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22 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them one first feature, one animation as well as one documentary.

News | Perspectives

"Once again in 2026 you find dazzling talent, and films full of heart and breathtaking creativity", promises Festival Director Tricia Tuttle as she looks ahead to the debut film section entering its second year.

News | Festival

Award‑winning Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat opens the 76th Berlin International Film Festival with her romantic comedy No Good Men, a film that is both personal and political.

News | Forum

With 32 films in the main programme the 56th Forum offers numerous opportunities to explore the cinema status quo in all its many facets. It sharpens the gaze for films of social relevance and as a form of aesthetic reflection.

News | Forum Expanded

Gaps and omissions, counter-narratives and revisions: many of the film works selected for the 21st Berlinale Forum Expanded focus on the ways in which individuals and states write their histories.

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With the twelfth editions of the Berlinale Series Market and Co-Pro Series, the European Film Market and the Berlinale Co-Production Market offer a comprehensive package of conferences, showcases, networking events, and pitches focusing on serial content from around the world.

News | Berlinale Special

Moments of red-carpet glamour alongside genre and series filmmaking pleasures, as well as films focused on special cultural and political interests: With a current total of 19 works, including six documentaries and six series, Berlinale Special kicks off the 76th Berlinale.

News | Panorama

“The medium of film becomes a mediator of transgression, of storytelling, and an expression of desire and self-determination”, comments section head Michael Stütz on the 37 titles in the 2026 programme, which will be opened by Danielle Arbid’s Only Rebels Win, starring Hiam Abbass.

News | Generation

The 2026 selection includes 18 feature-length and 23 short films. George Jaques’ playful comedy Sunny Dancer, starring Bella Ramsey, will open the 14plus competition, while Eliza Capai’s A Fabulosa Máquina do Tempo will kick off the Kplus competition.

News | Berlinale Classics

Berlinale Classics 2026 presents ten films from nine countries, the most expansive programme since its introduction. Assarab is the first film to be shown from Morocco, this year’s “Country in Focus” at the EFM, and Ukraine is also represented for the first time, with Kryshtalevyi Palats. Another section debut is the anime genre, with the masterpiece Jubei Ninpucho.

News | Forum & Forum Expanded

The 2026 Forum Special continues the successful sidebar, which has established a space to think about current social and political questions.

News | Berlinale Shorts

21 highly diverse films skilfully explore the variety of the short form.

News | Awards

At the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, British-German contemporary composer and artist Max Richter will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera.

Awards

The award will be presented to the actress at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 12, 2026.

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The Berlinale Event Ticket of the Deutsche Bahn.