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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 Berlin film fest to open with movie starring Binoche panish director ’s new movie “Isabel Coixet has created an impressive and set in Greenland in 1908 starring French perceptive portrait of two women in extreme Sactress Juliette Binoche will open the 65th circumstances.” Coixet has been a regular face Berlin film festival next month, organizers said at the Berlinale in recent years, with six films yesterday. The world premiere of “Nobody shown in past festivals. She was also a jury Wants the Night” on February 5 will kick off the member in 2009. In 2013, her movie “Ayer No 11-day festival known as the Berlinale. “The Termina Nunca” (Yesterday Never Ends), set in adventure film focuses on courageous women Spain in 2017 about the impact of Europe’s and ambitious men who put anything at stake financial crisis, also held its world premiere at for love and glory,” festival organizers said. the Berlin festival. As well as the Oscar-winning Binoche, the New movies by Terrence Malick, Kenneth cast includes Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, Branagh and Peter Greenaway are also set to who was nominated for an Academy Award for screen during the February 5-15 festival, the her role as a mute, deaf teenager in Alejandro year’s first major European cinema showcase. Gonzalez Inarritu’s 2006 hit “Babel”, and Irish US director and screenwriter actor Gabriel Byrne. “I’m very pleased that will serve as president of the jury handing out ‘Nobody Wants the Night’ will open the 2015 the Golden and Silver Bear prizes. — AFP Berlinale,” festival director Dieter Kosslick said A photo taken on February 12, 2013 shows French actress Juliette Binoche posing on the red about the film that will also be a contender in carpet prior to the screening of a film presented in the Berlinale Competition of the 63rd the festival’s international competition. Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin. — AFP

‘Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Birdman,’ ‘Theory of Everything’ lead BAFTA nominations

es Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest and Working Title’s own contender, “The Theory of “Boyhood,” , “Pride” Hotel” scored a grand slam at the 68th Everything,” in particular. Fellner told Variety: “My “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game” Wannual British Academy Film Awards takeaway is what a great state the British film indus- “Nightcrawler,” Dan Gilroy , “Boyhood” nominations yesterday. “Budapest Hotel” led all try is in. When you look at the best British film cate- “Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle Rene Russo, “Nightcrawler” BAFTA honorees with 11 nominations in total, gory, you see five fantastic movies in all sorts of dif- while “Birdman” and “The Theory of Everything” ferent genres, with brilliantly talented people, Cinematography also impressed with 10 nods each. “The Imitation directing, producing, starring, making, in all the “Birdman,” Emmanuel Lubezki Game” followed with nine noms. In the best film crafts. It’s brilliant. I think it is a huge nod to the sup- Leading Actor “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Robert Yeoman category, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will face port that various governments over the past Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game” “Ida,” Lukasz Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski opponents “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “The Imitation decade or so have given to our industry in terms of Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” “Interstellar,” Hoyte Van Hoytema Game” and “The Theory of Everything.” creating a world-class business.” Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler” “Mr Turner,” Dick Pope Anderson, who has never won a BAFTA award, This year’s awards will take place on Feb. 8 at Michael Keaton, “Birdman” landed a best director mention alongside London’s Royal Opera House, with Stephen Fry , “The Grand Budapest Hotel” “Birdman’s” Alejandro G. Inarritu, “Boyhood” film- hosting. Special Visual Effects maker Richard Linklater, “The Theory of BAFTA Nominations: Full List Leading Actress “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Everything’s” James Marsh and “Whiplash’s” Amy Adams, “Big Eyes” Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett Damien Chazelle. In the fight for best leading actor, Best Film Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” , Ralph Fiennes (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”) takes “Birdman” , “Still Alice” , Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi on Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”), “Boyhood” Reese Witherspoon, “Wild” “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” Joe Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”), “The Grand Budapest Hotel “ Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl” Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) and Jake Gyllenhaal “The Imitation Game” (“Nightcrawler”). The best actress category features “The Theory of Everything” Amy Adams (“Big Eyes”), Felicity Jones (“The Theory Outstanding British Film of Everything”), Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”), Reese “‘71” Witherspoon (“Wild”) and Rosamund Pike (“Gone “The Imitation Game” Girl”). “Paddington” “Pride” Expected to feature “The Theory of Everything” One notable omission from yesterday’s nomina- “Under the Skin” tions was Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.” Despite its recent momentum in the awards race, the Martin Outstanding debut by A British writer, Luther King drama failed to score a single nomina- director or producer tion. ’s “Unbroken” was another no- Elaine Constantine (Writer/Director), “Northern show in the contest. ’s “Big Eyes” and Soul” Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” received a meager Gregory Burke (Writer), Yann Demange two nominations each. “Big Eyes” only received (Director), “‘71” recognition in the leading actress (Amy Adams) Hong Khaou (Writer/Director), “Lilting” and production design categories, while Paul Katis (Director/Producer), Andrew De “Foxcatcher’s” only noms were for Mark Ruffalo and Lotbiniere (Producer), “Kajaki: The True Story” , both placed in the supporting actors Stephen Beresford (Writer), David Livingstone category. (Producer), “Pride” Among British contenders, “Mr Turner” under- performed on home turf. ’s pic failed to Animated Film make the shortlist in any of the major categories, “Big Hero 6” including lead actor, where Timothy Spall-who won “The Boxtrolls” the prize in Cannes-was expected to feature. “The Lego Movie” Sneaking into another high-profile ceremony, Director “Nightcrawler” boosted its awards profile with “Birdman,” Alejandro G. Inarritu nominations for stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater Supporting Actor White and an original screenplay nod for Dan Gilroy. “The Grand Budapest Edward Norton, “Birdman” “Interstellar,” Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Meanwhile, Sundance darling “Whiplash” Hotel,” Wes Anderson Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood” Lockley drummed up four BAFTA nods in total, including “The Theory of Everything,” James Marsh J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Richard Stammers, best director, original screenplay, editing and “Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher” Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron sound. Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher” Waldbauer — Reuters Leading British producer Eric Fellner, co-chief of Original Screenplay production house Working Title, was very pleased “Birdman,” Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Supporting Actress by the performance of the British movies overall, Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo , “Birdman”