We are happy to welcome the outstanding experimental filmmaker Su Friedrich in Berlin, where she will present 3 of her works.

Stefan Schwietert's Suisse-German co-production Heimatklänge (Echoes of Home) is one of ten nominees for the European Film Award in the documentary category.

On Sunday, Oct. 21st at 9pm the in/official queen of Hollywood in Exile, Drag Artista d'Excellence, Vaginal Davis, presents G.W. Pabst's DIE BÜCHSE DER PANDORA (1928/29) and with this opens her new 1920s film series "Rising Stars, Falling Stars" at Cinema Arsenal.

Ann Kristin Reyels' feature debut Jagdhunde (Hounds), which picked up the FIPRESCI award in the Forum 2007, will soon be theatrically released in Germany (Oct 18, 2007) and France (Dec 12, 2007).

Three films from the recent Forum programme will be theatrically released in Germany on 11th October: Heimatklänge (Echoes of Home) by Stefan Schwietert, Klopka (The Trap) by Srdan Golubović, and Nachmittag (Afternoon) by Angela Schanelec.

Since its world premiere in the Forum 2007, Srdan Golubović’s Klopka (The Trap) has successfully travelled from festival to festival. Now "Klopka" has been nominated for the European Film Award and is also Serbia's Oscar candidate as best foreign language film 2007.

Armin by Ognjen Svilicic is the official Croatian nominee for the Academy Award (Oscar) in the "Best Foreign Language Film" 2007 category.

Films for the 38th Forum of the Berlinale can again be submitted by using the online form at the Berlinale website.

Philip Scheffner’s documentary essay The Halfmoon Files will be released in theatres in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on September 20, 2007. After the film had its world premiere in the Forum 2007, it has been invited to numerous international film festivals and was awarded the Prix des Mediatheques in Marseille.

The Asian Women's Film Festival (September 19–23, 2007, at cinema Arsenal, Berlin) presents recent films by female directors from eight Asian countries. The selection includes seven titles from recent Forum programs, such as Kaori Momoi's directorial debut Faces of a Fig Tree.