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Dec 15, 2009:
The 60th Berlinale: Films by Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski to celebrate world premieres in the Competition programme
The first seven titles for the Competition of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival have been confirmed. The films selected so far are from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Turkey, the UK and the USA.
This first group of films selected for the Competition is characterized by up-and-coming young directors, stars and masters of filmmaking like Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski.
“The Competition of the 60th anniversary Berlinale will be marked by a mix of styles and genres, by exciting newcomers and renowned directors,” says Festival Director Dieter Kosslick.
The following films have been confirmed for the Competition programme so far:
Bal (Honey) Turkey / Germany
by Semih Kaplanoglu (Süt/Milk, Yumurta/Egg, Melegin Düsüsü/Angel’s Fall)
with Bora Altas, Erdal Besikcioglu, Tülin Özen, Alev Ucarer, Ayse Altay
World premiere
Der Räuber (The Robber) Austria / Germany
by Benjamin Heisenberg (Sleeper, Max-Ophuels-Preis 2006)
with Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz
World premiere
My Name Is Khan India
by Karan Johar
with Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol
Out of competition
Na Putu (On the Path) Bosnia and Herzegovina / Austria / Germany / Croatia
by Jasmila Zbanic (Grbavica, Golden Bear 2006)
with Zrinka Cvitesic (Shooting Star 2010), Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
World premiere
Shekarchi (The Hunter) Germany / Iran
by Rafi Pitts (Zemestan – It’s Winter)
with Rafi Pitts, Mitra Hajjar, Ali Nicksaulat, Hassan Ghalenoi
World premiere
Shutter Island USA
by Martin Scorsese (The Departed, Aviator, Cape Fear)
with Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow
World premiere / Out of competition
The Ghost Writer France / Germany / UK
by Roman Polanski (The Pianist, Oscar 2002, China Town, Cul-de-sac, Golden Bear 1966)
with Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams
World premiere
A total of 26 films will be selected for the Competition section of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Further Competition title confirmations will be announced in January 2010.
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December 15, 2009
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Btw saw one clip of Akhari Decision..was not that bad. I would say better than Trimurti LOL ! Picture jaisi ...
Industry Reacts-
I welcome this as it is fair. That’s the way it should be. I am very happy — ...
IMDB user rating is 8/10 :-)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606162/ 
Raju Guide..
may be with depleting bowling prowess of Indian team Akki ight be of some help... 
Akshay might bounce back big time this year.. Somehow I see Housefull doing more business than Welcome.. And Action Replay ...
Thankfully with MNIK ending its run and 3 I too, hopefully Bollywood will get 1.5 years without these 2, the ...
Can we replace MNIK twitter with Karthik calling Karthik? 
I(d)I(o)T 15 December 2009
09:29:50 pm
I think the last movie shown there was OSO.
ăbzee 16 December 2009
12:10:50 am
Wow! I didn’t know this. I thought My Name Is Khan was merely being screened. The Economic Times report suggested that it was only being screened. http://economictimes.indiatime.....343143.cms
But if it’s part of the Competition category, I’m actually surprised. This might just be a good film. Fox Studios must have heavily pushed for this. It’s gonna be competing against the likes of Scorsese and Polanski!
I(d)I(o)T- OSO was a part of a Bollywood special programme. It wasn’t a part of the Competition category.
Angels and Belds 16 December 2009
12:13:21 am
abz – i noticed that. but the tag says Out of competition or something like that. dont know what that means
ăbzee 16 December 2009
12:30:16 am
Beld- The reports which I’d heard and read suggested that MNIK was being screened at Berlin. There isn’t much to read into a screening. Heck, Suneel Darshan screened his Dosti at Cannes! But if this film’s a part of the competition, then it must have something worthy. If true, K-Jo and Co. should go to town with this development. To be a part of the Competition category at Berlinale (one of the top five prestigious film fests of the world alongside Cannes, Venice, Sundance and Locarno) is indeed a very prestigious thing.
ăbzee 16 December 2009
12:33:16 am
It’s very confusing…they’re calling it a part of the Competition programme and then the tag says ‘Out of Competition’! Somebody please clear this up. If it’s a part of the Competition, then history will record it as the first time that I’m excited about the critical merits of a K-Jo directed SRK starrer! Never thought that day would come. Anything is possible I guess, when Aamir’s 3I is looking increasingly like an Akki film made with a better cast and a prestigious director! LOL!
sandy 16 December 2009
12:37:48 am
Karan winning critical accolades internationally will be the day! India mein toh sab critics Karan ke jeb mein rehtein hain
sandy 16 December 2009
12:38:42 am
“Anything is possible I guess, when Aamir’s 3I is looking increasingly like an Akki film made with a better cast and a prestigious director! LOL!”
hahaha, and Aamir is not even good with comedy like Akshay!
rks 16 December 2009
12:40:16 am
Cannes –
“Not strictly an official section per se, the Festival’s practice of screening films ‘out of competition’ has been around since the very beginning, but has increased in popularity (and numbers) over the past few years. Films shown in this category generally do not fit into any other section of the festival. They are typically special events or films that the Festival feels deserve the honour of screening at Cannes, but do not justify a position in the official program (or perhaps do not meet the selection criteria). “
Angels and Belds 16 December 2009
12:46:20 am
>India mein toh sab critics Karan ke jeb mein rehtein hain
have to admit sandy. Your irrational hatred for Karan is only outdone by the same irrational craze for aamir
Karan’s next movie’s tag line should be – Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned…..
ăbzee 16 December 2009
12:53:21 am
RKS- Thanks for the ‘technical’ explanation. But it still doesn’t clear the air on the MNIK status.
Anyway, the only promo of 3I that has genuinely impressed me is the recent one with Kareena where she comments on Gujarati cuisine like dhoklas, theplas, fafdas, ghatias all sounding like the names of missiles! Who’d have thought that it would take a Kareena promo to get me interested in an Aamir Khan film! But the earlier promos of 3I were really all over the place…why oh why is everything about this film on a very loud level. If someone’s laughing, they’re laughing like there’s no tomorrow, if they’re crying, they’re using every tear duct that there is, when they’re jumping around, they’re putting epileptics to shame! I pray that 3I is not a loud film. Which is why this comparatively subtler Kareena promo brought a nice smile to my face- simple observational humour, no extra effort.
Btw, the prospect of seeing Aamir pose as a 22 year old for 75% of the film is going to be task! Fear not oh heart, hopefully ‘all will be well’ with 3I after all. Hope that song wasn’t their mantra while shooting the film- Aamir as a 22 year old, a repeat of the RDB cast, comedy at a loud level…don’t worry, dil pe haath rakh ke bolo…ALL IZZ WELL! Shudder!
Angels and Belds 16 December 2009
12:56:21 am
>>then history will record it as the first time that I’m excited about the critical merits of a K-Jo directed SRK starrer! Never thought that day would come. Anything is possible I guess, when Aamir’s 3I is looking increasingly like an Akki film made with a better cast and a prestigious director!
LOL! abz – kabhi kabhi yeh sense of humor ko bahar lao yaar. ithni serious kyon hothe ho.
(mods video daaalo yaar)
Since i enjoyed that comment – here is a song for u – I bet you havent heard it. my childhood favorite
Angels and Belds 16 December 2009
12:58:27 am
btw just saw on ndtv srk at the premiere of avatar. he made some very nice points. Whether it comes true or not remains to be seen – but he said this tie up with Fox was aimed at increasing the movie market in India from 100 to 200-300cr
rks 16 December 2009
01:02:48 am
abzee – Try this. It will become little more clearer
General Regulation
“The official programme comprises films in Competition, Out of Competition, Berlinale Shorts and the Panorama. ”
Film festival entry
“The festival programme consists of the Competition (in which some films are also presented out of competition), the Berlinale Special, the Panorama, the Generation section, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, the Berlinale Shorts as well as the International Forum of New Cinema.”
rks 16 December 2009
01:05:15 am
‘Shutter Island’ joins Berlin competition
“”Shutter Island” will screen out of competition but Polanski’s latest will be in the running for Berlin’s Golden Bear.”
ăbzee 16 December 2009
01:08:06 am
Beld- Don’t challenge me old songs. I’ve grown up listening to Amin Sayani and Vividh Baharti. Devar in fact is one of my dad’s favourite films, have the VCD at home.
ăbzee 16 December 2009
01:09:42 am
Which reminds me, I should add more videos to that old song thread of Sandhya.
Btw Beld…I’m curious why you dedicated ‘that’ song to me?
ăbzee 16 December 2009
01:10:55 am
I wish some media outlet covered last night’s Avatar premiere. Everyone from Shahrukh to VVC and Amitabh to Abhishek-Aishwarya were there.
ăbzee 16 December 2009
01:12:21 am
Shutter Island being pushed to 2010 is very old news RKS. Golden Globes aur Oscars ke hum psephologist hain bhaiyya!
rks 16 December 2009
01:14:47 am
abzee – Link corrected with relevant one
Angels and Belds 16 December 2009
01:20:13 am
>>>Devar in fact is one of my dad’s favourite films, have the VCD at home.
Send Send!!!
I thot u wudnt have listened to that song. One of those rarely heard beauties of Lata. It also helped that i was listening to it
Angels and Belds 16 December 2009
01:21:42 am
and abz probably the relevant time to say ‘Rishtey mein tho Baap lagtha hoon, naam hai Beldevere’
Som 16 December 2009
01:24:37 am
What I can figure out MNIK is not in the competition.. It will only be screened just like what has happened with few Bollywood movies in the recent past. Getting short listed in the competition category at Berlin Film Festival is a big thing.
I(d)I(o)T 16 December 2009
01:39:50 am
In that case Som, there is not much special to this – especially because the festival starts on 12 Feb ! The same day movie gets released.
First for BW in this case is Opening the festival with this film – which is a good thing.
Som 16 December 2009
01:56:33 am
It is nothing special as such unless it is in the competition category.. But knowing Indian media’s ignorance, they will try to project and make headlines as if getting screened at Berlin Film Festival is a prestigious thing. If I am not wrong,Kambakkht Ishq was screened at this year Cannes Film Festival.