Introduction

Two films by Hito Steyerl, Die leere Mitte (The Empty Center), 1998 and Normalität 1-10 (Normality 1-X), 2001, are included in the Berlinale's Forum Special, the 'Fiktionsbescheinigung' series, a section for experimental cinema put together by curators Enoka Ayemba and Biene Pilavci, supported by Karina Griffith, Jacqueline Nsiah, Can Sungu and the Forum selection committee.

Rosa Barba has been named Jury Member for the International Short Film Jury, alongside filmmaker Payal Kapadia, and short-film expert Reinhard W. Wolf. The three will be selecting the winners of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film, the Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film) and the Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards from the 21 competing films.