Mariette Rissenbeek

Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong'o will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers announced Monday.

The 2024 Berlinale, the first of the year's major European film festivals, will run from Feb. 15-25. It will be the last edition under the current leadership duo of executive director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian.

The Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, will take place next month as an in-person event, organizers confirmed on Jan. 19, just as the Omicron wave is expected to peak in Germany.

The newest feature-film signed by director Radu Jude, "Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc" was included in the final competition of the 71st edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. According to a press release sent by RollerCoaster sent to AGERPRES, the movie will have its world premiere at the Berlinale.

Diversity, politics and revelations from the Nazi era will dominate the agenda as the Berlin film festival launches its 70th edition in the heart of the German capital on Feb. 21.

Films starring Johnny Depp and Sigourney Weaver will be among those premiering at Berlin's film festival next month, organizers said, as they defended a competition line-up with fewer female directors than last year.