Films from Argentina, Tunisia, Morocco, Eastern Europe, Vietnam and Korea have been selected for this year's International Forum of New Cinema at the Berlinale, which will be the first edition under the direction of Christoph Terhechte as successor to Ulrich Gregor.

As in previous years, "the emphasis is firmly on socially-aware, subjectively-oriented and aesthetically unconventional works", according to a statement, adding that there would be many new faces this year - more than a third of the 57 titles from 27 countries are directorial debuts - although the programme also features films by directors who have been selected by the Forum in the past.

Innovations this year will be the inclusion of the renovated Babylon cinema in the eastern half of Berlin as another screening venue in addition to the Delphi-Filmpalast, Kino Arsenal and CinemaxX 3, as well as the installation of a video projector in the CineStar 8, so that films in the video programme can be shown on a large screen for the first time.

The complete lineup of the Forum's "window to the world of cinema" is as follows:-

Main programme:
Alexei To Izumi (Alexei And The Spring), dir: Motohashi Seiichi - Japan
Aoud Rih (The Wind Horse), dir: Daoud Aoulad Syad - Morocco/France
Aprel (April), dir: Konstantin Mursenko - Russia
Atlantic Drift, dir: Michel Daaron - Austria/France
Auf Allen Meeren (On The Seven Seas), dir: Johannes Holzhausen - Austria/Switzerland
August, dir: Avi Mograbi - Israel/France
Chen Mo He Meiting (Chen Mo And Meiting), dir: Liu Hao - China
Dance Of A Dream, dir: Andrew Lau - Hong Kong
Dorogi - Unterwegs (Roads), dir: Marat Magambetow - Germany/Russia
Le Doux Amour Des Hommes (Man's Gentle Love), dir: Jean-Paul Civeyrac - France
E Minha Cara / That's My Face, dir: Thomas Allen Harris - USA/Brasil
Elaman Aidit (Mothers Of Life), dir: A. Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio - Finland
Emmauksen Tiella (On The Road To Emmaus), dir: Markku Pölönen - Finland.
Epoca - The Making Of History, dir: Andreas Hoessli,Isabella Huser - Switzerland
Fantomes (Spirits), dir: Jean-Paul Civeyrac - France
Giravolte, dir: Carola Spadoni - Italy
Goyangirul Butakhae (Take Care Of My Cat), dir: Jeong Jae-Eun - Korea
Hama Maiku (Namae No Nai Mori) (Yokohama Mike (A Forest With No Name)), dir: Aoyama Shinji - Japan
Histoire De Ma Vie Racontee Par Mes Photographies (Story Of My Life Told By My Photographs), dir: Boris Lehman - Belgium
Jochen - Ein Golzower Aus Philadelphia (Jochen - A Golzower From Philadelphia), dir: Barbara Junge, Winfried Junge - Germany
Kasei No Kanon (The Mars Canon), dir: Kazama Shiori - Japan
Klassenfahrt, dir: Henner Winckler - Germany
Der Kult Der Steine (Five Films By Luigi Di Gianni), dir: Luigi di Gianni - Italy
Ljudmilas Röst (Ljudmilas Voice), dir: Gunnar Bergdahl - Sweden
Lola, dir: Carl Bessai - Canada
Manzan Benigaki, dir: Ogawa Shinsuke, Peng Xiaolian - Japan
Mariages (Marriages), dir: Catherine Martin - Canada
Mi Yu Shi Qi Xiao Shi (Weekend Plot), dir: Zhang Ming - China
Nakta(Dul) (Camel(S)), dir: Park Ki-Yong - Korea
One Night The Moon, dir: Rachel Perkins - Australia
Palumu No Ki (A Tree Of Palme), dir: Nakamura Takashi - Japan
Quan Zhi Sha Shou (Fulltime Killer), dir: Johnnie To - Hong Kong
Sadbata Kato Plach (Fate As A Rat), dir: Iwan Pawlow - Bulgaria
Satin Rouge, dir: Raja Amari - Tunisia/France
Shurayuki Hime (The Princess Blade), dir: Sato Shinsuke - Japan
Sogobi, dir: James Benning - USA
Les Soviets Plus L'electricite (The Soviets Plus Electricity), dir: Nicolas Rey - France
Thung Lung Hoang Vang (The Deserted Valley), dir: Pham Nhue Giang - Vietnam
Uckermark, dir: Volker Koepp - Germany
Un Dia De Suerte (A Lucky Day), dir: Sandra Gugliotta - Argentina
La Vache Merveilleuse, dir: Jean Rouch - France
Wa dong ren (The Rule of the Game), dir: Ho Ping - Taiwan
Wang Shouxian De Xia Tian (Wang Shouxian's Summer / A High Sky Summer), dir: Li Jixian - China
Wesh Wesh, Qu'est-Ce Qui Se Passe', dir: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche - France

Video programme:
L'chayim, Comrade Stalin, dir: Yale Strom - USA
Children From The Abyss, dir: Pawel Tschuchraj - USA/Russia
*Corpus Callosum, dir: Michael Snow - Canada
Enan No Musume (Daughter From Yan'an), dir: Ikeya Kaoru - Japan
Geschichten Aus Dem Lepratal, dir: Andrei Schwartz - Germany
I Remember, dir: Andrzej Wajda - USA/Poland
Pather Chujaeri (The Play Is On), dir: Pankaj Rishi Kumar - India
Dust, dir: Michale Boganim - Great Britain/Ukraine
The Secret, dir: Ronit Kertsner - Israel
The Settlers, dir: Ruth Walk - Israel
Wa N' Wina, Dumisani Phakathi - South Africa

Looking For Busi, dir: Robyn Hofmeyr - South Africa
Tom, dir: Mike Hoolboom - Canada
La Última Huella (The Last Trace), dir: Paola Castillo - Chile