Fukushima disaster impacts Berlinale Forum

BERLIN -- The March 11 tsunami and subsequent nuclear catastrophe in Japan may be the focus of three Japanese films screening within this year's Forum portion of the Berlin Film Festival. The Forum sidebar showcases a mix portion of arthouse, avant-garde and experimental cinema from around the globe. Showing a powerful impact through the Fukushima disaster, the 2011 selection includes Fujiwara Toshi's "No Man's Zone," that takes audiences in to the contaminated zone round the nuclear reactors, evoking images of the invisible apocalypse. Likewise, Funahashi Atsushi's "Nuclear Nation" presents a portrait of the mayor with no town who's frantically attempting to keep together a residential area scattered across different emergency animal shelters, during "Buddies After 3.11," Iwai Shunji talks about the political, economic and social situation of the country in a condition of dependence. American independent cinema also offers a powerful presence within this year's program. David Zellner's fairytale-like "Kid-Factor" explores your day-to-day existence and dreams of the neglected young girl, while John M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky's "Francine" follows a shy lady (performed by Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo) lately launched from jail. In So Yong Kim's "For Ellen," a neglectful rock-music performer (performed by Paul Dano) tries to develop a relationship together with his youthful daughter. In Ann-Kristin Reyels' German entry "Formentera," a youthful couple on vacation is faced using the flower-energy beliefs in their parents' generation, simply to realize just how much their very own ideas about existence diverge from each other. Another German pic occur The country, Stefan Butzmuehlen and Cristina Diz's "Sleep deprived Knights in combat," informs the storyline of gay love within the provinces. A maximum of 38 films will unspool within the primary Forum program, including 26 world premieres and eight worldwide premieres. The Berlinale runs February. 9-19. FORUM: Primary PROGRAM "The Final Friday," Yahya Alabdallah (Jordan/UAE) "The Lady within the Septic Tank," Marlon N. Rivera (Philippines) "Avalon," Axel Petersen (Sweden) "Soldier/Citizen," Silvina Landsmann (Israel) "Bestiaire," Denis Cote (Canada/France) "Settling Love," Calle Overweg (Germany) "Waiting For,Inch Rodrigo Pla (Uruguay/Mexico/France) "Normal School," Celina Murga (Argentina) "Espoir voyage," Michel K. Zongo, France/Burkina Faso) "For Ellen," So Yong Kim (U.S.) "Formentera," Ann-Kristin Reyels (Germany) "Francine," John M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky (U.S./Canada) "Buddies After 3.11," Iwai Shunji (Japan) "Living/Building," Clemence Ancelin (France) "Hemel," Sacha Polak (Netherlands/The country) "Winter Nomads," Manuel von Stuerler (Europe) "Jaures," Vincent Dieutre (France) "Clogged," Kim Joong-hyun (Columbia) "Our Homeland," Yang Yonghi (Japan) "Kid-Factor," David Zellner (U.S.) "The Finish of Adolescence," Kimura Shoko (Japan) "Condition," Thomas Heise (Germany) "No Man's Zone," Fujiwara Toshi (Japan/France) "Nuclear Nation," Funahashi Atsushi (Japan) "Parabeton -- Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete," Heinz Emigholz (Germany) "Modest Reception," Mani Haghighi (Iran) "A Evening Too Youthful," Olmo Omerzu (Czech Republic/Slovenia) "Revision," Philip Scheffner (Germany) "Salsipuedes," Mariano Luque (Argentina) "Secret," Przemyslaw Wojcieszek (Belgium) "Sleep deprived Knights in combat," Stefan Butzmuehlen, Cristina Diz (Germany) "Golden Slumbers," Davy Chou (France/Cambodia) "The country," Anja Salomonowitz (Austria) "Past the Hill," Emin Alper (Poultry/A holiday in greece) "Keep Me Upright," Zoe Chantre (France) "Everyone within our Family," Radu Jude (Romania/Netherlands) "What's Love," Ruth Mader (Austria) "Tomorrow," Andrey Gryazev (Russia) Contact Erectile dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com