02/02/2012

With Chinese film White Deer Plain by Wang Quan'an announced as the last candidate for the Golden Beer Award, the official selection list for the 62th Berlinale from February 9 to 19 is now complete. Eighteen films in total, of which 14 European co-productions, are competing for the award, and five non-competing films will be screened, along with a few other special screenings.

Complete list of competing films :

Les Adieux à la reine [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Benoît Jacquot
film profile] by Benoît Jacquot (France), opening film
Coming home [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Frédéric Videau (France)
Barbara [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Petzold
film profile] by Christian Petzold (Germany)
Home for the Weekend [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Hans-Christian Schmid (Germany)
Mercy [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Matthias Glasner
film profile] by Matthias Glasner (Germany)
Caesar Must Die [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
film profile] by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italy)
Tey [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Alain Gomis (France/Senegal)
Sister [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Kacey Mottet Klein
interview: Ursula Meier
film profile] by Ursula Meier (Switzerland/France)
Meteora [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Spiros Stathoulopoulos (Greece/Germany)
Just The Wind [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Bence Fliegauf
film profile] by Bence Fliegauf (Hungry/Germany/France)
Tabu [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Miguel Gomes
interview: Miguel Gomes
film profile] by Miguel Gomes (Portugal/Allemagne/Brésil/France)
A Royal Affair [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
interview: Nikolaj Arcel
film profile] by Nikolaj Arcel (Denmark/Czech Republic/Sweden/Germany)
Childish Games [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Antonio Chavarrías (Spain)
Captive [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Brillante Mendoza
interview: Isabelle Huppert
film profile] by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines/France/Germany/United Kingdom)
Jayne Mansfield’s Car by Billy Bob Thornton (Russia/United States)
Postcards From The Zoo [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]by Edwin (Indonesia/Germany/Hong-Kong/China)
War Witch by Kim Nguyen (Canada)
White Deer Plain by Wang Quan'an (China)

Out of competition :

Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close by Stephen Daldry (United States)
Jin líng Shí San Chai (The Flowers Of War) by Zhang Yimou (China)
Bel Ami [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Declan Donnellan et Nick Ormerod (United Kingdom)
Shadow Dancer [+see also:
trailer
making of
film profile] by James Marsh (United Kingdom/Ireland)
Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate by Hark Tsui (Hong Kong/China)