{"id":381006,"date":"2026-01-20T21:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381006\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:26:08","slug":"amy-adams-ashley-walters-and-charli-xcx-among-the-stars-lined-up-for-berlin-film-festival-berlin-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381006\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Adams, Ashley Walters and Charli xcx among the stars lined up for Berlin film festival | Berlin film festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

New movies starring Amy Adams, Channing Tatum, Pamela Anderson, Callum Turner and Charli xcx and the directorial debut of British rapper-actor Ashley Walters <\/a>will headline next month\u2019s Berlin film festival, the first major European cinema showcase of the year.<\/p>\n

The Berlinale, as the event is known, will spotlight new work on screen from 80 countries in its 76th edition, bringing A-list stars and fresh faces to the German capital during its 12-22 February run.<\/p>\n

Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle<\/a>, a US-born former head of the London film festival<\/a>, unveiled a genre-spanning lineup of 22 pictures vying for the Golden and Silver Bear top prizes, to be awarded by a jury chaired by veteran German film-maker Wim Wenders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contenders include At the Sea by acclaimed Hungarian director Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3, featuring six-time Oscar nominee Adams in what Tuttle said was an \u201cabsolutely enthralling\u201d performance as a dancer who struggles with sobriety at her family\u2019s home on Cape Cod after a stint in rehab.<\/p>\n

Tatum will flex his dramatic chops in Josephine by Beth de Ara\u00fajo based on a traumatic experience she had as a child witnessing a brutal crime in a San Francisco park. Tatum and British actor Gemma Chan play the young girl\u2019s parents seeking justice for the victim.<\/p>\n

Rosebush Pruning by Brazilian festival favourite Karim A\u00efnouz assembles a starry cast including Turner, Anderson, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell and Elle Fanning for what Tuttle called a \u201ctwisted thriller\u201d set at a villa in Spain.<\/p>\n

A New Dawn, the first solo feature by Japanese anime artist Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, tells the story of boy who lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down as he tries to unravel the mystery of his father\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n

No holds barred \u2026 Charli xcx in The Moment. Photograph: \u00a9 A24<\/p>\n

French screen legend Juliette Binoche joins Britain\u2019s Tom Courtenay in dementia drama Queen at Sea by US director Lance Hammer in what Tuttle called a film \u201cexploring some of the ethical questions that arise around agency and consent\u201d.<\/p>\n

Rose stars acclaimed German actor Sandra H\u00fcller, following her acclaimed performances in Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest, in a period picture about an enigmatic soldier arriving in an isolated village at the end of the Thirty Years\u2019 war.<\/p>\n

Rupert Grint of the Harry Potter franchise appears in the dark fairytale Nightborn by Finnish director Hanna Bergholm.<\/p>\n

Charli xcx is due on the red carpet in the Panorama sidebar section to present The Moment, billed as a mockumentary by her music video collaborator Aidan Zamiri about her no-holds-barred 2024 summer tour, co-starring Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd.<\/p>\n

Walters will present his directorial debut Animol, a coming-of-age tale set in a tough youth offender detention centre, in the festival\u2019s Perspectives section for first films. The picture features his Adolescence co-star Stephen Graham.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomehow, our small, low-budget indie Animol has politely elbowed its way into the Berlin film festival,\u201d Walters wrote on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThe start of a beautiful journey for this film \u2013 and a new chapter for me as a director. Can\u2019t wait to share it with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018A new chapter\u2019 \u2026 Tut Nyuot in Ashley Walters\u2019 Animol. Photograph: Ed Norton Photography\/\u00a9 Anthony Dickenson<\/p>\n

The festival previously announced it would open with No Good Men by Shahrbanoo Sadat, described as a romantic comedy set in a TV newsroom in Afghanistan on the eve of the Taliban\u2019s return in 2021.<\/p>\n

And Malaysian Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will pick up an honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement in films such as Everything Everywhere All at Once and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.<\/p>\n

As film-makers face the ravages of streaming, industry consolidation and Hollywood dominance, Tuttle told reporters she saw the Berlinale in a \u201cbattle for this art form that we love so dearly\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a battle to keep independent cinemas open, to keep distributors and exhibitors who champion independent film thriving and making sure they can still take risks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She called cinema-going \u201cthe most powerful way to see an artist\u2019s creation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s also a really terrific place, a really important place to sit with strangers and friends and try to build a potent and communal experience together,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd right now we need more communal experiences rather than fewer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Berlinale, which was launched during the cold war as a forum for dialogue between east and west, ranks with Cannes and Venice among Europe\u2019s top film festivals.<\/p>\n