65th Berlin International Film Festival
| Opening film | Nobody Wants the Night |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear |
| Festival date | 5–15 February 2015 |
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky announced as the President of the Jury.[1][2] German film director Wim Wenders is scheduled to be presented with the Honorary Golden Bear.[3] The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 December 2014.[4] Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night has been announced as the opening film.[5]
Competition
In competition
The following films have been selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[4][6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Years | 45 Years | Andrew Haigh | United Kingdom |
| As We Were Dreaming | Als wir träumten | Andreas Dresen | Germany, France |
| Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories | Cha và con và | Dang Di Phan | Vietnam |
| Body | Małgorzata Szumowska | Poland | |
| Diary of a Chambermaid | Journal d'une femme de chambre | Benoît Jacquot | Belgium, France |
| Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Peter Greenaway | Netherlands, Mexico, Belgium, Finland |
| Gone with the Bullets | 一步之遥 Yi bu zhi yao | Jiang Wen | China |
| Ixcanul Volcano | Ixcanul | Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala, France |
| Knight of Cups | Knight of Cups | Terrence Malick | United States |
| Nobody Wants the Night | Nadie quiere la noche | Isabel Coixet | Spain, France, Bulgaria |
| Queen of the Desert | Queen of the Desert | Werner Herzog | United States, Morocco |
| Taxi | Jafar Panahi | Iran | |
| Under Electric Clouds | Под электрическими облаками Pod electricheskimi oblakami | Aleksei Alekseivich German | Russia, Ukraine, Poland |
| Victoria | Victoria | Sebastian Schipper | Germany |
Out of competition
The following films have been selected to be screened out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderella | Cinderella | Kenneth Branagh | United States |
| Mr. Holmes | Mr. Holmes | Bill Condon | United Kingdom, United States |
Panorama
The following films have been selected for the Panorama section:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 (director's cut) | 54 | Mark Christopher | United States |
| Chorus | Chorus | François Delisle | Canada |
| The Last Summer of the Rich | Der letzte Sommer der Reichen | Peter Kern | Austria |
| Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents | Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern | Stina Werenfels | Switzerland, Germany |
| Dyke Hard | Dyke Hard | Bitte Andersson | Sweden |
| Ode to My Father | Gukjesijang | Yoon Je-kyoon | South Korea |
| I Am Michael | I Am Michael | Justin Kelly | United States |
| Paradise in Service | 軍中樂園 Jun Zhong Le Yuan | Doze Niu | Taiwan |
| Murder in Pacot | Meurtre à Pacot | Raoul Peck | France, Haiti, Norway |
| Out of Nature | Mot naturen | Ole Giæver, Marte Vold | Norway |
| Ned Rifle | Ned Rifle | Hal Hartley | United States |
References
- ^ "Darren Aronofsky will lead the 2015 Berlin Film Festival Jury". HitFix. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Darren Aronofsky to be Jury President of the Berlinale 2015". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Homage 2015 and Honorary Golden Bear for Wim Wenders". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Berlinale 2015: Malick, Dresen, Greenaway and German in Competition" (PDF). berlinale.de. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (9 January 2015). "Berlin Film Festival to Open with Juliette Binoche Starrer 'Nobody Wants the Night'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Jafar Panahi's New Film in Competition". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Panorama 2015: Probing the Past to Shape the Future". Berlinale. Retrieved 25 December 2014.