Press Release
Berlinale 2015: Competition Complete
The Competition of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival is now complete. 19 of the 23 films in the Competition programme will be vying for the Golden and Silver Bears (see also press releases from December 15, 2014 and January 9 and 14, 2015). 21 films are world premieres.
The following countries are participating in the entire programme: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong/China, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the People’s Republic of China, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine, the USA and Vietnam.
The Award Ceremony will take place at the Berlinale Palast on Saturday, February 14th, 2015. The event will close with a screening of the winner of the Golden Bear.
The following films will complete the Competition programme: · · · · · ·
Aferim! Romania / Bulgaria / Czech Republic By Radu Jude (Everybody in Our Family) With Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Cuzin Toma, Alexandru Dabija World premiere
El botón de nácar (The Pearl Button) - documentary France / Chile / Spain By Patricio Guzmán (Nostalgia for the Light) World premiere
El Club (The Club) Chile By Pablo Larraín (Tony Manero, No) With Roberto Farias, Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro, Alejandro Goic, Alejandro Sieveking, Jaime Vadell, Marcelo Alonso World premiere
Elser (13 Minutes) Germany By Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) With Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow, Felix Eitner World premiere – Out of competition
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Every Thing Will Be Fine Germany / Canada / France / Sweden / Norway By Wim Wenders (PINA, Wings of Desire, The American Friend) With James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rachel McAdams, Marie-Josée Croze World premiere – Out of competition
Ten no chasuke (Chasuke's Journey) Japan By Sabu (Kanikosen, Dead Run) With Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Ito Ohno, Ren Ohsugi, Yusuke Iseya, Hiromasa Taguchi, Tina Tamashiro, Susumu Terajima World premiere
Vergine giurata (Sworn Virgin) Italy / Switzerland / Germany / Albania / Kosovo By Laura Bispuri - Feature debut With Alba Rohrwacher, Lars Eidinger, Flonja Kodheli, Luan Jaha, Emily Ferratello World premiere
As announced in previous press releases, the programme also includes:
45 Years by Andrew Haigh United Kingdom
Als wir träumten (As We Were Dreaming) by Andreas Dresen Germany / France
Body by Malgorzata Szumowska Poland
Cha và con và (Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories) by Phan Dang Di Vietnam / France / Germany / Netherlands
Cinderella by Kenneth Branagh USA – Out of competition
Eisenstein in Guanajuato by Peter Greenaway Netherlands / Mexico / Belgium / Finland
Ixcanul (Ixcanul Volcano) by Jayro Bustamante Guatemala / France – Feature debut
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Journal d'une femme de chambre (Diary of a Chambermaid) by Benoit Jacquot France / Belgium
Knight of Cups by Terrence Malick USA
Mr. Holmes by Bill Condon United Kingdom – Out of competition
Nobody Wants the Night by Isabel Coixet – Opening film Spain / France / Bulgaria
Pod electricheskimi oblakami (Under Electric Clouds) by Alexey German Russian Federation / Ukraine / Poland
Queen of the Desert by Werner Herzog USA
Taxi by Jafar Panahi Iran
Victoria by Sebastian Schipper Germany
Yi bu zhi yao (Gone with the Bullets) by Jiang Wen People’s Republic of China / USA / Hong Kong, China
Press Office January 19, 2015
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