27/01/2003 - 34 features, 12 docs & 23 shorts in 18th edition, opened by Jagod u supermarketu by Dusan Milic and produced by Emir Kusturica

The 53rd Berlinale 2003 is taking form with the announcement of the films selected for screening in the 18th edition of the International Panorama.
The Panorama is the part of the official programme which is, successfully, dedicated primarily to art-house films and films directed by their authors.
The Panorama programme includes 34 features, 12 documentaries and 23 shorts with 26 world premieres, 9 of which are directorial debuts. For the first time the short films will be screened in sets in their very own theatre, the CinemaxX6, together with the short films.
The main Panorama Programme will open with Jagoda u Supermarketu, a Yugoslavian-German co-production directed by Dusan Milic and produced by Emir Kusturica.
The Panorama Special will open in the Zoo Palast with an Indian film entitled Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (A Tale of a Naughty Girl) by Buddhadeb Dasgupta. Panorama will celebrate the 100th birthday Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu with a retrospective of his work that will begin with his 1960 classic, Akibiyori (Late Autumn) The following European films will take part in Panorama:

Germany

Wolfsburg
by Christian Petzold
with Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Antje Wesermann, Astrid Meyerfeldt

Mutti - Der Film (Mutti - The Movie)
by Jörn Hartmann, Ades Zabel, Biggy van Blond, Klaus Purkart
with Ades Zabel, Biggy van Blond, Gert Thumser and Brenda Morelli

France

Monsieur N
by Antoine de Caunes
with Philippe Torreton, Jay Rodon, Richard E. Grant, Bruno Putzulu, Roschdy Zem, Stéphane Freiss, Elsa Zylberstein, Frédéric Pierrot, Siobhàn Hewlett and Jay Rodan

Fureur (Rage)
by Karim Dridi
with wtih Samuel Le Bihan, Nan Yu and Yann Tregouet

Une grande fille comme toi (A Big Girl Like You)
by Christophe Blanc
with Mercedes Cecchetto, Laura Locatelli, Sarah Zidhane, Jean-Yves Dubois and Nathalie Krebs

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Germany, Italy

Jagoda u Supermarketu (Jagoda in the Supermarket)
by Dusan Milic
with Branka Katic, Srdian Todorovic, Dubravka Mijatovic, Danilo Lazovic, Goran Radakovic, Mirjana Karanovic and Nikola Simic

Norway

Jonny Vang
by Jens Lien
with Aksel Hennie, Laila Goody and Fridtjov Såheim

Portugal

Mulher Polícia
by Joaquim Sapinho
with Amélia Coroa, Ludovic Videira, Maria Silva, Ana Nave and Vitor Norte

Russia, Germany

Shik (The Suit)
by Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov
with Alexander Yatsenko, Arthur Smolyaniov and Ivan Kokorin

Serbia-Bulgaria-Croatia-Bosnia-Herzegovina co-production

Ledina (Bare Ground)
by Ljubisa Samardizic
with Zijah Sokolovic, Ksenija Pajic, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Milena Dravic and Ljubisa Samardizic

Spain

Los novios búlgaros(Bulgarian Lovers)
by Eloy de la Iglesia
with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Ditrán Biba, Pepón Nieto, Roger Pera and Anita Sinkovic

Tunisia/France

El Kotbia (The Bookstore)
by Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba with Hend Sabri, Ahmed El Haffiène, Martine Gafsi and Yadh Béji

Hungary

Vagabond
by György Szomjas
with Péter Simon, Kata Horváti, Gráci Benke and Csaba Simon