La 62ème édition de la Berlinale est organisée du 9 au 19 février 2012

Festival director : Dieter Kosslick.

What's new, what's important, which are the trends? - Around 25 world and international premieres every year. International stars. Promising talents. A long list of big names: Jean Luc Godard, Sidney Lumet, Konrad Wolf, Agnès Varda, Milos Forman, François Truffaut, Ang Lee, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Joel & Ethan Coen, Richard Linklater, Baz Luhrmann, Robert Altman, Jaques Tati, Spike Jonze, Oliver Stone - they've all come to Berlin to present their latest films. Since 1951, the Competition has been the heart of the Berlinale. For 60 years it has been setting trends for new cinema, screening new productions from across the globe. The final selection is made by festival director Dieter Kosslick.

Mike Leigh (British film director): Jury President of the Berlinale 2012

Berlinale 2012:
First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special

Competition

Captive
France/Philippines/Germany/Great Britain
By Brillante Mendoza (Serbis, Kinatay, Lola)
With Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Mulville, Marc Zanetta
World premiere

Dictado (Childish Games)
Spain
By Antonio Chavarrías (Susanna, Volverás, Las vidas de Celia)
With Juan Diego Botto, Barbara Lennie, Mágica Pérez
World premiere

Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
USA
By Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours, The Reader)
With Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Thomas Horn
International premiere / Out of Competition

Jin líng Shí San Chai (The Flowers Of War)
People's Republic of China
By Zhang Yimou (The Red Lantern, Hero, A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop)
With Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Atsuro Watabe
International premiere / Out of Competition

Kebun binatang (Postcards From The Zoo)
Indonesia/Germany/Hongkong, China
By Edwin (Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon, The Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly)
With Ladya Cheryl, Nicholas Saputra
World premiere


Berlinale Special

Death Row - Documentary series in four parts
USA
By Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, Cave Of Forgotten Dreams)
World premiere

Don - The King Is Back
India/Germany
By Farhan Akhtar (Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Don)
With Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Florian Lukas
German premiere

Keyhole
Canada
By Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg, The Saddest Music In The World, Brand Upon The Brain)
With Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier, Brooke Palsson
International premiere

La chispa de la vida
Spain
By Álex de la Iglesia (El día de la bestia, Perdita Durango, The Last Circus)
With Salma Hayek, José Mota, Fernando Tejero, Blanca Portillo, Juan Luis Galiardo
International premiere

Marley - Documentary
Great Britain/USA
By Kevin Macdonald (The Last King Of Scotland, Life In A Day, Touching The Void)
World premiere