Filmmaker Atom Egoyan will be the first Canadian to preside over the international jury at the Berlin International Film Festival, Telefilm Canada has announced. Egoyan’s Genie-nominated film Ararat will also be presented in the Special Screenings section of the festival. Two other Canadian films, Moussa Sene Absa’s Madame Brouette and the Spanish copro My Life Without Me are in competition in Berlin. In addition, seven other Canadian films will be shown in the Panorama and Kinderfilmfest sections. BIFF runs Feb. 6-16.