Berlin Film Festival to open on Feb. 11

New films from Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese will appear along with a historical drama from China, and the work of an elusive British graffiti artist at this year's 60th Berlin film festival.

Organizers presented the official program on Monday, of 26 films for this year's event, running from February 11th to 21st.

A poster of movie actress Gong Li is seen on a street in Berlin, capital of  Germany, Feb. 2, 2010. The 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will kick off in Berlin on Feb. 11. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)

Twenty of them are competing for the top Golden Bear award. This year's festival will be book-ended by Asian entries.

The opening film is "Apart Together," from Chinese director Wang Quan'an, whose "Tuya's Marriage" won the Golden Bear in 2007. The closing film will be veteran Japanese director Yoji Yamada's "About Her Brother".