On the red carpet, reporters normally get one or two questions with the superstars, but Madonna seemed willing to linger and chat - as long as it was about the film.

"I want to carry on as a film director," she said.

She revealed her next project is a documentary about Malawi which will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

When asked if she was now in competition with her husband, British director Guy Ritchie, she said: "No, he's been really supportive."

She also revealed she would not be reading what the critics write about the film, choosing instead to rely on what her manager tells her.

It is not clear whether she will informed of the scathing reports that have been created by the British press.

However, some of the trade papers in Berlin have been slightly more complimentary, at least acknowledging that the male lead, Eugene Hutz, a Ukrainian pop singer, gives the movie a certain quirky charm.

Meanwhile, a straw poll of the journalists attending the screening saw them sheepishly admitting "they actually quite liked it".

Many critics, though, wish that she would just be content with music, but that is unlikely to happen.

Madonna, a chameleon with her image, is the same with her artistry.

If she wants to try film directing, just as with acting, she will have several attempts at it.

If she has proved anything over the last 25 years it is that while others give up, Madonna will carry on.

Source : BBC, All About Madonna