Berlin Co-Heads Dissect 2023 Competition, U.S. Selections ‘Past Lives’, ‘Manodrome’; Absence of Arabic And African Contenders; And Festivals As A Lifeline For Indie Cinema – Deadline

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Two individuals stand in front of a purple backdrop with "73. Berlinale" text and abstract face illustrations. The person on the left, representing the 2023 Competition, wears a white and black patterned top; the person on the right, one of Berlin Co-Heads, dons a blue suit.

Berlin Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian and executive director Mariëtte Rissenbeck unveiled the International Competition and Encounters lineups on Monday for the festival’s 73rd edition, running February 16-26.

“It’s quite an eclectic selection,” Chatrian told the press conference in Berlin this morning. “You will see we tried to include as many genres and cinematic forms as possible.”

The International Competition features 18 titles, 15 of them world premieres, involving 19 different…