Thursday 11 February
All parties and events require invitations from the organisers
19:30 Opening Ceremony at Berlinale Palast followed by opening party
Hail, Caesar!
Berlinale Palast
Parallel transmission of Ceremony and film
CinemaxX 3
20:30 time delayed transmission of Opening Ceremony and film at Friedrichstadt Palast.
Screening Alert
12:45 Life is a Trumpet (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia)
Directed by Antonia Nuic
Produced by Propeler Film (Croatia)
Coproduced by Staragara (Slovenia), Baš Čelik (Serbia), Artikulacija (Montenegro), Film and Music Entertainment (UK)
Supported by Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Slovenian Film Agency
Sales: Croatian Audiovisual Centre
CinemaxX9Market Screenin
13:30 11 Minutes (Poland, Ireland)
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Produced by Skopia Film in coproduction with Element Pictures, HBO Poland, Orange, Telewizja Polska – AgencjaProdukcji Telewizyjnej i Filmowej (TVP) and Tumult Foundation
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Eurimages, Bord Scannan na hEireann [The Irish Film Board], Miasto Bydgoszcz and Eileen Tasca
Sales: HanWay Films
CinemaxX Studio 11
Market Screening
13:30 The Devil’s Mistress (Czech Republic)
Directed by Filip Renc
Produced by NoGup
Supported by the State Cinematography Fund
CineStar 6
Market Screening
15:20 One Floor Below (Romania, France, Germany)
Directed by Radu Muntean
Produced by Multimedia Est
Coproduced by Les Films de l’Après-midi (France), Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion (Germany) and Bleck Film&TV AB (Sweden)
Supported by the Romanian National Film Center, the MEDIA Programme
With additional support by the Swedish regional film fund Film I Väst, and the French CNC through the programme Aide aux Cinémas du Monde.
Sales: Films Boutique
CinemaxX Studio 12
Market Screening
15:50 All These Sleepless Nights/Wszystkie Nieprzespane Noce (Poland)
Directed by Michał Marczak
Produced by Endorfina Studio in coproduction with Pulse Films
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
CinemaxX Studio 11
Market Screening
21:00 I, Olga Hepnarova / Já, Olga Hepnarová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France) PANORAMA
Directed by Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda
Produced by Media Brigade (CZ) in coproduction with Alef Film & Media Group (SK), Arizona Productions (FR) and Czech production companies Black Balance, Love.FRAME, Barrandov Studios, FAMU and Michael Samuelson Lightning Prague
Supported by Polish Film Institute, Lower Silesia Film Fund , The State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Sales: Arizona Productions
CinemaxX 7 (E) PREMIERE
21:15 I, Olga Hepnarova / Já, Olga Hepnarová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France) PANORAMA
Directed by Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda
Produced by Media Brigade (CZ) in coproduction with Alef Film & Media Group (SK), Arizona Productions (FR) and Czech production companies Black Balance, Love.FRAME, Barrandov Studios, FAMU and Michael Samuelson Lightning Prague
Supported by Polish Film Institute, Lower Silesia Film Fund , The State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Sales: Arizona Productions
CinemaxX 5 (E)
21:30 I, Olga Hepnarova / Já, Olga Hepnarová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France) PANORAMA
Directed by Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda
Produced by Media Brigade (CZ) in coproduction with Alef Film & Media Group (SK), Arizona Productions (FR) and Czech production companies Black Balance, Love.FRAME, Barrandov Studios, FAMU and Michael Samuelson Lightning Prague
Supported by Polish Film Institute, Lower Silesia Film Fund , The State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Sales: Arizona Productions
CinemaxX 4 (E)
Friday 12 February
Party and Event Alert
22:00 Polish Films in Berlin Party
Screening Alert
09:15 Agnus Dei (France, Poland, Belgium)
Directed by Anne Fontaine
Produced by Eric and Nicolas Altmayer through Mandarin Cinema in coproduction with Philippe Carcassone through Cine@, Eliza Oczkowska and Klaudia Śmieja through Aeroplan Film, Mars Films, France 2 Cinema and Scope Picture (Belgium)
Supported by the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland
CinemaxX 2
Market Screening
10:00 Ghost Mountaineer (Estonia)
Directed by Urmas-Eero Liiv
Produced by Kopli Kinokompanii
Supported by the Estonian Film Institute
CinemaxX Studio 17
Market Screening
10:45 Family Lies (Estonia)
Directed by Valentin Kuik and Manfred Vainokivi
Produced by Filmivabrik
Supported by the Estonian Film Institute
CinemaxX 1
Market Screening
10:45 In Your Dreams! / Ani ve snu! (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria) GENERATION
Directed by Petr Oukropec
Produced by Negativ, Arina, The Chouchkov Brothers and the Czech Television
Supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Europe MEDIA Programme
CinemaxX 15
Market Screening
12:20 Embers (Poland, USA)
Directed by Claire Carre
Produced by Papaya Films, Chaotic Good, Bunker Features
Sales: Obscured Pictures
Kino Arsenal 2
Market Screening
12:50 The Lure (Poland)
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Produced by Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, WFDiF in coproduction with Platige Image and Telewizja Polska – Agencja Produkcji Telewizyjnej i Filmowej
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
CineStar IMAX
Market Screening
12:50 Eva Nova (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Marko Skop
Produced by Artileria, Sirius Films
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovak Ministry of Culture and the Czech State Cinematography Fund
Sales: Loco Films
CinemaxX 13
Market Screening
12:50 We Are Never Alone / Nikdy Nejsme Sami (Czech Republic, France) FORUM
Directed by Petr Vaclav
Produced by Mimesis Film (CZ) in coproduction with Cinema Defacto (FR), Czech Television and i/opost (CZ)
Supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund and the Ile de France region in France
Sales: WIDE Management
CinemaxX 14
Market Screening
13:10 Illegitimate / Ilegitim (Romania, Poland, France) FORUM
Directed by Adrian Sitaru
Produced by Domestic Film (RO), Film Produkcja (PL) and Damned Films (FR)
Sales:Versatile Films
CinemaxX 16
Market Screening
14:50 The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son (Bulgaria, Netherlands, Sweden)
Directed by Iglika Triffonova
Produced by Klas Film
EastWest Film Distribution
Supported by Bulgarian National Film Centre
CinemaxX13
Market Screening
15:30 Nika (Slovenia)
Directed by Slobodan Maksimovic
Produced by Nora Production Group
Supported by Slovenian Film Center
Parliament
Market Screening
16:30 Strange Heaven (Poland, Sweden)
Directed by Dariusz Gajewski
Produced by Tak Film, TVN, Agora S.A.
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
CinemaxX 18
Market Screening
16:30 Mellow Mud / Es esmu šeit (Latvia) GENERATION
Directed by Renars Vimba
Produced by Tasse Film
Supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia, State Culture Capital Foundation, Europe MEDIA Programme
Word Sales: Pluto Film
CinemaxX 16
Market Screening
17:15 Zud (Poland, Germany) GENERATION
Directed by Marta Minorowicz
Produced by Otter Films in coproduction with Zero one film GmbH
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Eurimages
Sales: Slingshot Films
CinemaxX
Market Screening
21:30 Panamerican Machinery / Maquinaria Panamericana (Poland, Mexico) FORUM
Directed by Joaquín del Paso
Produced by Ammondo Films America, Black Maria, Mantarraya, Terminal, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia, Ammondo Films Europe, Polish National Film School
Sales: Luxbox
CinemaxX 6 (P&I)
22:45 I, Olga Hepnarova / Já, Olga Hepnarová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France) PANORAMA
Directed by Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda
Produced by Media Brigade (CZ) in coproduction with Alef Film & Media Group (SK), Arizona Productions (FR) and Czech production companies Black Balance, Love.FRAME, Barrandov Studios, FAMU and Michael Samuelson Lightning Prague
Supported by Polish Film Institute, Lower Silesia Film Fund , The State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Sales: Arizona Productions
CineStar 3 (E)
