Berlin Film Festival completes its Competition programJanuary 20, 2016 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 66th Berlin Film Festival has completed its Competition program, and has added Spike Lee’s satire “Chi-Raq” as an out-of-competition title, Variety reports. The following films will complete the Competition program lineup: 24 Wochen (24 Weeks) Germany By Anne Zohra Berrached (Two Mothers) With Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske World premiere Chang Jiang Tu (Crosscurrent) China By Yang Chao (Passages) With Qin Hao, Xin Zhi Lei World premiere Chi-Raq USA By Spike Lee (Malcom X, Do the Right Thing) With Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson International premiere – Out of competition Des nouvelles de la planète Mars (News from planet Mars) France / Belgium By Dominik Moll (Lemming, Harry, He’s Here to Help) With François Damiens, Vincent Macaigne, Veerle Baetens, Jeanne Guittet, Tom Rivoire World premiere – Out of competiton Inhebbek Hedi (Hedi) Tunisia / Belgium / France By Mohamed Ben Attia With Majd Mastoura, Rym Ben Messaoud, Sabah Bouzouita, Hakim Boumessoudi, Omnia Ben Ghali World premiere – First feature Mahana (The Patriarch) New Zealand By Lee Tamahori (The Devil’s Double, Die Another Day, Once Were Warriors) With Temuera Morrison, Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty, Regan Taylor, Maria Walker World premiere – Out of competiton Saint Amour France / Belgium By Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern (Mammuth, Le grand soir) With Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Céline Sallette World premiere – Out of competiton Soy Nero Germany / France / Mexico By Rafi Pitts (The Hunter, It’s Winter) With Johnny Ortiz, Rory Cochrane, Aml Ameen, Darell Britt-Gibson, Michael Harney World premiere Photo: Wikipedia Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. |