Berlin International Film Festival 2014: 1st Films for Competition & Berlinale Special
The First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special has been announced for the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival. The 64th Annual Berlin International Film Festival (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin) is “is one of the world’s leading film festivals and most reputable media events…it is considered the largest publicly attended film festival worldwide based on actual attendance rates.” This year’s Berlin Film Festival runs from February 6-16, 2014.
The First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special for the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival listing:
Competition
‘71
United Kingdom
By Yann Demange (Top Boy – TV series)
With Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer
World premiereAimer, 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 premiereAloft
Spain / Canada / France
By Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow)
With Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent
World premiereDie geliebten Schwestern
Germany
By Dominik Graf (In Face of the Crime, Lawinen der Erinnerung)
With Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius
World premiereStratos
Greece / Germany / Cyprus
By Yannis Economides (Matchbox, Soul Kicking)
With Vangelis Mourikis, Vicky Papadopoulou, Petros Zervos
World premiereThe 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 filmThe 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 premiereWe Come As Friends – documentary
France / Austria
By Hubert Sauper (Darwin‘s Nightmare)
European premiereThe 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, Connie Nielsen, Gustaf Skarsgård
European premiereAdvertisementThe 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
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