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    James Franco, Michael Winterbottom, Jane Campion & More Head To Berlin International Film Festival

    James Franco, Michael Winterbottom, Jane Campion & More Head To Berlin International Film Festival130115_Berlinale

    The Berlin International Film Festival continues to roll-out its program for its February event, adding new titles to its Panorama and other sections. Many of the titles will debut as world and international premieres, with some titles headed to the festival post-Sundance. New work from the U.S. include Travis Mathews and James Franco's Interior. Leather Bar, Stacie Passon's Concussion, Shane Carruth's Upstream Color as well as new work from Ken Loach and Jane Campion.

    Michael Winterbottom's The Look of Love and Tom Hooper's Les Misérables are among the Galas added in addition to titles in the festival's Panorama and Berlinale Special screenings.

    The Berlin International Film Festival's added titles:

    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 Loosing) - 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

    Berlinale Special Galas at the Friedrichstadt-Palast

    The Best Offer Italy 
By Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso, Malèna, Baarìa)
With Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland
International Premiere

    The Look of Love, Great Britain
 By Michael Winterbottom (In This World, The Road to Guantanamo, 24 Hour Party People) 
With Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton
European Premiere

    Les Misérables  Great Britain
 By Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
With Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen
German Premiere

    Tokyo Kazoku (Tokyo Family) Japan 
By Yoji Yamada (About Her Brother, KABEI - Our Mother, The Twilight Samurai)
With Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yu Aoi, Yui Natsukawa, Masahiko Nishimura, Tomoko Nakajima, Shozo Hayashiya
International Premiere
     
    Panorama special screening - Heiner Carow Prize

    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

    Fictional films previously announced:

    Baek Ya (White Night) by Hee-il LeeSong, Republic of Korea - European Premiere
    Behind the Camera by E J-Yong, Republic of Korea - International Premiere
    Chemi sabnis naketsi (A Fold in my Blanket) by Zaza Rusadze, Georgia - World Premiere
    Deshora (Belated) by Barbara Sarasola-Day, Argentina/Columbia/Norway -World Premiere
    Don Jon’s Addiction by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, USA -International Premiere
    Frances Ha by Noah Baumbach, USA - European Premiere
    Habi, la extranjera (Habi, the Foreigner) by María Florencia Alvarez, Argentina/Brazil - World Premiere
    Inch'Allah by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Canada - International Premiere
    Kashi-ggot (Fatal) by Don-ku Lee, Republic of Korea - European Premiere
    La Piscina (The Swimming Pool) by Carlos Machado Quintela, Cuba/Venezuela - International Premiere
    Lovelace by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, USA - International Premiere
    Meine Schwestern (My Sisters) by Lars Kraume, Germany - World Premiere
    Rock the Casbah by Yariv Horowitz, Israel - International Premiere
    Tanta Agua (So Much Water) by Ana Guevara Pose, Leticia Jorge Romero, Uruguay/Mexico/Netherlands/Germany - World Premiere
    The Broken Circle Breakdown by Felix van Groeningen, Belgium - International Premiere
     
    
Berlinale Special at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele
     
    Assistance Mortelle (Fatal Assistance) - documentary France/Haiti/USA/Belgium
By Raoul Peck (Moloch Tropical), World Premiere

    Gold – Du kannst mehr als Du denkst (Gold – You Can Do More Than You Think) - documentary 
Germany, by Michael Hammon, World Premiere

    Mein Weg nach Olympia (My Way to Olympia) - documentary
, Germany, by Niko von Glasow, World Premiere

    Top of the Lake 
Australia/New Zealand
 By Jane Campion (An Angel at My Table, The Piano, Bright Star), Garth Davis (Alice) 
TV series with Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan, Holly Hunter, European Premiere

    The Spirit of ’45 – documentary, 
Great Britain, by Ken Loach (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Looking for Eric, The Angels’ Share)
World Premiere

    Unter Menschen (Redemption Impossible) - documentary
Germany, by Christian Rost, Claus Strigel, World Premiere

    Berlinale Special at the Bundesplatz-Kino:
     
    Berlin Ecke Bundesplatz – Bäckerei im Kiez  
Germany, by Hans-Georg Ullrich, Detlef Gumm, World Premiere
     
    Berlin Ecke Bundesplatz – Feine Leute 
Germany, by Hans-Georg Ullrich, Detlef Gumm, World Premiere
     
    Berlin Ecke Bundesplatz – Schornsteinfegerglück 
Germany, by Hans-Georg Ullrich, Detlef Gumm, World Premiere
     
    Berlin Ecke Bundesplatz – Vater Mutter Kind 
Germany, by Hans-Georg Ullrich, Detlef Gumm, World Premiere


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