The 67th edition of the “Berlinale” kicked off on Thursday evening with a star-studded opening ceremony.<br /><br /> As was fitting for the festival which has been described as the most political in Europe, on the red carpet the main theme was politics.<br /><br /> Politics hit the red carpet at opening night of #Berlinale https://t.co/Sa6iShVzH3 pic.twitter.com/0z4Jl1fIRJ— Variety (@Variety) February 9, 2017<br /><br /> ‘‘I hope that people take away from this ten days that it’s great to live in peace with a variety of people in the world, with different cultures, with different colours, with different religions. The world is much more colourful than people think,’‘ said Festival Director, Dieter Kosslick.<br /><br /> One internationally famous artist and dissident said films must be political. <br /><br /> “I think all films should be political, because we are living in a world that needs a new voice otherwise everything will be more crazy,” opined Ai Weiwei.<br /><br /> The jury too warmed to the theme during the first press conference. Mexican actor Diego Luna added a touch of humour to events past and present. <br /><br /> “I am here to investigate how to tear down walls, apparently there is many experts here and I want to bring that information back to Mexico,” he told reporters while and an American journalist added, “and to America”.<br /><br /> “ Exactly,” responded Diego Luna.<br /><br /> The festival will open with the world premiere of ‘Django’. It is the debut of the French producer-turned-director Etienne Comar and one of 18 films in the main competition.<br /><br /> Review: berlinale 2017 opening film 'Django' https://t.co/2yxzoog1Aj pic.twitter.com/xORlkWlfNO— Screen International (Screendaily) February 9, 2017<br />
