BERLIN, Feb 7: The 2013 Berlin film festival kicks off today with “The Grandmaster”, a martial arts epic from Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai who is also presiding over this year’s jury. The 11-day stretch of screenings, photocalls, interviews and parties will showcase hundreds of movies, with much of the focus on 19 entries in the main competition and a handful of star-studded US titles. (agencies)