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World Premiere in Berlin: Studio Babelsberg Production THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL to Open the 64th Berlinale
The 64th Berlin International Film Festival will open on February 6, 2014 with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. The film was produced by Studio Babelsberg at the beginning of the year with an international ensemble cast. It was filmed entirely on location in Germany, mainly in Gorlitz and other parts of Saxony as well as at Studio Babelsberg. Christoph Fisser, COO of Studio Babelsberg and co-producer: The Grand Budapest Hotel is a UK-German co-production, produced by Grand Budapest Limited (UK) and Studio Babelsberg (Germany). Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven M. Rales and Jeremy Dawson are the producers. Christoph Fisser, Charlie Woebcken and Henning Molfenter from Studio Babelsberg are the executive producers. The Grand Budapest Hotel was funded by the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg as well as Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG). The Grand Budapest Hotel (UK/Germany) recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune – all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent. In addition to starring Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori in the lead roles, the film also features F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Tom Wilkinson and Owen Wilson. Fox Searchlight Pictures will release The Grand Budapest Hotel in US cinemas on March 7, 2014. In Europe, the film will open in cinemas from February through March 2014. Press contact:
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