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Berlin - a cosmopolitan, exciting capital, a city of culture with international appeal. In the middle of it all: the Berlinale - not only the city's largest cultural event, but also one of the most important dates on the international film industry's calendar. More than 19,000 film professionals from 120 countries, including 4,000 journalists, are accredited for the Berlin International Film Festival every year. The Berlinale is truly a mega event. At the same time, it is a festival of encounters and discussions. With more than 200,000 tickets sold, the Berlinale is not only a film industry meeting. It also enjoys by far the largest audience of any film festival in the world. For two weeks, art, glamour, parties and business meet at the Berlinale.

Jan 27, 2009: Berlinale 2009: Competition and Berlinale Special complete

Twenty six films will be presented in the Competition programme of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, 18 of which will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears in the Berlinale Palast. The official programme will be complemented by the Berlinale Special.

Of the 18 films in competition, 14 are world premieres, and there are 17 world premieres in the complete Competition programme. Eighteen countries are represented. To this year's Berlinale Special 15 films have been invited, 10 of which are world premieres.

The following films complete the Competition and Berlinale Special:

Competition
My One and Only (USA)
By Richard Loncraine
With Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall
World Premiere

Berlinale Special - Gala Screenings at the Friedrichstadtpalast
* An Education (Great Britain)
By Lone Scherfig
With Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper
* It Might Get Loud (USA))
Documentary by Davis Guggenheim
With The Edge, Jimmy Page, Jack White

source: berlinale.de

Jan 27, 2009: Berlinale Camera 2009: In Honour of Claude Chabrol and Günter Rohrbach:

Since 1986, the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and it wishes to express its thanks with this award. French director Claude Chabrol, and German film and television producer Günter Rohrbach will be awarded the Berlinale Camera at the Berlinale 2009 for their great service to cinema and lifetime achievements in film.
French director Claude Chabrol, and German film and television producer Günter Rohrbach will be awarded the Berlinale Camera at the Berlinale 2009 for their great service to cinema and lifetime achievements in film.

Günter Rohrbach is one of Germany's most important and successful film and television producers. After completing his studies, he worked as assistant director and journalist. Günter Rohrbach's career as producer began at WDR in the early 1960s, where he was head of the teleplay department until 1979.

Günter Rohrbach will be awarded the Berlinale Camera in the Friedrichstadtpalast at 9:00 pm on February 9. Following the ceremony, Hermine Huntgeburth's film Effi Briest, which was produced by Günter Rohrbach, will have its world premiere.

Since 2004, Düsseldorf goldsmith and artist Georg Hornemann has donated the award, which was redesigned for the Berlinale in 2008. With its 128 components, the Berlinale Camera is modelled on a real camera. Many of its silver and titanium parts, from swivel head to tripod, are movable and crafted with the artistic expertise of a goldsmith.

source: berlinale.de

Jan 20, 2009: Berlinale 2009: International Jury

The International Jury, presided over by Tilda Swinton, will decide who is to take home the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears and the Alfred Bauer Prize in the Competition of the Berlinale 2009.

The other members of the Jury are Spanish director Isabel Coixet, director Gaston Kaboré (Burkina Faso), Swedish best-selling author Henning Mankell, director Christoph Schlingensief (Germany), director Wayne Wang (USA) and food activist and author Alice Waters (USA).

source: berlinale.de

Jan 27, 2009: Berlinale 2009: Competition and Berlinale Special complete

Twenty six films will be presented in the Competition programme of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, 18 of which will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears in the Berlinale Palast. The official programme will be complemented by the Berlinale Special. Of the 18 films in competition, 14 are world premieres, and there are 17 world premieres in the complete Competition programme. Eighteen countries are represented.

To this year's Berlinale Special 15 films have been invited, 10 of which are world premieres.

source: berlinale.de