Nominations of Golden Bear Award 2008

Films Iran, Japan, China, Hong Kong will compete with strong Oscar contender "There Will be Blood" for the top prize at this year's Berlin film Festival.

Twnety-one films are competing for the main Golden Bear award at the Berlinale", which runs from February 7 to 17 in Berlin.

Among Asian contingent includes Hong Kong director Johnnie To's "Sparrow" and, from mainland China, Wang Xiaoshuai's "In Love We Trust." Japan provides "Kabei - Our Mother", directed by Yoji Yamada. From Iran comes "The Song of Sparrows,'' from director Majid Majidi.

A list of the movies being shown in the official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.

In competition:

"Avaze Gonjeshk-ha" ("The Song of Sparrows"), director Majid Majidi.

"Ballast," Lance Hammer.

"Bam gua Nat" ("Night and Day"), Hong Sangsoo.

"Caos Calmo" ("Quiet Chaos"), Antonello Grimaldi.

"Elegy," Isabel Coixet.

"Feuerherz" ("Heart of Fire"), Luigi Falorni.

"Gardens Of The Night," Damian Harris.

"Happy-Go-Lucky," Mike Leigh.

"Il y a longtemps que je t'aime ..." ("I've loved you so long ..."), Philippe Claudel.

"Julia," Erick Zonca.

"Kabei - Our Mother," Yoji Yamada.

"Kirschblueten - Hanami" ("Cherry Blossoms - Hanami"), Doris Doerrie.

"Lady Jane," Robert Guediguian.

"Lake Tahoe," Fernando Eimbcke.

"Man Jeuk" ("Sparrow"), Johnnie To.

"Musta Jaa" ("Black Ice"), Petri Kotwica.

"Restless," Amos Kollek.

"Standard Operating Procedure," Errol Morris (documentary).

"There Will Be Blood," Paul Thomas Anderson.

"Tropa de Elite" ("The Elite Squad"), Jose Padilha.

"Zuo Yuo" ("In Love We Trust"), Wang Xiaoshuai.

Out of competition:

"Be Kind Rewind," Michel Gondry.

"Katyn," Andrzej Wajda.

"Fireflies In The Garden," Dennis Lee.

"The Other Boleyn Girl," Justin Chadwick.

"Shine A Light," Martin Scorsese (documentary).

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