Berlinale Adds Nine to 2008 Competition

Indiewire
by Brian Brooks
January 10, 2008

Nine titles have been added to the Berlinale line up, competing for
the festival’s Golden and Silver Bear Awards. Joining the eight titles
previously announced are: "Feuerherz" (Heart of Fire) by Luigi Falomi,
based on the bestselling novel by Senait Mehan; "Julia" by Erick Zonca
starring Tilda Swinton; "Lady Jane" by Robert Guediguian; "Caos calmo"
(Quiet Chaos) by Antonello Grimaldi (International premiere);
"Happy-Go-Lucky" by Mike Leigh; "Restless" by Amos Kollek; "Elegy" by
Isabel Coixet, starring Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley and Dennis Hopper;
"Sparrow" by Johnnie To; and "Kabei" by Japanese filmmaker Yoji Yamada
(International premiere). The 2008 Berlin International Film Festival
takes place February 7 – 17 in the German capital.