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Berlinale Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian Talks Diversity of 2024 Lineup — and How Matt Damon Helped Secure the Opener
Carlo Chatrian talks assembling his final Berlinale selection, which is rich in star-driven prestige titles alongside more eclectic works.
“I think it achieved the balance between highly anticipated titles by filmmakers who are relevant in cinema history and, as always, films that you don’t expect to find in competition. On the other hand, with Alonso Ruizpalacious’s “La Cocina,” the fact that his previous films [most recently “A Cop Movie”] were in competition here, and well spotted, played in our favor. Of course Abderrahmane Sissako [who is bowing “Black Tea” in Berlin] and Mati Diop are well known, but in the case of “Who Do I Belong To,” the first feature by [Tunisian American director] Meryam Joobeur, it happened that we came across a true surprise.
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