thirty-one features from 23 countries will make up the sections which organizers say “bring back memories of the early 1980s to the mid 1990s when U.S. independent cinema was a trademark” of the sidebar. Among the U.S. entries are Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, Travis Mathews and James Franco‘s Interior. Leather Bar. and Maladies starring Franco, Catherine Keener and David Strathairn. The main Panorama section will open with Georgian director Zaza Rusadze’s debut, A Fold In My Blanket and the Panorama Special will open with Nanouk Leopold’s Dutch-German co-production It’s All So Quiet, starring the recently deceased Jeroen Willems. Previously announced titles in the section include Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, Don Jon’s Addiction. The fest runs February 7-17. Click over for the full list of new additions.

    Panorama fictional films
    Boven Is Het Stil (It’s All So Quiet) – Netherlands/Germany
    By Nanouk Leopold
    With Jeroen Willems, Henri Garcin, Wim Opbrouck, Martijn Lakemeier
    World Premiere

    Concussion – USA
    By Stacie Passon
    With Robin Weigert, Maggie Siff, Emily Kinney, Daniel London, Ben Shenkman
    International Premiere

    Flores Raras (Reaching For the Moon AKA: The Art Of Losing) – Brazil
    By Bruno Barreto
    With Miranda Otto, Gloria Pires, Tracy Middendorf
    World Premiere

    Hayatboyu (Lifelong) – Germany
    By Asli Ozge
    With Defne Halman, Hakan Çimenser
    World Premiere

    Interior. Leather Bar. – USA
    By Travis Mathews, James Franco
    With Val Lauren, Christian Patrick, James Franco
    International Premiere

    Kai PO Che – India
    By Abhishek Kapoor
    With Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar, Amit Sadh, Amrita Puri
    World Premiere

    Burn It Up Djassa – Ivory Coast/France
    By Lonesome Solo
    With Abdoul Karim Konaté, Adelaïde Ouattara, Mamadou Diomandé, Souleymane Bamba
    European Premiere

    Lose Your Head – Germany
    By Stefan Westerwelle, Patrick Schuckmann
    With Fernando Tielve, Marko Mandić, Sesede Terziyan, Stavros Yagulis, Samia Chancrin
    World Premiere

    Maladies – USA
    By Carter
    With James Franco, Catherine Keener, David Strathairn, Fallon Goodson, Vince Jolivette
    World Premiere

    Mes Séances De Lutte – France
    By Jacques Doillon
    With Sara Forestier, James Thiérrée
    World Premiere

    Soğuk (Cold) – Turkey
    By Uğur Yücel
    With Cenk Alibeyoğlu, A. Rıfat Şungar, Valeria Skorohodova, Yulia Vaniukova, Yulia Erenler, Şebnem Bozoklu, Ezgi Mola
    World Premiere

    Something In The Way – Indonesia
    By Teddy Soeriaatmadja
    With Reza Rahadian, Ratu Felisha, Verdi Solaiman
    World Premiere

    Upstream Color – USA
    By Shane Carruth
    With Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins, Kathy Carruth
    International Premiere

    Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? – Taiwan
    By Arvin Chen
    With Richie Jen, Mavis Fan, Stone, Kimi Hsia, Lawrence Ko
    World Premiere

    Workers – Mexico/Germany
    By José Luis Valle González
    With Susana Salazar, Jesús Padilla
    World Premiere

    Youth – Israel/Germany
    By Tom Shoval
    With Eitan Cunio, David Cunio, Moshe Ivgy, Gita Amely, Shirili Deshe
    World Premiere

    Panorama special screening
    Die Legende Von Paul Und Paula (The Legend Of Paul And Paula) – Germany
    By Heiner Carow

    Panorama short supporting films
    After Hours – Germany
    By Steffen Köhn
    World Premiere

    Jury – Republic of Korea
    By Kim Dongho
    With Ahn Sung-ki, Kang Soo-yeon, Jung In-ki, Tony Rayns
    International Premiere

    Two Girls Against The Rain – Cambodia
    By Sao Sopheak
    European Premiere

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