Films in main selection at 72nd Berlinale festival

BERLIN (AFP) - The 72nd Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, starts Thursday as an in-person event, with 18 movies from around the world competing.     
A jury led by Indian-born American director M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense") will hand out the Golden and Silver Bear trophies at a gala ceremony in the German capital on February 16.    
Seven of the movies vying for awards were made by women directors, including the first entry from a Southeast Asian female filmmaker, Kamila Andini of Indonesia.    
The sidebar section, Berlinale Special, features mainly genre movies and documentaries. Here are the titles, production countries, directors and stars.    
"A E I O U - Das schnelle Alphabet der Liebe" (A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love), Germany/France, by Nicolette Krebitz with Sophie Rois and Udo Kier "Alcarras", Spain/Italy, by Carla Simon with Jordi Pujol Dolcet "Avec amour et acharnement" (Both Sides of the Blade), France, by Claire Denis with Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon "Rimini", Austria/France/Germany, by Ulrich Seidl with Michael Thomas "Call Jane", US, by Phyllis Nagy with Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver "Drii Winter" (A Piece of Sky), Switzerland/Germany, by Michael Koch with Michele Brand "Everything Will Be Ok", France/Cambodia, by Rithy Panh (documentary) "La ligne" (The Line), Switzerland/France/Belgium, by Ursula Meier with Stephanie Blanchoud and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi "Leonora Addio", Italy, by Paolo Taviani with Fabrizio Ferracane "Les passagers de la nuit" (The Passengers of the Night), France, by Mikhael Hers with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Emmanuelle Beart "Nana" (Before, Now & Then), Indonesia, by Kamila Andini with Happy Salma "Peter von Kant", France, by Francois Ozon with Denis Menochet, Isabelle Adjani and Hanna Schygulla (opening film)    
 "Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush" (Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush), Germany/France, by Andreas Dresen with Meltem Kaptan and Alexander Scheer "Robe of Gems", Mexico/Argentina/US, by Natalia Lopez Gallardo with Nailea Norvind (debut film)    
"So-seol-ga-ui Yeong-hwa" (The Novelist's Film), South Korea, by Hong Sang-soo with Lee Hye-young and Kim Min-hee "Un ano, una noche" (One Year, One Night), Spain/France, by Isaki Lacuesta with Nahuel Perez Biscayart and Noemie Merlant "Un ete comme ca" (That Kind of Summer), Canada, by Denis Cote with Larissa Corriveau and Aude Mathieu "Yin Ru Chen Yan" (Return to Dust), China, by Li Ruijun with Wu Renlin and Hai Qing - Berlinale Special - "Against the Ice", Iceland/Denmark, by Peter Flinth with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Cole "A propos de Joan" (About Joan), France/Germany/Ireland, by Laurent Lariviere with Isabelle Huppert and Lars Eidinger "Gangubai Kathiawadi", India, by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with Alia Bhatt "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande", Britain, by Sophie Hyde with Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack "Incroyable mais vrai" (Incredible But True), France/Belgium, by Quentin Dupieux with Lea Drucker and Benoit Magimel "Der Passfaelscher" (The Forger), Germany/Luxembourg, by Maggie Peren with Louis Hofmann "Occhiali neri" (Dark Glasses), Italy/France, by Dario Argento with Ilenia Pastorelli and Asia Argento "The Outfit", US, by Graham Moore with Mark Rylance "1341 Framim Mehamatzlema Shel Micha Bar-Am" (1341 Frames of Love and War), Israel/Britain/US, by Ran Tal World (documentary)    
"Eine deutsche Partei" (A German Party), Germany, by Simon Brueckner (documentary) "Le chene" (Heart of Oak), France, by Laurent Charbonnier and Michel Seydoux (documentary) "Nest", Denmark/Iceland, by Hlynur Palmason with Ida Mekkin Hlynsdottir "Nothing Lasts Forever", US, by Jason Kohn (documentary) "Terminal norte" (North Terminal), Argentina, by Lucrecia Martel "This Much I Know To Be True", Britain, by Andrew Dominik with Nick Cave (documentary)