The world premiere Rebecca Miller’s “Maggie’s Plan,” starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne Moore, headlines the first slate of titles in the 2016 Berlinale’s Panorama section, along with “War on Everyone” a New Mexico-set satire starring Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, Theo James from John Michael McDonagh (“Calvary”). The 12 fiction films and two documentaries announced Thursday will be joined by an additional 20 fiction films and 16 documentaries before the festival, Feb. 11-21, 2016.
READ MORE: “Berlinale 2016 to Honor Scorsese, Nichols, Fassbinder Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus”
The Berlinale is also set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its queer film prize, the Teddy Award, with screenings of 16 LGBTQ-themed rarities, including the late Chantal Akerman‘s “Je, tu, il, elle” (1974) and “Toute une nuit” (1982) and a special presentation of Richard Oswald’s restored 1919 film “Different from the Others,” the first gay film in cinema history.
Read the list of Panorama and Teddy30 films announced so far below:
Panorama 2016
“Ja, Olga Hepnarova” (I, Olga Hepnarova) – Czech
Republic/Poland/Slovak Republic/France
By Tomas Weinreb, Petr Kazda
With Michalina Olszanska, Marta Mazurek, Ondrej Maly
World premiere
“Junction 48” – Israel/Germany/US
By Udi Aloni
With Tamer Nafar, Samar Qupty, Salwa Nakkara, Sameh Zakout,
Ayed Fadel
World premiere
“Les Premiers, les Derniers” (The First, the Last) –
France/Belgium
By Bouli Lanners
With Albert Dupontel, Bouli Lanners, Suzanne Clement,
Michael Lonsdale, David Murgia
International premiere
“Maggie’s Plan” – US
By Rebecca Miller
With Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader,
Maya Rudolph
European premiere
“Nakom” – Ghana/US
By Kelly Daniela Norris, TW Pittman
With Jacob Ayanaba, Grace Ayariga, Abdul Aziz, Justina
Kulidu, Shetu Musah, Esther Issaka, Thomas Kulidu, James Azudago, Felicia
Awinbe, Sumaila Ndaago
World premiere
“Remainder” – United Kingdom/Germany
By Omer Fast
With Tom Sturridge, Cush Jumbo, Ed Speleers, Arsher Ali,
Shaun Prendergast
International premiere
“S one strane” (On the Other Side) – Croatia/Serbia
By Zrinko Ogresta
With Ksenija Marinković, Lazar Ristovski
World premiere
“Starve Your Dog” — Morocco
By Hicham Lasri
With Jirari Ben Aissa, Latifa Ahrrare, Fehd Benchemsi
European premiere
“Sufat Chol” (Sand Storm) – Israel
By Elite Zexer
With Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal-Asfour, Haitham Omari, Khadija
Alakel, Jalal Masarwa
European premiere – debut feature film
“Theo et Hugo dans le meme bateau” (Paris 05:59) – France
By Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
With Geoffrey Couet, Francois Nambot
World premiere
“The Ones Below” – United Kingdom
By David Farr
With Clemence Poesy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell
Moore, Laura Birn
European premiere – debut feature film
“War on Everyone” – United Kingdom
By John Michael McDonagh
With Michael Pena, Alexander Skarsgard, Theo James
World premiere
Panorama Dokumente
“Don’t Blink” – Robert Frank – US/France
By Laura Israel
International premiere
“Hotel Dallas” – Romania/US
By Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang
With Patrick Duffy
World premiere – debut feature film
Teddy30
“1 Berlin Harlem – Germany” (Federal Republic), 1974
By Lothar Lambert, Wolfram Zobus
“Anders als die Andern” (Different from the Others) – Germany,
1919
By Richard Oswald
“Before Stonewall” – US, 1984
By Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg
Info-Schau (former title of Panorama) 1985
“Die Betoerung der Blauen Matrosen” (The Enchantment of the
Blue Sailors) – Germany (Federal Republic), 1975
By Ulrike Ottinger
“Die Wiese der Sachen” (The Meadow of Things) – Germany
(Federal Republic), 1974-1987
By Heinz Emigholz
Panorama/Teddy Award winner 1988
“Gendernauts – Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter” (Gendernauts
– A Journey Through Shifting Identities) – Germany, 1999
By Monika Treut
Panorama/Teddy Award winner 1999
“I Shot Andy Warhol” – USA, 1996
By Mary Harron
“Je, tu, il, elle” (I, You, He, She) – France/Belgium, 1974
“Looking for Langston” – United Kingdom, 1989
By Isaac Julien
Panorama/Teddy Award winner 1989
“Machboim” (Hide and Seek) – Israel, 1979
By Dan Wolman
Info-Schau (former title of Panorama) 1980
“Marble Ass” – Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1995
By Zelimir Zilnik
Panorama/Teddy Award winner 1995
“Nitrate Kisses” – US, 1992
By Barbara Hammer
Forum 1993
“The Watermelon Woman” – US, 1996
By Cheryl Dunye
Panorama/Teddy Award winner 1996
“Tongues Untied” – US, 1989
By Marlon Riggs
Panorama/Teddy Award winner 1990
“Toute une nuit” (A Whole Night) – France / Belgium, 1982
By Chantal Akerman
Info-Schau (former title of Panorama) 1983
“Tras el cristal” (In a Glass Cage) – Spain, 1987
By Agusti Vilaronga
Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
