Berlinale star line-up announced January 31, 2012 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Berlin Film Festival opens next week with the Berlinale announcing Tuesday, January 31 a big lineup of stars it expects to walk the red carpet during the 10-day movie marathon. This includes Twilight leading man Robert Pattinson as well Hollywood's Angelina Jolie, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the hottest new star of the moment Michael Fassbender. A total of 18 films - all world premieres - have been selected for the race for top honours in Berlin - the festival's coveted golden bear. Veteran US actress Meryl Streep is to be honoured at the festival with a lifetime achievement award. The festival is also expecting Uma Thurman, Keanu Reeves, Billy Bob Thornton, Isabelle Huppert, Charlotte Rampling and Salma Hayek who are expected to present new films at what is now the 62nd edition of the festival, M&C reported quoting DPA.   Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |
