Bran Nue Dae and Yuki & Nina (pictured) are among the films selected for the Generation sidebar for the 60th edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
The section will show 56 features and short films across its youth strand, Generation 14plus, and children’s section, Generation Kplus.
Dev Benegal’s Road, Movie will open the Generation14plus competition while the Generation Kplus will open for the first time with a documentary feature, Alamar, directed by Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio and set in a nature reserve in the Mexican Caribbean.
There will be ten feature world premieres including Zhang Lu’s Dooman River, Mijke de Jong’s Joy and Echoes Of The Rainbow by Alex Law.
Among the 28 short films in competition is Spike Jonze’s I’m Here, which has been selected for the Generation 14plus section.
“Generation is marking the [60th] anniversary of the Berlinale with a programme full of contrasts. We want to celebrate this difference,” says section director Maryanne Redpath.
The full list of films selected in the Generation 14plus and Generation Kplus are:
Generation Kplus – Feature films
Alamar, (Mexico) Pedro González-Rubio
Rafiki (Bestevenner), (Norway), Christian Lo (international premiere)
Boy, (New Zealand), Taika Waititi
Eep!, (Netherlands/Belgium), Ellen Smit (world premiere)
Knerten, (Norway) Åsleik Engmark (international premiere)
La Pivellina, (Austria/Italy), Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Echoes of the Rainbow (Shui Yuet Sun Tau), (Hong Kong-China) Alex Law (world premiere)
Last Of The Line (Sukunsa viimeinen), (Finland), Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio (world premiere)
Superbrother (Superbror), (Denmark), Birger Larsen, (international premiere)
Susa, (Georgia), Rusudan Pirveli
This Way of Life, (New Zealand-Canada), Thomas Burstyn (international premiere)
Welcome to The Space Show, (Uchū Show e Yōkoso), (Japan), Koji Masunari (world premiere)
A Brand New Life (Yeo-haeng-ja), (South Korea-France), Ounie Lecomte
Yuki & Nina, (France-Japan), Nobuhiro Suwa, Hippolyte Girardot
Generation Kplus – Short Films
Apolloby, (Germany) Felix Gönnert
Grandmothers (Avós), (Brazil), Michael Wahrmann
Wonderful Day (Burvīga Diena), (Lavia) Nils Skapāns
Childhood Mystery Tree (Derevo Detstva), (Russia), Natalia Mirzoyan
Drona & me (Drona & Ik), (The Netherlands), Catherine van Campen
Whistleless (Fløjteløs), (Denmark/Great Britain-Sweden), Siri Melchior
Franswa Sharl, (Australia), Hannah Hilliard
I-Do-Air, (UK), Martina Amati
Indigo, (UK), Jack Price
Jacco’s Film, (The Netherlands), Daan Bakker
Goat’s House (Kozya Hatka), (Russis) Marina Karpova
Masala Mama, (Singapore), Michael Kam
The Egg Race (Munaralli), (Finland), Kaisa Penttilä
Angry Man (Sinna Mann), (Norway), Anita Killi
Sun Shine (Sol Skin), (Denmark), Alice de Champfleury
The Six Dollar Fifty Man, (New Zealand), Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland
Generation14plus – Feature Films
Bran Nue Dae, (Australia), Rachel Perkins
Dooman River, (South Korean-France), Zhang Lu (world premiere)
Gentlemen Broncos, (US), Jared Hess
Joy, (The Netherlands), Mijke de Jong (world premiere)
Sister Welsh’s Nights (Les Nuits De Sister Welsh) (France), Jean-Claude Janer (world premiere)
Neukölln Unlimited, (Germany), Agostino Imondi, Dietmar Ratsch (world premiere)
Os Famosos E Os Duendes Da Morte (The Famous And The Dead), (Brazil-France), Esmir Filho
Retratos En Un Mar De Mentiras (Portraits In A Sea Of Lies), (Colombia) Carlos Gaviria (world premiere)
Road, Movie, (India-US) Dev Benegal
Sebbe, (Sweden) Babak Najafi (international premiere)
Summer Wars (Japan), Mamoru Hosoda
I Miss You (Te Extraño), (Mexico-Argentina), Fabián Hofman (world premiere)
The Well (Vihir), (India)dir Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Youth in Revolt, (US) Miguel Arteta
Generation 14plus– Short Films
Whispering In A Friend’s Mouth (Alä Kuiskaa Ystävän Suuhun), (Finland) Hannaleena Hauru
Ask The Wind (Az Bad Beporsid), (Iran),Batin Ghobadi
Corduroy, (Ireland), Hugh O’Conor
I’m Here, (US), Spike Jonze
The Warmth Of Orange Peel (Juzipi De Wendu), (China) Huang Ji
Megaheavy, (Denmark) Fenar Ahmad
My Other Half (Mi Otra Mitad), (Spain), Beatriz M. Sanchís
Out Of Love (Ønskebørn), (Denmark), Brigitte Stærmose
Poi Dogs, (US) Joel Moffett
Redemption, (New Zealand), Katie Wolfe
Siemiany, (Belgium), Philip James McGoldrick
Zero, (New Zealand), Leo Woodhead
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