Around the World in 14 Films – Edition 16 / Films 2021:
… Opening Night
“The Worst Person in the World” R. Joachim Trier – German Premiere
… Almodóvar Night
“Parallel Mothers” R. Pedro Almodóvar – German Premiere
… 14 Filme – the journey
1 – “El Gran Movimiento” R. Kiro Russo (Bolivia)
2 – “Red Rocket” R. Sean Baker (USA)
3 – “Faya Dayi” R. Jessica Beshir (Ethiopia/USA)
4 – “Lingui” R. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad)
5 – “The Tsugua Diaries” R. Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes (Portugal)
6 – “The Souvenir Part II” R. Joanna Hogg (Great Britain) – German Premiere
7 – “Happening” R. Audrey Diwan (France)
8 – “Murina” R. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (Croatia)
9 – “The Hill Where Lionesses Roar” R. Luàna Bajrami (Kosovo)
10 – “Ahed’s Knee” R. Nadav Lapid (Israel)
11 – “Hit the Road” R. Panah Panahi (Iran)
12 – “One Second” R. Zhang Yimou (China) – German Premiere
13 – “Aloners” R. Hong Seong-eun (Korea)
14 – “Drive My Car” Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (Japan)
… Homage
“Cow” R. Andrea Arnold (Homage Andrea Arnold)
“Memoria” R. Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Homage Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
“Vortex” R. Gaspar Noé (Homage Gaspar Noé)
“A Hero” R. Asghar Farhadi (Homage Asghar Farhadi)
… Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund
“Clara Sola” R. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén (Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund / Costa Rica)
“Feathers” R. Omar El Zohairy (Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund / Egypt)
“Anatomy of Time” R: Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund / Thailand)
“Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash” R. Edwin (Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund / Indonesia)
“Zama” R. Lucrecia Martel (Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund / Homage Lucretia Martel)
… German Discovery
“No One’s with the Calves” R. Sabrina Sarabi
… Closing Night
“Spencer” R. Pablo Larraín – German Premiere
“Compartment No. 6” R. Juho Kuosmanen