Ten years after his international smash hit Run Lola Run, director Tom Tykwer makes a high-profile appearance at the Berlinale. His new film THE INTERNATIONAL, a thriller starring Hollywood stars Naomi Watts and Clive Owen, will be the opening film at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. Also screening out of competition is the anthology film GERMANY 09, made up of 13 short films by 13 directors. Tom Tykwer initiated the project, which was inspired by the film Germany in Autumn (Schlöndorff, Kluge, Fassbinder, 1978), and contributed one of the segments.