The Berlinale is preparing for its upcoming edition (16-26 February 2023), and has announced the first batch of titles in the Panorama and Generation sections. In the former, of the 14 films selected, 11 are world premieres.

“This year features impressive independent filmmaking from across the globe. The many works by filmmakers worldwide who are using their movies to defy war, systematic persecution and oppression are particularly striking,” noted section head Michael Stütz. “The trend towards transnational filmmaking is reflected in the numerous strong submissions. This all creates a rich breeding ground for a wide-ranging, highly topical 2023 Panorama.”

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Among the selected titles, film collective Babylon’13 – including Roman Liubyi – will present the documentary Iron Butterflies [+lire aussi :
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interview : Vasilis Katsoupis
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French co-productions include Martín Benchimol’s The Castle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Thierno Souleymane Diallo
fiche film], already teased at Final Cut in Venice in September, in which Thierno Souleymane Diallo is searching for a mythical film as well as his country’s forgotten heritage. Then there is Joris Lachaise’s Transfariana [+lire aussi :
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Well-known director Ira Sachs will return with Passages [+lire aussi :
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In Generation, serious subjects will be explored in Domien Huyghe’s Sea Sparkle [+lire aussi :
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“Generation is excited about cinema that places the perspectives and personal experiences of young people at its centre, and that allows young audiences to see and envision themselves anew. A cinematic experience that holds up a mirror to a world created by others – and one that acts as a window onto a world that can be possible,” says section head Sebastian Markt. He also mentions documentaries that call attention to “themes that move not only young people, but also others”, such as Dreams’ Gate, following young Kurdish women during their battle for autonomy, and Waking up in Silence, a short film about Ukrainian refugee children.

Finally, Zeno Graton will deliver the story of “young love behind bars” in The Lost Boys [+lire aussi :
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The complete programme will be announced in mid-January.

Here is the full list of titles announced so far:

Panorama

The Siren [+lire aussi :
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The Burdened - Amr Gamal (Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia)
The Cemetery of Cinema [+lire aussi :
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The Castle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Martín Benchimol
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Hello Dankness - Soda Jerk (Australia)
Inside [+lire aussi :
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interview : Vasilis Katsoupis
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Iron Butterflies [+lire aussi :
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interview : Roman Liubyi
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Passages [+lire aussi :
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Perpetrator [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jennifer Reeder (USA, France)
Reality - Tina Satter (USA)
Silver Haze [+lire aussi :
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Stams [+lire aussi :
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interview : Bernhard Braunstein
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The Quiet Migration [+lire aussi :
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interview : Malene Choi
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Transfariana [+lire aussi :
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interview : Joris Lachaise
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Generation Kplus

Sea Sparkle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Domien & Wendy Huyghe
interview : Thibaud Dooms
fiche film] - Domien Huyghe (Belgium/Netherlands) (opening film)
Longing for the World [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jenna Hasse (Switzerland)
Just Super [+lire aussi :
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The Properties of Metals [+lire aussi :
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Aaaah! - Osman Cerfon (France, short film)
Nanitic - Carol Nguyen (Canada, short film)
Dede Is Dead - Philippe Kastner (Czech Republic, short film)
To Be Sisters - Anne-Sophie Gousset, Clément Céard (France, short film)
Waking up in Silence - Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi (Germany/Ukraine, short film)

Generation 14plus

Adolfo - Sofía Auza (USA/Mexico)
Dreams' Gate - Negin Ahmadi (Iran/Norway/France)
Tomorrow Is a Long Time [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jow Zhi Wei (Singapore/Taiwan/France/Portugal)
The Lost Boys [+lire aussi :
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interview : Zeno Graton
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Sica [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Carla Subirana (Spain)
Before Madrid - Ilén Juambeltz, Nicolás Botana (Uruguay, short film)
Crushed - Ella Rocca (Switzerland, short film)
Infantaria Infantry - Laís Santos Araújo (Brazil, short film)
To Write from Memory - Emory Chao Johnson (USA, short film)