Ten films have been named as competition films for the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. The ones I am most excited for are in BLUE (via indieWIRE)

“Alle Anderen,” directed by Maren Ade (Germany)
with Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Nicole Marischka
World premiere

“Rage Great,” directed by Sally Potter (Britain / USA)
with Dame Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Wiest, Steve Buscemi, Simon Abkarian
World premiere

“The Dust of Time,” directed by Theo Angelopoulos (Greece / Germany / Italy / Russia)
with Irene Jacob, Michel Piccoli, Willem Dafoe, Bruno Ganz
Out of competition
International premiere

“Mei Lanfang” (Forever Enthralled), directed by Chen Kaige (People’s Republic of China)
with Leon Lai, Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Chen Hong
International premiere

“The Messenger,” directed by Oren Moverman (USA)
with Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
International premiere

“London River,” directed by Rachid Bouchareb (Algeria / France / Great Britain)
with Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyate
World premiere

“Mammoth,” directed by Lukas Moodysson (Sweden / Germany / Denmark)
with Gael Garcia Bernal, Michelle Williams, Sophie Nyweide, Tom McCarthy
International premiere

“The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,” directed by Rebecca Miller (USA)
with Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, Maria Bello, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder
Out of competition
World premiere

“The Reader,” directed by Stephen Daldry (USA / Germany)
with Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Alexandra Maria Lara
Out of competition

“Pink Panther II,” directed by Harald Zwart (USA)
with Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia
Out of competition
International premiere

takepart to see the trailer for Lukas Moodysson’s Mammoth.