Berlin Film Festival (berlinale) Line-Up: Hong Sang-soo, Claire Denis & Ulrich Seidl In Competition; Sidebars Feature Peter Strickland, Andrew Dominik & Dario Argento
The Competition program is 17 world premieres plus one international premiere, namely, starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Mara, which will arrive in Berlin after its debut at Sundance.
On the documentary side, Cambodian doc stalwart Rithy Panh is back in Competition following his selection in 2020 with Everything Will Be OkAlongside the Competition, also revealed today was the Encounters line-up. On the list is Peter Strickland with , which stars Asa Butterfield and Gwendoline Christi, and Bertrand Bonello with his new film The Berlinale Special program was also completed, including Andrew Dominik latest Nick Cave collaboration which features his daughter Asia in the cast.
As previously reported, the fest has changed its format for 2022 due to ongoing pandemic-related uncertainty. The European Film Market, while the festival is continuing with an in-person event, albeit in a condensed format, with every premiere screening taking place in the first six days of the event, and the award ceremony being hosted on February 16.
Further tweaks include cinema capacity being limited to 50%, masks and Covid passes being mandatory, and no festival parties being sanctioned. Read more about the changes
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