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The 61st Berlin International Film Festival has finalised its Competition programme – including 22 diverse films, 16 of which will be competing in the awards.  

The Competition programme contains a wide-range of films from countries all over the globe; ranging from USA drama Margin Call, by JC Chandor to France’s Les femmes du 6ème étage, by Philippe Le Guay.

Adding to the Programme, there will be two special screenings, showcasing the films of acclaimed directors Jafar Panahi and Werner Herzog.

Panahi’s Offside will be presented on February 11, to coincide with the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, while Werner Herzog’s 3D documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams will be shown at the Berlinale Palast.

The 61st Berlin International Film Festival runs from 10 - 20 February, with the awards ceremony taking place on 19 February.

The winner of the Golden Bear will be shown as the closing film.

The contenders:

A Torinói Ló by Béla Tarr
 
Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland by Yasemin Samdereli
 
El premio (The Prize) by Paula Markovitch

Jodaeiye Nader az Simin by Asghar Farhadi
 
Les contes de la nuit by Michel Ocelot
 
Les femmes du 6ème étage by Philippe Le Guay
 
Margin Call by JC Chandor
 
Mein bester Feind by Wolfgang Murnberger
 
Saranghanda, Saranghaji Anneunda by Lee Yoon-ki
 
Schlafkrankheit (Sleeping Sickness)  by Ulrich Köhler

The Forgiveness Of Blood by Joshua Marston

Un Mundo Misterioso by Rodrigo Moreno
 
Unknown by Jaume Collet-Serra

V Subbotu by Alexander Mindadze

Special Screenings in the Berlinale Palast:
 
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams by Werner Herzog
 
Offside by Jafar Panahi