Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel will receive its world premiere at the 2014 Berlin film festival, it was announced today.

Anderson's eighth feature as director stars Ralph Fiennes as the concierge of the hotel of the title, who takes a younger employee (Tony Revolori) under his wing. The film has Anderson's typically wide range of major names appearing in idiosyncratic roles, including Mathieu Amalric, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel and Tilda Swinton, alongside Anderson regulars Adrien Brody, Bill Murray Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson.

The film will debut at Berlin on 6 February, and destival director Dieter Kosslick said: "With unmistakable Wes Anderson charm, this comedy promises to kick things off in a big way... its elaborate production design and fantastic cast line-up, The Grand Budapest Hotel bears [Anderson's] inimitable mark." he Grand Budapest Hotel was shot largely on location in Saxony as well as at Babelsberg studios in Potsdam, and so has been hailed as an appropriate choice for the festival.

Initially considered as a good bet for the Oscars, the selection of a 7 March release date in the US meant The Grand Budapest Hotel was no longer in contention for the winter awards season. It is due for UK release on 28 February. The Berlin film festival runs from 6-16 February.

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