Godfathers 2018

Edward Berger (“Jack”, “Deutschland 83”) presents:
„Shoplifters – Familienbande“ by Hirokazu Koreeda (Closing Night)

Dietrich Brüggemann (“Heil”) presents:
„Sunset“ by László Nemes (Hungary)

Vincenzo Bugno (World Cinema Fund / Berlinale) presents four films:
„Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives“ R. Apichatpong Weerasetakul (Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund / Thailand Hommage)

„aKasha – The Roundup“ by Hajooj Kuka (Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund / Sudan)

„Rafiki“ by Wanuri Kahiu (Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund / Kenya)

„Rojo“ by Benjamín Naishtat (Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund / Argentina)

Valeska Grisebach (“Western”) presents:
„Birds of Passage – Das grüne Gold der Wayuu“ by Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra (Kolumbien / Panel Women)

Helene Hegemann (“Axolotl Overkill”) presents:
„Ray & Liz“ by Richard Billingham (Great Britain)

Friederike Jehn (“Draußen ist Sommer”) presents:
„The Tale“ by Jennifer Fox (Sundance Night)

RP Kahl (“A Thought of Ecstasy”) presents:
„Genesis“ by Philippe Lesage (Canada)

Nicolette Krebitz (“Wild”) presents:
„High Life“ by Claire Denis (France)

Jochen Laube (“In den Gängen”) presents:
„Wildlife“ by Paul Dano (Sundance Night)

Anke Leweke (Journalistin) presents:
„A Land Imagined“ by Yeo Siew Hua (Singapur)

Christiane Peitz (Journalistin “Der Tagesspiegel”) presents:
„The Favourite – Intrigen und Irrsinn“ by Yorgos Lanthimos (Hommage Yorgos Lanthimos)

Angelina Maccarone (“The Look – Charlotte Rampling”) presents:
„Drei Gesichter“ / „Three Faces“ by Jafar Panahi (Iran)

Pia Marais (“Layla Fourie”) presents:
„Ash is Purest White“ by Jia Zhangke (Closing Night)

Ayat Najafi (“No Land’s Song”) presents:
„Still Recording“ by Ghiath Ayoub and Saeed Al Batal (Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund / Syria)

Nikolai Kinski (“Axolotl Overkill”) presents:
„Capharnaüm“ („Capernaum – Stadt der Hoffnung“) by Nadine Labaki (Lebanon)

Lars Rudolph (“Die Körper der Astronauten”) presents:
„Burning“ by Lee Chang-dong (Korea)

Frieder Schlaich (“Der Hauptmann”) presents:
„The Image Book“ by Jean-Luc Godard (Hommage Jean-Luc Godard)

Maria Schrader (“Vor der Morgenröte”) presents:
„Cold War – Der Breitengrad der Liebe“ by Pawel Pawlikowski (Opening Night)

Rüdiger Suchsland (“Hitlers Hollywood”) presents:
„Wintermärchen“ by Jan Bonny (German Film)

Nicolas Wackerbarth (“Casting”) presents:
„The Wild Pear Tree“ by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)

Patrick Wellinski (Journalist, DLF Kultur) presents:
„Long Day’s Journey into Night“ by Bi Gan (China)

Jamila Wenske (“Das schönste Paar”) presents 2 films:
„Sofia“ by Meryem Benm’Barek (Marocco / Panel Women)

Donata Wenders (photographer) presents:
„Our Time“ by Carlos Reygadas (Mexico)