Tuesday, December 15, 2009

First Round of Titles for the '10 Berlinale, Including Polanski and Scorsese

Five of the twenty-six titles to be competing in the 2010 Berlinale (and two out-of-competition) were announced today, including two high-profile premieres of the latest from Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski. The other major title included is the latest from Jasmila Žbanić, whose Grbavica won the Golden Bear in 2006.

In Competition

- Bal [Honey], d. Semih Kaplanoğlu [Yumurta], Turkey/Germany
- The Ghost Writer, d. Roman Polanski, France/Germany/UK, w. Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivier Williams, Tom Wilkinson
- The Hunter, d. Rafi Pitts [It's Winter], Germany/Iran
- Na putu [On the Path], d. Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Austria/Germany/Croatia
- Der Räuber [The Robber], d. Benjamin Heisenberg (Milchwald), Austria/Germany

Out of Competition

- My Name Is Khan, d. Karan Johar [Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...], India
- Shutter Island, d. Martin Scorsese, USA, w. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow