The 18-strong Competition line-up for the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival has been announced by the festival’s co-directors Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek.
New films from Carla Simon, Claire Denis, Hong Sangsoo and Ulrich Seidl are among those selected. 17 of the 18 titles are world premieres, with Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane having its international premiere after debuting at Sundance.
Chatrian and Rissenbeek also revealed the titles for the Encounters section, as well as the additional Berlinale Special titles.
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The festival will open with the world premiere of Francois Ozon’s Peter Von Kant, an adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1972 film The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant.
The 2022 Berlinale will run in-person from February 10-16, while the concurrent European Film Market will take place online from February 10-17.
Titles have previously been announced for the Panorama, Forum, Classics, Generation, Series and Gala strands.
Berlinale 2022 titles
Competition
AEIOU – A Quick Alphabet of Love, dir. Nicolette Krebitz
Alcarràs, dir. Carla Simon
Both Sides of the Blade, dir. Claire Denis
Call Jane, dir. Phyllis Nagy
A Piece of Sky, dir. Michael Koch
That Kind of Summer, dir. Denis Cote
Everything Will Be OK, dir. Rithy Panh – documentary
Leonora addio, dir. Paolo Taviani
The Line, dir. Ursula Meier
Before, Now & Then, dir. Kamila Andini
The Passengers of the Night, dir. Mikhael Hers
Rimini, dir. Ulrich Seidl
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush, dir. Andreas Dresen
Robe of Gems, dir. Natalia Lopez Gallardo
The Novelist’s Film, dir. Hong Sangsoo
One Year, One Night, dir. Isaki Lacuesta
Return to Dust, dir. Li Ruijun
Peter Von Kant, dir. Francois Ozon
Berlinale Special
North Terminal – Lucrecia Martel, short
Nest – Hlynur Palmason, short
A German Party – Simon Bruckner, doc
This Much I Know To Be True – Andrew Dominik, doc
Berlinale Special Gala
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, dir. Sophie Hyde
Incredible But True, dir. Quentin Dupieux
Dark Glasses, dir. Dario Argento
The Outfit, dir. Graham Moore
Encounters
See You Friday, Robinson, dir. Mitra Farahani
Axiom, dir. Jons Jonsson
Brother In Every Inch, dir. Alexander Zolotukhin
Coma, dir. Bertrand Bonello
Father’s Day, dir. Kivu Ruhorahoza
Flux Gourmet, dir. Peter Strickland
American Journal, dir. Arnaud des Pallieres
Small, Slow But Steady, dir. Sho Miyake
A Like Love Package, dir. Gaston Solnicki
The City and The City, dirs. Christos Passalis, Syllas Tzoumerkas
Queens of the Qing Dynasty, dir. Ashley McKenzie
Sonne, dir. Kurdwin Ayub
Unrest, dir. Cyril Schaublin
The Death of My Mother, dir. Jessica Krummacher