George not attending Berlinale FF

From an article at Agence France Presse via a News Database (Update: Thanks to Peanut Here’s a direct link to the article)

“Festival director Dieter Kosslick said US star George Clooney, a near perennial favourite at the Berlinale, has pleaded off this year though his “The Good German” is screening in competition. “

The Good German added to the Berlin FF

BERLIN (AFP) - World War II dramas starring Robert De Niro and George Clooney will lead the lineup at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival next month. The Berlinale, running February 8 to 18, ranks just below Cannes and alongside Venice among Europe’s premier film festivals. Yahoo News