Berlinale Competition 2008 Complete: Eight More Films The Competition programme of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival is complete. In addition to the 18 titles already announced (press releases: Dec. 10, 2007, Jan. 9 and 15, 2008), the final eight Competition titles have been confirmed. The selection now includes the following production countries: Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Israel, Canada, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Iran, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China, as well as Hong Kong, China.
The Competition programme is presenting 18 world premieres.
Ballast USA – International Premiere
by Lance Hammer (Berlinale Talent Campus 2004)
with Micheal J. Smith, Jim Myron Ross, Tarra Riggs
Bam gua Nat (Night and Day) Republic of Korea – World Premiere
by Hong Sangsoo (Woman on the Beach, Panorama 2007)
with Kim Youngho, Park Eunhye, Hwang Soojung
Closing Film:
Be Kind Rewind USA – International Premiere (Out of competition)
by Michel Gondry (The Science of Sleep, Competition 2006)
with Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
Fireflies in the Garden USA – World Premiere (Out of competition)
by Dennis Lee
with Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long) France/Germany – World Premiere
by Philippe Claudel
with Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grevill
Musta Jaä (Black Ice) Finland/Germany - International Premiere
by Petri Kotwica
with Outi Mäenpää, Ria Kataja, Martti Suosala, Ville Virtanen
The Other Boleyn Girl USA/Great Britain – World Premiere (Out of competition)
by Justin Chadwick
with Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana
Avaze Gonjeshk-ha (The Song of Sparrows) Iran – World Premiere
by Majid Majidi (The Colour of Paradise, Kinderfilmfest/14plus 2000)
with Reza Najie, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hossein Aghazi
The Competition programme is presenting 18 world premieres.
Ballast USA – International Premiere
by Lance Hammer (Berlinale Talent Campus 2004)
with Micheal J. Smith, Jim Myron Ross, Tarra Riggs
Bam gua Nat (Night and Day) Republic of Korea – World Premiere
by Hong Sangsoo (Woman on the Beach, Panorama 2007)
with Kim Youngho, Park Eunhye, Hwang Soojung
Closing Film:
Be Kind Rewind USA – International Premiere (Out of competition)
by Michel Gondry (The Science of Sleep, Competition 2006)
with Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
Fireflies in the Garden USA – World Premiere (Out of competition)
by Dennis Lee
with Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long) France/Germany – World Premiere
by Philippe Claudel
with Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grevill
Musta Jaä (Black Ice) Finland/Germany - International Premiere
by Petri Kotwica
with Outi Mäenpää, Ria Kataja, Martti Suosala, Ville Virtanen
The Other Boleyn Girl USA/Great Britain – World Premiere (Out of competition)
by Justin Chadwick
with Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana
Avaze Gonjeshk-ha (The Song of Sparrows) Iran – World Premiere
by Majid Majidi (The Colour of Paradise, Kinderfilmfest/14plus 2000)
with Reza Najie, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hossein Aghazi
