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It’s Berlinale 2019 and Catalonia is, once again, represented in one of the world’s leading film festivals. We’re delighted and proud that six films have been selected troughout this year’s program. Films that are a showcase of the new and the established generations of filmmakers that live together in Catalonia and that are shining in all major film festivals. Starting with Isabel Coixet’s newest production, “Elisa and Marcela”, which will be competing in the official section but also introducing new talents such as Irene Moray whose short film “Suc de síndria”, competing at Berlinale shorts, is part of our compilation Shortcat 2019, a selection of the best short films that will be released this year – contact us for updates! Irene Moray, Neus Ballús, with her film “Staff Only” - competing at Panorama - or Jorge Yúdice, whose short film “Cocodrilo” has been selected at Generation; are part of this Catalan New Wave of directors who are pushing the boundaries and creating a cinematic language of its own. Last but not least, two minority coproductions will also be present at the festival: “Brief story from the green planet” at Panorama, and “Baracoa” at Generation KPlus. The Catalan delegation at the European Film Market includes more than 50 companies between producers, distributors, sales agents or festivals, 4 young filmmakers at Berlinale Talents and 10 market screenings. Be sure to come by our stand but, above all: watch our films, you won’t be disappointed!
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CATALAN FILMS AT BERLINALE – EFM 2019 Films selected at Berlinale Other Events Market Screenings Berlinale Talents Coproduction Market Catalan Companies Attending EFM Screenings Schedule
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COMPETITION
Elisa and Marcela by Isabel Coixet
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Produced by Rodar y Rodar, Zenit TV, La Nube Películas, Televisió de Catalunya, Movies Productions 2017 AIE Synopsis 1885. A Coruña. On her first day of school Marcela meets Elisa. A great friendship is born. Over time, Marcela’s parents become distrustful of their relationship and send her away to boarding school to put an end to their suspicion. Years pass, but their feelings for each other remain the same. When Marcela comes back to Galicia, she looks for Elisa to begin a happy life together. However, rumours start, forcing them to devise a plan: Elisa leaves town for a while to come back as Mario and marry Marcela. Screenings Wed 13 Feb | 12:00 | Berlinale Palast (EFM) Wed 13 Feb | 19:00 | Berlinale Palast Thu 14 Feb | 12:30 | Friedrichstadt – Palast Thu 14 Feb | 19:30 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele Sat 16 Feb | 09:30 | Zoo Palast 1 Sun 17 Feb | 21:30 | Berlinale Palast
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BERLINALE SHORTS
Suc de sÃndria
(Watermelon Juice) by Irene Moray
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Produced by Distinto Films Sales Agent Marvin&Wayne Contact Josep Prim fest@marvinwayne.com Synopsis Barbara and Pol spend a few days on holiday with a group of friends in a house surrounded by nature. They want to have a good time and find a peaceful space where they can enjoy their intimacy. With the support of Pol, in the midst of nature, between tears and laughter, Barbara will heal old wounds and redefine her sexuality. Screenings Fri 08 Feb | 21:30 | CinemaxX 3 Mon11 Feb | 16:00 | CinemaxX 5 Wed13 Feb | 21:30 | CinemaxX 3 Thu14 Feb | 21:30 | Odeon Fri 15 Feb | 13:00 | Zoo Palast 2 Fri 15 Feb | 17:00 | Colosseum 1
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PANORAMA
Brief Story from the Green Planet by Santiago Loza
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Produced by Constanza Sanz Palacios Films, Anavilhana, AutentiKa Films, Zentropa Spain Sales agent The Open Reel Contact cs@theopenreel.com Synopsis The film is an existential journey of three young friends with a dying alien: the ‘other’, the weird, the supernatural told in the daily life. A movie about how to deal with loss - a tribute to the strength of outcasts. Screenings Mon 11 Feb | 19:30 | Zoo Palast 2 Tue 12 Feb | 20:15 | CineStar 3 Wed 13 Feb | 14:15 | CinemaxX15 (EFM) Wed 13 Feb | 20:15 | Cubix 7 Thu 14 Feb | 14:00 | CineamxX10 (EFM) Sat 16 Feb | 22:00 | CineStar 3
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PANORAMA
Staff Only by Neus Ballús
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Produced by Ikiru Films, El Kinògraf, La Terraza Films and Turanga Films in coproduction with Les Films Hatari Contact Edmon Roch eroch@ikirufilm.com Synopsis Marta, a teenager from Barcelona, is forced to spend her Christmas holidays in Senegal with her divorced father, Manel, and her younger brother Bruno. She’d enjoy her stay if only they’d stop cajoling her into joining them on a frantic series of safaris and local folklore acts along with the pensioners staying at the resort. Screenings Sun 10 Feb | 22:30 | CinemaxX 7 Mon 11 Feb | 17:45 | CineStar 3 Tue 12 Feb | 22:30 | Cubix 7 Fri 15 Feb | 20:15 | Cubix 7 Sun 17 Feb | 15:00 | CineStar 3
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GENERATION KPLUS
Baracoa by Pablo Briones and The Moving Picture Boys
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Produced by C-Side Productions, Playlab Films, The Moving Picture Boys Contact Estephania Bonnett epi@playlab.com Synopsis A hot summer has come in their tiny village in the Cuban countryside, Leonel and Antuรกn intimately explore their universe far from adults. With a considerable difference in age, their unique friendship is torn between games and fights, conversations about everyday life, existentialist questions, simple pleasures and boredom. As his older friend is drawn to the busy life of the city, Leonel is forced to examine his life and place in the world. While the Cuban society is going through a transitional period, the two friends also come to a crossroads. Screenings Sun 10 Feb | 16:15 | Zoo Palast 2 Mon 11 Feb | 09:30 | Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Thu 14 Feb | 10:00 | HKW Thu 14 Feb | 17:15 | CinemaxX 12 (EFM) Sun 17 Feb | 14:00 | CinemaxX 1
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GENERATION 14PLUS
Cocodrilo by Jorge Yúdice
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Produced by Japonica Films Festivals contact The House of Films Gorka LeĂłn gorkaleon@thehouseoffilms.com Contact Jorge YĂşdice jorgeyudice@gmail.com Synopsis Like every afternoon, Alicia prepares a cup of tee and watch her favorite youtube channel: VictorGaming. A rol action video games channel. Victor, the youtuber, is streaming now answering questions from his fans. Alicia has a very important thing to say to him. Screenings Sat 09 Feb | 15:30 | CinemaxX 3 Thu 14 Feb | 9:30 | CinemaxX 3 Fri 15 Feb | 14:30 | CinemaxX 1 Sat 16 Feb | 12:00 | CinemaxX 3
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OTHER EVENTS FORUM - ARCHIVAL CONSTELLATIONS
About Some Meaningless Events
By Moustafa Derakoui Produced by Basma (Morocco) Film restaured by Fimoteca de Catalunya Sales Agent L’Atelier de l’observatoire Contact Léa Morin morin.lea@gmail.com
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Synopsis In search of a subject for their film, a group of directors ask passers-by about their expectations of Moroccan cinema in the streets and bars of Casablanca. 45 years after its completion, the long-censored film has now been rediscovered and restored.
Screenings Wed 13 Feb | 15:00 | Kino Arsenal 1 Thu 14 Feb | 13:00 | CinemaxX 6 Fri 15 Feb | 20:00 | Kino Arsenal 1
MARKET SCREENINGS
4x4 by Mario Cohn Produced by Mediapro, TelevisiĂłn Abierta Sales Agent: Latido Films Contact Juan Torres juan@latidofilms.com
Screenings (by invitation only) Sat 9 Feb | 14:45 | CinemaxX 2 Mon 11 Feb | 17:05 | CineStar 6
Synopsis A high-end 4x4 is parked on a street of a typical neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. A man breaks into it to steal whatever he can find, but when he tries to get out, the doors and windows lock the 4 x 4 just like an armoured bunker. The situation is distressing: he is trapped. Someone on the outside is in control of the vehicle, and they seem to have a plan.
7 Reasons tu Run Away by Esteve Soler, Gerard Quinto, David Torras Produced by Compacto, No hay Banda, Producciones del Interior AIE Sales Agent: Filmax Contact Ivan Diaz i.diaz@filmax.com
Screening Fri 8 Feb | 14:35 | Parliament Studio
Synopsis The family, the poor kid who appears on TV, the sixth-floor neighbours, the tenant and the real estate agent, the business couple, the guy progress has run over and the couple about to get married. Seven stories that intertwine horror and comedy. Seven scenes of black humour as strange as they are unexpected. Seven surreal perspectives on a society that can’t progress, a dysfunctional society.
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MARKET SCREENINGS
Between Two Waters by Isaki Lacuesta Produced by La termita Films, Mallerich Films Paco Poch, Bord Cadre Films, All go movies, Studio Indie Productions, BTeam Prods Sales Agent: Filmax Contact Ivan Diaz filmaxint@filmax.com
Screenings Thu 7 Feb | 19:00 | CineStar 2 Sun 10 Feb | 16:35 | Kino Arsenal 2
Synopsis Just kids in The Legend of Time, 12 years later, Isra and Cheito return to San Fernando Island, their reunion sparking memories of their father’s violent death, as they seek closure on the past, redemption, and reconciliation with each other.
Journey to a Mother’s Room by Celia Rico Clavellino Produced by Amorós Producciones, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Noodles Production, Pecado Films, Sísifo Films AIE Sales Agent: Loco Films Contact Laurent Danielou laurent.danielou@loco-films.com
Screening Sun 10 Feb | 13:00 | Kino Arsenal 2
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Synopsis Leonor wants to leave home but she doesn’t dare tell her mother. Estrella doesn’t want her daughter to go, but she isn’t able to keep her by her side. Mother and daughter will have to face a new time in their lives in which the world they share is wavering. Journey to a mother’s room is a film about the ties that tightly bind a mother and a daughter, so intimate and delicate they can easily tangle and trap them.
MARKET SCREENINGS
Love Me Not by Lluís Miñarro Produced by Lluís Miñarro, Piano Producciones Cinematográficas Sales Agent: Reel Suspect Contact Alberto Alvarez a@reelsuspects.com
Screening Mon 11 Feb | 18:10 | CinemaxX 14
Synopsis A subversively inventive film where comedy and melodrama mould together. Set in a metaphorical war in the Middle East, Salomé – beyond Oscar Wilde – is a soldier in love with someone who couldn’t be less appropriate. Eros and Thanatos travel together to remind us that truth is based on beauty and love. The film also explores the autarky of cinematic images. A reverie on the edge of ambivalence and gender.
Nisman - The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy by Justin Wester Produced by JWP, Fasten Films, Gebrueder Beetz with Movistar+ and ZDFinfo with the support of Media. Sales Agent: Java Films Contact Olivier Semonnay olivier@javafilms.tv
Screening Tue 12 Feb | 13:30 | Zoo Palast Club A
Synopsis Nisman is a global true crime series that reveals how the dealings between Argentina, Iran, Israel and the USA - and their respective secret services - culminated in the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman.
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MARKET SCREENINGS
Some Time Later by José Luis Cuerda Produced by El Terrat, Atresmedia Cine, Tiempo después AIE, Estela Films, Polvora Films, Lanube películas, Pianar Getao de Equipamentos Cinematográficos Sales Agent: FilmSharks Contact Guido Rud guido_rud@filmsharks.com Valeria Fanego valeria@filmsharks.com Screenings Sun 10 Feb | 11:15 | Kino Arsenal
Synopsis In the year 9177 or so, a thousand years here or there, the whole world has been reduced to just one Representative Building and the filthy outskirts around it inhabited by all the unemployed and starving people in the cosmos.
The Days to Come by Carles Marqués-Marcet Produced by Lastor Media, Avalon PC Sales Agent: Film Factory Entertainment Contact Laura Fornelio laura@filmfactory.es Synopsis Vir and Lluis got pregnant when they were only dating for one year. They will have to learn how to be 3 when they didn’t even started to be 2. Screenings Fri 8 Feb | 12:50 | CinemaxX 13 Mon 11 Feb | 09:00 | CinemaxX 13 Tue 12 Feb | 12:15 | CinemaxX 10
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MARKET SCREENINGS
The Uncovering by Nacho Ruipérez Produced by Abordar, Aleph Media, El Desentierro AIE, TVE - Televisión Española Sales Agent: Filmax Contact Ivan Diaz filmaxint@filmax.com
Screening Sun 10 Feb | 11:00 | Parliament Studio
Synopsis When Jordi returns to the village where he spent part of his childhood, he receives two pieces of news that have a profound effect on him.
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BERLINALE TALENTS SCRIPT STATION
Calypso by Ibai Abad, Emiliano Pastor Produced by Mayo Films Contact Sergio Grobas sergio@estoesmayo.com Synopsis When a volcano becomes active, a peculiar group of aristocrats and collectors decide to remain in an evacuated hotel in order to hold an auction.
TALENT PROJECT MARKET
Each of Us by TBC Produced by Alhena Production Contact Eva PaunĂŠ epaune@alhena.cat Synopsis Four women fight for their survival as human beings, each of them with her own strategy, in the dehumanising apparatus that a concentration camp is.
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BERLINALE TALENTS
Anna Giralt Gris
Mireia Graell
annaggris@gmail.com
mireia@ringomediabcn.com
Eva Pauné
Emiliano Pastor
epaune@alhena.cat
emilianopastor.st@gmail.com
COPRODUCTION MARKET
Alcarràs by Carla Simón Produced by Avalon PC Contact María Zamora mzamora@avalon.me Synopsis After 80 years on the same land, the Solé family get together to harvest for the last time.
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PRODUCTION
CATALAN COMPANIES ATTENDING EFM
15-L. Films Carlota Coloma
Adrià Lahuerta
carlota@15-L.com
adria@15-L.com
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
A Contracorriente Films Adolfo Blanco
Fernando Riera
adolfo@acontracorrientefilms.com
fernando@acontracorrientefilms.com
CEO
Head of production division
Manuel Monzón manuel@acontracorrientefilms.com Executive Producer
Alhena Production Norbert Llaràs nllaras@alhena.cat Executive Producer
Distinto Films
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Miriam Porté
Gerard Marginedas
miriam.porte@distintofilms.com
gerard.marginedas@distintofilms.com
Executive producer
Head of Development
Films de l’Orient
Ikiru Films
Sandra Forn
Edmon Roch
sandra.filmsorient@gmail.com
eroch@ikirufilms.com
Producer
Executive Producer
Kepler Mission Films Rebeca Sánchez
Natalia Otero
rebeca@keplermissionfilms.com
natalia@keplermissionfilms.com
CEO Producer and Director
Producer
Limmat Films Marc Chica marc.chica@limmatfilms.com CEO, Executive producer & Creative Director
Mago Productions Peter Keydel
Raúl Berninches
info@magoproduction.com
raul.b@magoproduction.com
Executive Producer
Producer
Mango Lassi Productions Mario Carbajosa
Vibha Daryanani
mario@mangolassiproductions.com
vibha@mangolassiproductions.com
CEO
COO
Mallerich Films
Mayo Films
Paco Poch
Sergio Grobas
mallerich@pacopoch.cat
sergio@estoesmayo.com
Producer
Producer
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Minded factory Johanna Horn
David Barrera
johanna@mindedfactory.com
david@mindedfactory.com CEO - Director
Münchhausen Productions
No hay banda
Adrià Lahuerta
Martin Samper
adria@munchhausen.es
martinsamper@nohaybanda.es
Producer
Producer
Playlab Films Estephania Bonnett
Mariajosé Suazo
epi@playlabfilms.com
mariajose@playlabfilms.com
Executive Producer
Production coordinator
Soul Pictures
Toned Media
Nicos Beatty
Toni Espinosa
nicos@soulpictures.es
toni@tonedmedia.com
Producer
Producer
WKND Roger Torras roger@wknd.tv Producer
Youplanet
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Luís de Val
Adrián Peña
luis@youplanet.es
adrian@youplanet.es
CE
Pictures Director
DISTRIBUTION
Zentropa Spain David Matamoros
Ángeles Hernández
david@zentropaspain.com
angeles@zentropaspain.com
Producer
Producer
A Contracorriente Films Adolfo Blanco
David Mitjans
adolfo@acontracorrientefilms.com
david@acontracorrientefilms.com
CEO
Head of Acquisitions
Xavier Rubí xavier@acontracorrientefilms.com Head of Home Entertainment
Adso Films
Artaire Films Tànit Fernández
Toni Segura
tanitf@adso.tv
tsegura@artairefilms.com
Acquisitions
President
DocsBarcelona
Filmax
Salima Jirari
Carles Rojano
sjirari@docsbarcelona.com
filmaxint@filmax.com
Acquisitions Manager
Acquisitions & Business Managing Director
Filmin
Mediatres Estudio Jaume Ripoll
Alejandro Fernandez
jaume@filmin.es
af@m3estudio.com
Head of Acquisitions
General Manager
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Movies for Festivals
Noucinemart
Johanna Tonini
Carlos Rodríguez Ríos
info@moviesforfestivals.com
carlos@noucinemart.com
Festivals Distributor and Sales Agent
Distributor
Pack Màgic
Paco Poch Cinema Alfred Sesma
Paco Poch
packmagic@dracmagic.cat
mallerich@pacopoch.cat
Sales & Distribution
Distributor
Tukuri Films Albert Galera albert@tukurifilms.com Head of Acquisitions
Twelve Oaks Pictures Ignacio Lamarca
Mar Abadin
ilamarca@twelveoakspictures.com
mar.abadin@twelveoakspictures.com
General Manager
Head of Acquisitions
Fernando Rodriguez frodriguez@twelveoakspictures.com Head of TV Sales
Youplanet Luís de Val adrian@youplanet.es CEO
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SALES AGENTS
Film Factory Vicente Canales
Toni Oliete
info@filmfactory.es
t.oliete@filmfactory.es
Managing Director
Head of Sales
Laura Fornelio laura@filmfactory.es Head of Marketing
Filmax Iván Díaz
Cristina Carro
Head of International
Sales Executive
i.diaz@filmax.com
c.carro@filmax.com
Guillermo Antuña Sales Executive g.antuna@filmax.com
TV3 - Televisió de Catalunya Víctor Carrera vcarrera.x@ccma.cat Sales Executive
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FESTIVALS
CineAsia
Craft Film Festival Gloria Fernámdez Adame
Vanessa Pérez
gfernanez@cineasia.net
vanessa@art-attackk.com
CEO
Founder & Director
D’A Film Festival Carlos Rodríguez Ríos
Loles Fanlo
carlos@noucinemart.com
loles@noucinemart.com
Director
Int’l Relations and Deputy Manager
DocsBarcelona Diego Mas Trelles Diego.mas.trelles@docsbarcelona.com Head of Industry
Drac Màgic – International Women’s Film Festival Marta Nieto martan@dracmagic.cat Festival Programmer
Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei Albert Galera agalera@cinemacatala.net Director
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SERIELIZADOS Festival Victor Sala
Betu Martinez
victor@szsfest.com
betu@szsfest.com
Co-director
Co-director
Carlos Perello perello@serielizados.com Producer
EXHIBITION
Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya Mònica García
Ángel Sala
monica.garcia@sitgesfilmfestival.com
angel.sala@sitgesfilmfestival.com
Deputy Director of the Foundation
Festival Director
Mike Hostench
Diego López
mike.hostench@sitgesfilmfestival.com
brigadoon@sitgesfilmfestival.com
Deputy Festival Director
Programming Committee
Cinema Maldà
Cinemes Girona
Javier Escriva
Toni Espinosa
maldacinema@gmail.com
toni@cinemesgirona.cat
Manager
Managing Director
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FILMMAKERS
Zebina Guerra
Anna Mitjà
Scriptwrite
hola@annamitjacomas.com Filmmaker
Jorge Yúdice jorgeyudice@gmail.com
SERVICES
Director
Barcelona Film Comission Montserrat Guiu Valls filmcommission3@bcn.cat Film Office Manager
Filmarket Hub Bernardo Gómez
Andrea Giannone
berni@filmarkethub.com
andrea@filmarkethub.com
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Joanna Nelson partnerships@filmarkethub.com
INSTITUTIONS
Partnerships Manager
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Filmoteca de Catalunya Esteve Riambau
Rosa Cardona
eriambau@gencat.cat
rcardona@gencat.cat
Director
Restorer Conservation Centre
ICEC - Catalan Films & TV The Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) is a public institution of the Government of Catalonia’s Ministry of Culture that looks after the development and the consolidation of the Catalan creative sectors as an uplift for its professionalization. ICEC advises and accompanies Catalan companies in their development process in several sectors such as: music, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual, books and digital culture. Catalan Films & TV is the program used by ICEC for the international promotion of Catalan audiovisual industry. Catalan Films & TV aims to increase the participation of the Catalan audiovisual industry at international markets and to encourage the co-production and the distribution of Catalan projects. In addition, it also supports films and talent that have been selected to attend international festivals around the world and acts as the industry’s official representative at key festivals and markets.
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies
Departament for the Audiovisual
Miquel Curanta
Francisco Vargas
Director
Director
Market Development Department
Catalan Films & TV
Antònia Andúgar
qpons@gencat.cat
Director
International Promotion
Catalunya Film Commission Carlota Guerrero
Departament for the Audiovisual
cguerrerob@gencat.cat
Carme Puig
Manager
cpuig@gencat.cat
Queralt Pons
Head of Film Festivals
Europa Creativa Desk Media Catalunya Àlex Navarro alexnavarro@gencat.cat Coordinator
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SCREENINGS SCHEDULE Thu 7 Feb
Fri 8 Feb
Sat 9 Feb
Sun 10 Feb Mon 11 Feb
Elisa and Marcela
Suc de síndria (Watermelon Juice)
21:30 CinemaxX 3
16:00 CinemaxX 5
Brief Story from the Green Planet
19:30 Zoo Palast 2
Staff Only
22:30 CinemaxX 7
17:45 CineStar 3
Baracoa
16:15 Zoo Palast 2
09:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
15:30 CinemaxX 3
Cocodrilo About Some Meaningless Events
14:45 CinemaxX 2
4 x 4 (by invitation only) 14:35 Parliament Studio
7 Reasons tu Run Away Between Two Waters
17:05 CineStar 6
19:00 CineStar 2
16:35 Kino Arsenal 2
Journey to a Mother’s Room
13:00 Kino Arsenal 2 18:10 CinemaxX 14
Love Me Not Nisman - The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy 11:15 Kino Arsenal 2
Some Time Later The Days to Come The Uncovering
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12:50 CinemaxX 13
09:00 CinemaxX 13 11:00 Parliament Studio
Tue 12 Feb
20:15 CineStar 3
Wed 13 Feb
Thu 14 Feb
12:00 Berlinale Palast 19:00 Berlinale Palast
12:30 Friedrichstadt - Palast 19:30 Haus der Berliner Festspiele
21:30 CinemaxX 3
21:30 Odeon
14:15 CinemaxX15 20:15 Cubix 7
14:00 CinemaxX10
22:30 Cubix 7
Fri 15 Feb
Sat 16 Feb 09:30 Zoo Palast 1
22:00 CineStar 3 15:00 CineStar 3
10:00 HKW 17:15 CinemaxX 12
15:00 Kino Arsenal 1
21:30 Berlinale Palast
13:00 Zoo Palast 2 17:00 Colosseum 1
20:15 Cubix 7
9:30 CinemaxX 3
Sun 17 Feb
14:00 CinemaxX 1 14:30 CinemaxX 1
12:00 CinemaxX 3
20:00 Kino Arsenal 1
13:30 Zoo Palast Club A
12:15 CinemaxX 10
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