And it's an eclectic bunch to be sure, with new work from Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind), John Michael McDonagh (The Guard), Benjamin Heisenberg (The Robber) and Tsai Ming-liang (The Wayward Cloud), among others. Get a lowdown on these first offerings below in the gallery.
Berlin will announce additional Panorma titles, plus a whole lot more in the coming weeks.
Competition
71 United Kingdom By Yann Demange (Top Boy – TV series) With Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer World premiere
Aimer, boire et chanter (Life of Riley) France By Alain Resnais (Smoking/No smoking, On connaît la chanson) With Sabine Azéma, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Silhol, André Dussolier, Hippolyte Giradot, Michel Vuillermoz World premiere
Aloft Spain / Canada / France By Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow) With Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent World premiere
Die geliebten Schwestern Germany By Dominik Graf (In Face of the Crime, Lawinen der Erinnerung) With Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius World premiere
Stratos Greece / Germany / Cyprus By Yannis Economides (Matchbox, Soul Kicking) With Vangelis Mourikis, Vicky Papadopoulou, Petros Zervos World premiere
Panorama
Arrête ou je continue (If You Don't, I Will) France By Sophie Fillières With Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric World premiere
Bai Mi Zha Dan Ke (The Rice Bomber) Taiwan By Cho Li With Huang Chien-wei, Nikki Hsieh, Michael Chang World premiere
Bing Du (Ice Poison) Taiwan / Myanmar By Midi Z With Wang Shin-Hong, Wu Ke-Xi World premiere
Calvary Ireland / Great Britain By John Michael McDonagh With Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen European premiere
Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks) Brazil By Daniel Ribeiro With Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim, Fabio Audi World premiere
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? France By Michel Gondry With Noam Chomsky European premiere
O Homem das Multidões (The Man of the Crowd) Brazil By Marcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarães With Paulo André, Silvia Lourenço International premiere
Papilio Buddha India / USA By Jayan Cherian With Kallen Pokkudan, Saritha Sunil, Sreekumar SP, David Briggs, Prakash Bare, Thampy Antony European premiere
Quick Change Philippines By Eduardo Roy Jr. With Mimi Juareza, Jun jun Quintana, Miggs Cuaderno, Natashia Yumi, Francine Garcia International premiere
Stereo Germany By Maximilian Erlenwein With Jürgen Vogel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Georg Friedrich, Rainer Bock World premiere
Test USA By Chris Mason Johnson With Scott Marlowe, Matthew Risch European premiere
The Better Angels USA By A. J. Edwards With Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley International premiere
The Lamb Germany / Turkey By Kutluğ Ataman With Nesrin Cavadzade, Cahit Gök, Mert Taştan, Sıla Lara Cantürk, Nursel Köse World premiere
Things People Do USA By Saar Klein With Wes Bentley, Jason Isaacs, Vinessa Shaw, Haley Bennett World premiere
Triptyque (Triptych) Canada By Robert Lepage, Pedro Pires With Lise Castonguay, Frédérike Bédard, Hans Piersbergen International premiere
Über-Ich und Du (Superegos) Germany / Switzerland / Austria By Benjamin Heisenberg With André Wilms, Georg Friedrich World premiere
Unfriend Philippines By Joselito Altarejos World premiere
Xi You (Journey to the West) France / Taiwan By Tsai Ming-liang With Lee Kang-sheng, Denis Lavant World premiere
Yves Saint Laurent France By Jalil Lespert With Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet, Marie De Villepin International premiere – Opening film Panaroma Special
Berlinale Special
A Long Way Down United Kingdom / Germany By Pascal Chaumeil (HeartBreaker) With Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots World premiere
We Come As Friends - documentary France / Austria By Hubert Sauper (Darwin‘s Nightmare) European premiere
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden - documentary USA By Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Ballets Russes) With the voices of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian Koch, Josh Radnor, Connie Nielsen, Gustaf Skarsgård European premiere
The Turning – anthology film Australia By Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Ian Meadows With Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving International premiere