Martin Scorseseโ€˜s new Rolling Stones concert film โ€˜Shine A Lightโ€™ has opened this yearโ€™s Berlin Film Festival last night (February 8).

The Stones joined Oscar winner Scorsese at a news conference with guitarist Keith Richards saying that he had wondered โ€œwhat Martin would come up withโ€ and pleased that the film makerโ€™s use of cameras didnโ€™t get in the way of their gigs, despite there being 26 of them. Richards said: โ€œWe didnโ€™t even see them, we didnโ€™t even know they were there, and that was the important thing to me.โ€

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He added: As far as Iโ€™m concerned, we played three nights at the Beacon and Martin happened to capture it on film. Itโ€™s a beautiful way to do it.โ€

Scorsese responded by saying he has always been a fan of Rolling Stonesโ€™ music, saying: โ€œWhenever I saw the show Iโ€™d get excited โ€“ I wanted to get a camera up there. We tried to get as close as possible to the energy of a live concert.โ€

โ€˜Shine A Lightโ€™ was recorded in New York in 2006.

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Singer and writer Patti Smith, who also has a documentary screening in Berlin was among the guests at the film screening.

Scorseseโ€™s next music-related film is to be based on Bob Marleyโ€˜s life story.

The as-yet-untitled film has been given the go-ahead by the reggae legendโ€™s family and is due for release on what would have been Marleyโ€™s 65th birthday, February 6, 2010.

Shine a Light, is scheduled for release in the UK on April 11.

Read Uncutโ€™s first review of โ€˜Shine A Lightโ€™ by clicking here now.