Documentaries in all sections of Berlinale - Full line up
In Focus: Diverse Documentary Forms and Events
The Berlin International Film Festival has long been committed to documentaries in their diverse forms. This is reflected in the programmes of the Berlinale’s different sections and initiatives, as well as in the European Film Market (EFM) and Berlinale Talents.
In 2016, a total of 77 documentaries will be screening in a variety of forms. In addition, discussion of a wide range of different aspects related to documentaries will be intensified – at workshops, panels and presentations.
Here is a list of the films and events in 2016:
European Film Market (EFM) - “Meet the Docs”
The EFM documentary networking platform “Meet the Docs” will take place for the eighth time in 2016. The initiative, in collaboration with the European Documentary Network (EDN), promotes exchange among the international documentary industry, who can meet and mingle at the “Meet the Docs” stand in the Martin-Gropius-Bau. Accredited Festival and Market visitors can participate in the enhanced panel series programme and one-on-one meeting format “Meet the Festivals” with programmers of international documentary film festivals and benefit from a documentary film project consulting by EDN.
Films in the “Docs Spotlight” series
Under the roof of “Meet the Docs”, the “Docs Spotlights” series by CPH:DOX, IDFA and DOK Leipzig present a selection of the previous documentary festival programmes.
A Good American
Friedrich Moser | Slingshot Films
Becoming Zlatan
Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten | Autlook Filmsales
Between Fences
Avi Mograbi | Doc & Film International
Cinema, mon amour
Alexandru Belc | Romanian Film Center
Democracy
David Bernet | Doc & Film International
Francofonia
Alexander Sokurov | Films Boutique
Homo Sapiens
Nikolaus Geyrhalter | NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Human
Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Kinovista
Man Falling
Anne Wivel | Wide House
Nice People
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg | First Hand Films
Shadow World
Johan Grimonprez | Wide House
Snow Monkey
George Gittoes | Cinephil
Song of Lahore
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Andy Schocken | Autlook Filmsales
The Swedish Theory of Love
Erik Gandini | First Hand Films
Thru You Princess
Ido Haar | Go2Films
“Meet the Docs” Panel Programme
Meet the Docs: Distributors
February 13 - 16, 2.00 – 3.00 pm, EFM Producers Hub
International leading documentary distributors will briefly introduce themselves, their company profiles and what kind of documentaries they are looking for.
Meet the Docs: Festivals
February 12 - 16, 11.00 am – 12.00 pm at the Meet the Docs stand (MGB 2nd floor)
This session series introduces documentary film festivals, which will share their insights and insides and answer questions in one-on-one meetings.
Meet the Docs: Talks
February 13 - 16, 5.30 – 6.00 pm at the “Meet the Docs”/ American Independents in Berlin stands (MGB 2nd floor): a joint panel series focussing on current documentary topics being discussed from a European as well as US perspective. In collaboration with IFP & the Sundance Institute.
Talks 2016
Documentary Training & Markets
Documentary VOD
Documentary Formats
Documentary Series
Meet the Docs: Conversations
Conversations focusing on current doc industry topics, co-hosted by our doc festival partners: CPH:DOX, DOK Leipzig, IDFA, Vision du reel and Hot Docs.
New this year: IMCINE – Instituto Méxicano Cinematografía is an official host at Meet the Docs – presenting a panel as well as the EFM Doc Industry Lunch
Friday, February 12, 4-5pm at the EFM Producers Hub
Campaigns around documentaries – Busting the Myths!
In collaboration with DOK Leipzig
More and more producers and distributors experiment with outreach campaigns that engage audiences in new ways, build non-profit partnerships, or aim to make the world a better place. Interrogated by DOK Leipzig’s Brigid O’Shea, Ben Kempas (Filmmaker, Campaigner) will be on a mission to counter 12 of the most common misconceptions around outreach work.
February 13, 4-5pm at the EFM Producers Hub
Truth and dare: The art and politics of contemporary documentary practice
In collaboration with CPH:DOX
In an era where social impact is on the agenda of documentary filmmaking, where does this leave the artistic thinking? Meet festival director Tine Fischer (CPH:DOX) and London-based curator and producer Jacqui Davies along with two prominent artists and filmmakers for a discussion of the relation between art, political thinking and documentary film.
Sunday, February 14, 4-5pm at the EFM Producers Hub
Different Roads and Radical Approaches: Three Exciting Dutch Filmmakers
In collaboration with IDFA
Three up-and-coming Dutch directors talk about their cinematic approaches, which were rewarded with IDFA Awards in 2015, and the roads they've taken to reach the Berlinale. Featuring Niki Padidar (Ninnoc – selected for Generation Kplus), Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan (Strike a Pose – selected for Panorama Dokumente).
Monday, February 15, 4-5pm at the EFM Producers Hub:
Hybrid Cinema: California City, a Contemporary Case Study
In collaboration with Vision du réel
Conversation between Bastian Günther, German filmmaker and Sonia Otto, producer at Indi Film, Germany, moderated by Luciano Barisone, Director of Visions du réel.
Tue, Feb 16, 4-5pm at the EFM Producers Hub:
Documentary Storytelling in Mexico: a Transnational_Transnarrative Approach
Hosted by IMCINE – Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
The stories and practices documentary filmmakers do that engages them with Mexico, the U.S. and Central America. Panelists representing Mexico/ Central America: Tatiana Huezo (director; Tempestad selected for Forum), Adriana Trujillo (Doc Station at Berlinale Talents 2016), Kyzza Terrazas (filmmaker, writer) as well as Charlotte Uzu (Les Films d’Ici).
Berlinale Talents
Doc Station 2016
Ten documentarists from five continents receive a week of assistance in developing their next project. In cooperation with German Federal Film Board (FFA), Sources 2 and ZDF/ARTE
Doc Station Directors in 2015: 10 projects, 5 continents
Mila Turajlic, The Labudovic Files, Serbia / Algeria
Jennifer Rainsford, Stories From The Debris, Sweden
Madsen Minax, At The River, USA
Adam Bizanski, The Badir Brothers, Israel
Adriana Trujillo, 1821: The Era Of Good Feelings, Mexico / France
Marko Sipka, The Land, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mich’ael Zupraner, Abu Naim, Israel
Afsaneh Salari, The Silhouettes, Iran
Nele Wohlatz, The Perfect Future, Argentina
Gabrielle Brady, No Man Is an Island, Australia / Germany
For more information on the 10 selected projects, please go to www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/find/both
The Doc Station project presentation will take place on Wednesday February 17, 2016 from 10.30 am - 12.00 noon at the Gropius Mirror Restaurant across the European Film Market.
Doc Station Mentors in 2016:
Kathrin Brinkmann, ZDF/ARTE, Germany
Don Edkins, AfriDocs, South Africa
Jakob Kirstein Høgel, Meta Film, Denmark
Merle Kröger, pong, Germany
Meike Martens, Blinker Filmproduktion, Germany
Ulla Simonen, Made Film (Finland) und Sources 2 (Germany)
Events with a focus on documentary film
To the Dark Side: Investigative Documentary
Thursday, February 18, 5-6pm at HAU1
With Alex Gibney
No Time to Remember: Film on the Move
Sunday, February 14, 11.30 am-1.30 pm at HAU3
Connected Stories II: Immersing, Integrating, Involving
Sunday, February 14 following Connected Stories I: Prototyping, Participation and Personalisation (2.30-6.00 pm) at HAU3
In cooperation with Medienboard and Creative Skillset
An additional screening of Panorama-film Uncle Howard will be held at Berlinale Talents.
Competition (2)
Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea) - Italy / France
By Gianfranco Rosi
World premiere
Zero Days - USA
By Alex Gibney
World premiere
Berlinale Special (4)
National Bird - USA
By Sonia Kennebeck
World premiere
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble - USA
By Morgan Neville
European premiere
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger - United Kingdom
By Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz, Tilda Swinton
World premiere
Where To Invade Next - USA
By Michael Moore
European premiere
Panorama (17)
Brüder der Nacht (Brothers of the Night) - Austria
By Patric Chiha
World premiere
Curumim - Brazil
By Marcos Prado
World premiere
Der Ost-Komplex (The GDR Complex) - Germany
By Jochen Hick
World premiere
Don't Blink - Robert Frank - USA / France
By Laura Israel
International premiere
Europe, She Loves - Switzerland / Germany
By Jan Gassmann
World premiere
Hotel Dallas - Romania / USA
By Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang
World premiere
Inside the Chinese Closet - Netherlands
By Sophia Luvarà
International premiere
Kiki - Schweden / USA
By Sara Jordenö
European premiere
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures - USA / Germany
By Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
With Edward Mapplethorpe, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, Brooke Shields
International premiere
Mariupolis - Lithuania / France / Germany / Ukraine
By Mantas Kvedaravicius
World premiere
Strike a Pose - Netherlands
By Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan
With Thomas den Drijver
World premiere
The Lovers and the Despot - United Kingdom
By Rob Cannan
European premiere
Uncle Howard - United Kingdom / USA
By Aaron Brookner
With Jim Jarmusch, Sara Driver, Tom DiCillo, Brad Gooch, Frederic Withterand
European premiere
WEEKENDS – Republic of Korea (South Korea)
By Lee Dong-ha
World premiere
Who's Gonna Love Me Now? - Israel
By Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann
World premiere
Wu Tu (My Land) - People’s Republic of China
By Jian Fan
European premiere
Zona Norte - Germany
By Monika Treut
World premiere
Forum (19)
A Magical Substance Flows into Me - Palestine / Germany / United Kingdom
By Jumana Manna
World premiere
And-Ek Ghes... - Germany
By Philip Scheffner und Colorado Velcu
World premiere
Bein gderot (Between Fences) -
Israel / France
By Avi Mograbi
World premiere
Dubina dva (Depth Two) - Serbia / France
By Ognjen Glavonić
World premiere
Eldorado XXI - Portugal / France
By Salomé Lamas
World premiere
Fei cui zhi cheng (City of Jade) - Taiwan / Myanmar
By Midi Z
World premiere
Die Geträumten (The Dreamed Ones) - Austria
By Ruth Beckermann
World premiere
Havarie - Germany
By Philip Scheffner
World premiere
Homo sapiens - Austria
By Nikolaus Geyrhalter
World premiere
Kate Plays Christine - USA
By Robert Greene
International premiere
Landstück (Piece of Land) - Germany
By Volker Koepp
World premiere
Makhdoumin (A Maid for Each)
- Lebanon / France / Norway / United Arab Emirates
By Maher Abi Samra
World premiere
Manazil bela abwab (Houses without Doors) – Syria / Lebanon
By Avo Kaprealian
World premiere
P.S. Jerusalem - Canada
By Danae Elon
European premiere
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised - Senegal
By Rama Thiaw
World premiere
Rio Corgo - Switzerland / Portugal
By Maya Kosa und Sergio da Costa
International premiere
Les Sauteurs (Those Who Jump) - Denmark
By Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner und Abou Bakar Sidibé
World premiere
Ta’ang – Hong Kong, China / France
By Wang Bing
World premiere
Tempestad - Mexico
By Tatiana Huezo
World premiere
Generation (7)
Aurelia y Pedro (Aurelia and Pedro) - Mexico
By Omar Robles, José Permar
World premiere
Genç Pehlivanlar (Young Wrestlers) - Turkey / Netherlands
By Mete Gümürhan
World premiere
Life on the Border - Syria / Iraq
By Hazem Khodeideh, Basmeh Soleiman, Sami Hossein, Rounahi Ezadin, Diar Omar, Delovan Kekha, Mahmod Ahmad, Zohur Saeid
European premiere
Neiwa - Mexico
By Abraham Cruz Herrera, Javier Vázquez Cervantes
World premiere
Ninnoc - Netherlands
By Niki Padidar
International premiere
Royahaye Dame Sobh (Starless Dreams) - Iran
By Mehrdad Oskouei
World premiere
Skatekeet - Netherlands
By Edward Cook
International premiere
Berlinale Shorts (8)
Oustaz - Chad
By Bentley Brown
World premiere
A Man Returned - United Kingdom / Netherlands / Denmark
By Mahdi Fleifel
International premiere
Hopptornet (Ten Meter Tower) - Sweden
By Maximilien Van Aertryck & Axel Danielson
International premiere
He Who Eats Children - USA
By Ben Russell
World premiere - documentary / experimental film
El Buzo (The Diver) - Mexico
By Esteban Arrangoiz
International premiere
Das águas que passam (Running Waters) - Brazil
By Diego Zon
World premiere
Balada de um Batráquio (Batrachian's Ballad) - Portugal
By Leonor Teles
World premiere - documentary / experimental film
Los murmullos (Murmurings) - Mexico
By Rubén Gámez
Perspektive Deutsches Kino (6)
Hinter dem Schneesturm (Beyond the Snowstorm) - Germany
By Levin Peter
Pallasseum - Unsichtbare Stadt (Pallasseum - Invisible City) -Germany
By Manuel Inacker
World premiere
Die Prüfung (The Audition) - Germany
By Till Harms
World premiere
Research Refugees: Meinungsaustausch (Research Refugees: Doulogue) - Germany
By Sophia Bösch, Sophie Linnenbaum
World premiere
Valentina - Germany
By Maximilian Feldmann
World premiere
Wer ist Oda Jaune? (Who is Oda Jaune?) - Germany
By Kamilla Pfeffer
World premiere
Culinary Cinema (14)
Ants on a Shrimp - Netherlands
By Maurice Dekkers
World premiere
Café Nagler - Israel
By Mor Kaplansky
International premiere
Campo a través. Mugaritz, intuyendo un camino (Off-Road. Mugaritz, Feeling a Way.) - Spain
By Pep Gatell
International premiere
Cooked - Air - USA
By Ryan Miller
World premiere
Cooked - Fire - USA
By Alex Gibney
World premiere
How to Build an Igloo - Canada
By Douglas Wilkinson
In Defense of Food - USA
By Michael Schwarz
German premiere
Kivalina - USA
By Gina Abatemarco
World premiere
Vleesverlangen (Need for Meat) - Netherlands
By Marijn Frank
International premiere
Noma – My Perfect Storm - United Kingdom
By Pierre Deschamps
German premiere
Portret van een tuin (Portrait of a Garden) - Netherlands
By Rosie Stapel
International premiere
Schwarzbunt Märchen - Germany
By Detlev Buck
The Singhampton Project - Canada
By Jonathan Staav
European premiere
Wanton Mee - Singapore
By Eric Khoo
German premiere
