The Berlin International Film Festival has announced the first films for its 2022 edition, scheduled for February 10-22.
Berlin has announced the first films from its Panorama, Generations, Forum, Forum Expanded and Berlinale Specials programs for the 72nd festival.
Blacksmith, a drama about the period of World War 2 has Dark star Louis Hofmann will debut in the Berlinale Specials show. This feature, from director Maggie Peren (The color of the ocean), sees Hofmann play a Jewish man living in 1940s Berlin who uses his skills as a document forger to hide in plain view and try to save others with his identity. fake.
Other highlights of 2022 include Klondike, directed by Maryna Er Gorbach, shown in Panorama of Berlin and the film Generations Quiet girl, the feature film debut of Irish director Colm Bairead.
Director M. Night Shyamalan will head the Berlinale 2022 international jury, which selects the Golden and Silver Bear winners from among the festival’s competitive titles.
Berlin organizers say the 2022 festival program will be “nearly similar” in size to the pre-COVID-19 version of the festival in 2020. The short films, taken from the Generation sidebar for contact Festival this year, will return to the section in 2022.
The European Film Market (EFM), operating from February 10-17, will again open stores at the Gropius Bau in Berlin and the Marriott hotel. EFM 2022 will be a hybrid event, also featuring online formats and presentations for professionals unable to attend in person. Similarly, the industry-focused sections – namely the Berlinale Market Series, run from February 14 to 16; Berlinale co-production market (February 12-16); Berlinale Talents (February 12-17); and the World Cinema Foundation – will combine live sessions with online services.
The Sundance Festival last week confirmed it will also return live in 2022, revealing a reduced lineup that includes Lena Dunham’s Timbre, I agree? from directors Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro and 892 starring John Boyega, Connie Britton and the late Michael K. Williams.
More will come.
