Berlin updates co-prod, Specials lists

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Festival News

The Berlin International Film Festival has included a smattering of Asia-Pacific film projects for its ninth Berlinale Co-Production Market (12 – 14 Feb 2012). These include the project market's first Indian pitch and one other brought over from Rotterdam's Cinemart.

All projects have budgets between €1-7 million, experienced producers and 30% of their finance in place.

The festival's Talent Campus has less stringent requirements and includes three projects from the Asia-Pacific region (see below).

The festival, which has still not completed its Panorama selections, nor unveiled any of the Forum titles, pulled the curtain back on two more films getting special screenings; Alison Klayman's documentary about Chinese artist and dissident Ai Wei Wei and Indonesian-German documentary Children of Srikandi.

 
Asian selections for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
Rockpool; dir. Sonia Whiteman, Dragonet Films (Australia)
Kutch; dir. Bobby Bedi, Kaleidoscope Entertainment (India)

Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
Jojo Rabbit; dir. Taika Waititi, Unison Films (US) & Defender Films (New Zealand)

Talent Project Market
Above the Clouds (Alapaap); (prod. Bianca Balbuena), Philippines
The Lunchbox डिब्बा (dir. Ritesh BATRA), India
The Maglev Story 磁浮 (prod. Melissa LEE 李敏怡), Hong Kong

Berlinale Special (latest addition to screening schedule)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry; dir. Alison Klayman (US) — international premiere

Panorame Dokumente (latest addition to screening schedule)
Children of Srikandi (Anak-Anak Srikandi); dir. the Children of Srikandi Collective (Germany/Indonesia) — world premiere

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