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Berlinale ’17: Special Screening of ‘Ultimos dias en la Habana’/ ‘Last Days in Havana’ by Fernando PérezOft-awarded Cuban director Fernando Pérez presents his new film “Últimos días en La Habana”/ “Last Days in Havana” in the Berlinale Special Screening section. It is being internationally represented by Icaic and Wanda Vision who is a coproducer and the Spanish distributor as well.During the filming of The Last Days in Havana by Fernando Pérez: Photos: Jaime Prendes

The film received the Special Jury Award and Best Soundtrack Award last December at the Havana Film Festival .

Downtown Havana. The heart of Havana today. Miguel (45 years old) dreams of fleeing to New York. While he waits for his visa, which never seems to arrive, he works as a busboy at a paladar, a privately owned restaurant. Diego (45 years old) dreams of living. Weakened and immobilized by AIDS, Diego remains energetic on the narrow bed,...

This year’s European Film Awards are officially out of the gates with a not so lean 50 film submissions to select from. The 27th edition collects titles that date back to last year’s Venice and Toronto Int. Film Festivals moving into Sundance-Rotterdam-Berlin and finally Cannes of ’14. Among the 31 European countries represented, we’ve got likes of the Palme d’Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan leading the huge pack of contenders including Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida. Here’s the complete list of 50!:

Alienation

ОТЧУЖДЕНИЕ (Otchujdenie)

Bulgaria

Directed By: Milko Lazarov

Written By: Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov & Georgi Tenev

Produced By: Veselka Kiryakova

Amour Fou

Austria/Luxembourg/Germany

Written & Directed By: Jessica Hausner

Produced By: Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu & Philippe Bober

Beautiful Youth

Hermosa Juventud

Spain/France

Directed By: Jaime Rosales

Written By: Jaime Rosales & Enric Rufas

Produced By: Jaime Rosales,...

A new poster has arrived for "Aloft," starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy and Melanie Laurent. Sony Pictures Classics has picked up distribution for this one which is playing at the Berlin International Film Festival. Claudia Llosa directs and writes the drama which is produced by Ibon Cormenzana, Phyllis Laing and José María Morales. Here's the synopsis courtesy of the Berlin International Film Festival: Accompanied by a young documentary filmmaker, Ivan penetrates deeper and deeper into an unknown, frozen landscape. The film uses an enigmatic network of flashbacks to reveal the reasons behind this journey.

Cinematic collaboration presents stories of the greatest colonial rebels to new generation of film-goers

More than two centuries ago Spain hunted them as outlaws and traitors across its south American and Caribbean empire - a pursuit that often ended in capture, torture and execution.

In Latin America they were the liberators: men who led revolts against colonial overlords, blazed a trail for the continent's independence and destroyed Spain's status as a world power.

Now Spain has learned to forgive, and even glorify the rebels by depicting them on screen in eight films to mark Latin America's bicentenary celebrations.

A Madrid launch gave official blessing to the series which will bring the liberation sagas of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela to a new generation of filmgoers.

"It gives a voice to those who needed to have their history told," said Felipe González, Spain's former Pm and roving ambassador for bicentenary events.

Cologne, Germany -- Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, Chinese actress Yu Nan ("Tuya's Marriage") and acclaimed Spanish producer Jose Maria Morales ("The Milk of Sorrow," "Lost Embrace") have joined the jury of the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival, headed by jury president, director Werner Herzog.

Also on this year's Golden Bear jury is Italian director Francesca Comencini -- whose most recent drama, "White Space," bowed in competition last year in Venice; German actress Cornelia Froboess -- famous for her role in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Veronika Voss"; and Somalian writer Nuruddie Farah, winner of Germany's Neustadt international prize for literature.

With the exception of writer Farah, everyone in the 2010 jury is a Berlin Festival veteran. "The Milk of Sorrow," (2009) "Tuya's Marriage" (2006) and "Veonika Voss" (1982), were all Golden Bear winners. Zellweger came to Berlin for the 2003 festival opener "Chicago" as well as 2004's curtain raiser "Cold Mountain," for the role that later won her an Academy Award.