No Bollywood films in 2012 Berlin International Film Festival so far!
January 4, 2012 12:25:49 PM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Glamsham Editorial
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Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has about 50 films in its Panorama section that includes Panorama Main, Panorama Special, and Panorama
Documente sections. These films are selected out of thousands of films considered. The 62nd edition of Berlinale has unveiled 20 titles now.
However, the list does not have any Indian film so far. Generally, a few Indian films find their place in Panorama every year. In 2011 it had showcased two Indian films - 7 KHOON MAAF (SEVEN SINS) by Vishal Bhardwaj, and PATANG by Prashant Bhargava. There is a Korean film FROM SEOUL TO VARANASI by Kyuhwan Jeon that has a remote Indian connection. There are five Asian films in the list so far including films from Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand.
The List Of Announced Features
INDIGNADOS by Tony Gatlif, France (Panorama Special)
ELLES by Malgoska Szumowska, France/Poland/Germany (Panorama Special)
10+10 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-Jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-Fu, Wei Te-Sheng, Chung Meng-Hung, Chang Tso-Chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-Che and others, Taiwan
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DEATH FOR SALE by Faouzi Bensaidi, France
DIE WAND (THE WALL) by Julian Roman Polsler, Austria/Germany
DOLLHOUSE by Kirsten Sheridan, Ireland
FON TOK KUEN FAH (HEADSHOT) by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Thailand/France
FROM SEOUL TO VARANASI by Kyuhwan Jeon, Republic of Korea
HOT BOY NOI LOAN - CAU CHUYEN VE THANG CUOI, CO GAI DIEM VA CON VIT (LOST IN PARADISE) by Vu Ngoc Dang, Vietnam
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON by Ira Sachs, USA
KUMA by Umut Dag, Austria
LA MER A L'AUBE (CALM AT SEA) by Volker Schlondorff, France/Germany
L'AGE ATOMIQUE by Helena Klotz, France
LEAVE IT ON THE FLOOR by Sheldon Larry, USA/Canada
MEI-WEI (MY WAY) by Kang Je-kyu, Republic of Korea
MOMMY IS COMING by Cheryl Dunye, Germany
PARADA (THE PARADE) by Srdjan Dragojevic, Serbia/Republic of Croatia/ Macedonia/Slovenia
THE WOMAN WHO BRUSHED OFF HER TEARS by Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonia/Germany/Slovenia/Belgium
WILAYA by Pedro Perez Rosado, Spain
XINGU by Cao Hamburger, Brazil
(Rajesh Kumar Singh is Editorial Consultant for Festivals and Markets for BollywoodTrade.com. He is a filmmaker, critic and market analyst)
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