Press Releases 76th Berlinale

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Feb 05, 2026: Talks and Special Events at the Berlinale

Including Sean Baker, Michelle Yeoh, Chloé Zhao, Edwin, Hanna Bergholm, Douglas Gordon, Sam Pollard, Max Richter, Hiam Abbass, Eskil Vogt, Daniel Blumberg, Haile Gerima, Charles Burnett Among Distinguished Guests [...]

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Feb 03, 2026: Stars and Renowned Directors at Berlinale 2026

Sean Baker, Chloé Zhao, Pamela Anderson, Ethan Hawke, Sophie Okonedo, Bella Ramsey, Callum Turner, John Turturro, Sandra Hüller, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert as well as numerous other stars and renowned directors at Berlinale 2026 [...]

Perspectives

Jan 29, 2026: The World Premiere of Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) by Xu Zao Completes the Programme of Perspectives

The Chinese production completes this year’s lineup of 14 feature film debuts [...]

Awards | Competition

Jan 28, 2026: Berlinale 2026: International Jury

In 2026, once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale. 22 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition [...]

Awards | Berlinale Shorts

Jan 28, 2026: Berlinale Shorts 2026: International Short Film Jury

From the 21 nominated films, the jury will be choosing the winner of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film, the winner of the Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film) and the Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards [...]

Awards | Generation

Jan 28, 2026: International Jury and Children's and Youth Jury of Generation

In each of the section's two competitions, the three members of Generation's International Jury will be awarding the Grand Prix for the Best Film and the Special Prize for the Best Short Film [...]

Awards | Perspectives

Jan 28, 2026: The Perspectives Jury

The award for a fiction debut is endowed with 50,000 euros, funded by GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten). A three-member jury chooses the winner for the Best First Feature Award [...]

Awards

Jan 28, 2026: Berlinale Documentary Award Jury

The Berlinale Documentary Award is endowed with 40,000 euros in prize money, split between the winning film’s director and producer [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Jan 28, 2026: EFM Industry Programme 2026: Driving Growth Through Innovation and Connections

The European Film Market (EFM), the industry platform of the Berlinale, marks the start of the film business year by highlighting key trends, new business opportunities and strategies for the global film and TV production sector [...]

Competition

Jan 20, 2026: The Programme of the Competition

In the Berlinale Competition, 22 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears in 2026 [...]

Perspectives

Jan 20, 2026: The Programme of Perspectives

The 2026 Perspectives competition is comprised of 13 feature film debuts [...]

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Jan 20, 2026: Press Dossier for the 76th Berlin International Film Festival

The press dossier comprises the film selection of the 76th Berlinale as well as all other relevant information regarding the festival [...]

Berlinale Special

Jan 16, 2026: No Good Men Opens the 76th Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlinale 2026 kicks off with the world premiere of the third feature film by award-winning Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat on February 12 at the Berlinale Palast [...]

Forum & Forum Expanded

Jan 15, 2026: Elective Affinities, Society: On the 32 Films of the Berlinale Forum

The Berlinale Forum sharpens the gaze for films of social relevance and as a form of aesthetic reflection [...]

Forum & Forum Expanded

Jan 15, 2026: Forum Expanded 2026: Unauthorised Versions

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 [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Jan 15, 2026: Co-Pro Series 2026: Pitches and Partners for Ten International Series Projects

For the twelfth edition of Co-Pro Series, the Berlinale Co-Production Market has selected ten international series projects [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Jan 15, 2026: The 12th Edition of Berlinale Series Market

The event will take place from February 15 to 18, 2026 and includes conferences, showcases, networking events, and the flagship label Berlinale Series Market Selects, featuring a line-up of series from around the world with high market potential [...]

Berlinale Special

Jan 14, 2026: Berlinale Special 2026: A Meeting Place for Audiences

This year’s Berlinale Special comprises a total of 19 works from 15 countries, among them six documentary films and a series programme of six titles [...]

Panorama

Jan 14, 2026: “Desire Lines” – The Panorama Programme is Complete

Only Rebels Win by Danielle Arbid, starring Hiam Abbass, is opening the 2026 Berlinale Panorama in which a total of 37 films from 36 countries will be screened [...]

Generation

Jan 14, 2026: Berlinale Generation 2026 – Against the Times
Opening Films and Complete Competition Line-up

This year’s Generation selection features 18 feature films and 23 shorts, including 30 world premieres and ten feature debuts from 29 countries [...]

Retrospective & Berlinale Classics

Jan 14, 2026: Berlinale Classics: The Programme

Berlinale Classics 2026 presents ten films from nine countries, the most expansive programme since its introduction [...]

Awards

Jan 12, 2026: Berlinale Camera 2026: Award for Contemporary Composer and Artist Max Richter

The contemporary composer and artist will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera. The laudatory speech will be delivered by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, with whom Richter recently collaborated on her latest film Hamnet [...]

Berlinale Shorts

Jan 12, 2026: Magic and Defiance Shape the Berlinale Shorts Programme of 2026

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

Forum & Forum Expanded

Jan 12, 2026: “Be Human Only, Dish Out the Truth”: The 2026 Forum Special

The Forum continues this successful sidebar, which has established a space alongside the main programme to think about current social and political questions [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Jan 12, 2026: 20 Years of Books at Berlinale: Ten Titles Selected for Potential Literary Adaptations in 2026

For 20 years, the Berlinale Co-Production Market has showcased selected bestsellers and promising new releases with strong screen potential at Books at Berlinale [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Jan 09, 2026: Berlinale Co-Production Market: Launchpad for 35 New International Feature Film Co-Productions

35 film projects from 27 countries have been selected. Their producers will meet with 600 potential co-producers, world sales agents, distributors, and other financiers at the event in the Atrium, right next to the Berlinale Palast [...]

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Jan 09, 2026: The Berlinale Celebrates 40 Years of the TEDDY AWARD

The TEDDY AWARD’s 40th anniversary is celebrated with a special programme of six short films and eight feature films from the history of the TEDDY AWARD, as well as a series of discussions [...]

Berlinale Talents

Jan 09, 2026: The Berlinale Talents Participants, Jury of the Berlinale Talents Mastercard Enablement Programme and New Short Film Contest The Dream Makers

From February 13 to 18, 2026, Berlinale Talents will welcome 200 selected filmmakers to Berlin [...]

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Jan 09, 2026: Berlinale Goes Kiez

From February 16 to 20, Berlinale Goes Kiez will once again put the spotlight on Berlin’s neighbourhood cinemas, presenting selected festival films in five arthouse cinemas across the city [...]

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Dec 18, 2025: The 2026 Berlinale Key Design

Starting at the end of January, Berlinale posters will be displayed throughout Berlin to set the mood for the upcoming festival [...]

Retrospective & Berlinale Classics

Dec 18, 2025: Film Selection for the Retrospective 2026 and Cooperation with the Goethe-Institut

Berlinale Retrospective presents 22 film programmes, plus discussions and events at E-Werk [...]

Retrospective & Berlinale Classics

Dec 18, 2025: World Premiere of the 4K Digital Restoration of Geheimnisse einer Seele (Secrets of a Soul) with Innovative Interactive Musical Accompaniment

The score will be provided by South Korean composer Yongbom Lee and produced by 2eleven music. The composition will be performed by Broken Frames Syndicate. The acoustic music will be augmented by electronic sound — produced by the brain activity of the violist [...]

Panorama

Dec 17, 2025: Desire Lines: First Panorama Films Confirmed

Berlinale Panorama unveils its first twelve titles, among them are ten world premieres and five feature debuts

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Generation

Dec 17, 2025: First Films in Generation — A Space for Young Voices

Berlinale Generation confirms the first titles in the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competition [...]

Competition | Awards

Dec 12, 2025: Wim Wenders to Serve as Jury President of the Berlinale 2026

The German director, author, and photographer will lead the International Jury of the 76th Berlinale [...]

Berlinale Talents

Dec 08, 2025: Berlinale Talents Announces New Location and Key Visual for the 2026 Theme “Creating (and) Confusion — Cinema, Chaos and the Power of Discomfort” 

Now in its 24th edition, Berlinale Talents is Berlin International Film Festival’s acclaimed talent development programme which brings together 200 emerging filmmakers and film professionals for an intensive development programme at the heart of the festival [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Dec 02, 2025: Berlinale European Film Market 2026

With an expanded programme, new strategic partnerships, and a continued focus on innovation and cross-sector collaboration it reflects the evolving needs of the global audiovisual industry [...]

Awards

Nov 14, 2025: Berlinale 2026: Honorary Golden Bear to Actress Michelle Yeoh

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

Generation

Oct 31, 2025: Berlinale Spotlight: Generation in Beirut

For the first time, Berlinale Generation is cooperating with the Beirut Shorts International Film Festival and will present a jointly curated programme to young audiences, with films that premiered in the Kplus and 14plus competitions in the last year [...]

World Cinema Fund

Oct 28, 2025: Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at “Around the World in 14 Films” for the Seventh Time

At its 20th edition, “Around the World in 14 Films” will present an all-day Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund on Sunday, November 30 [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Oct 23, 2025: Morocco’s Film Industry Takes Center Stage as European Film Market’s “Country in Focus” at Berlinale 2026

With its rich cinematic heritage, internationally acclaimed filmmakers pushing boundaries and an ongoing thriving creative community, Morocco has established itself as a dynamic bridge between Africa, the Arab world and Europe [...]

Competition | Panorama | Generation | Berlinale Shorts | Forum & Forum Expanded

Oct 22, 2025: Berlinale Spotlight at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation

Films from the Berlinale sections: Competition, Panorama, Generation, Berlinale Shorts, and Forum Expanded hosted at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation. Five Spotlight events are planned for November and December. [...]

World Cinema Fund

Oct 17, 2025: World Cinema Fund: Current Funding Recommendations and TUI Care Foundation Award

At the 42nd jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made twelve funding recommendations and two distribution grants for projects from different countries, totaling 565,000 euros. The jury also decided on the TUI Care Foundation Award. [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Oct 14, 2025: Berlinale’s European Film Market Launches EFM Toolbox Distribution Academy

The three-year initiative is dedicated to building sustainable film distribution networks on the African continent [...]

World Cinema Fund | European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Sep 24, 2025: Berlinale Announces Sata Cissokho as New Head of the World Cinema Fund and Toolbox Programme

In this newly integrated role, Sata Cissokho will lead the strategic development of the WCF and Toolbox Programme, creating synergies between the Berlinale Pro initiatives. Current WCF Head Vincenzo Bugno completes his tenure at the end of 2025 after 21 years of remarkable service [...]

Retrospective & Berlinale Classics

Sep 17, 2025: Retrospective 2026 – “Lost in the 90s” / New Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek

The Retrospective of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival puts the spotlight on one of the most influential decades in recent film history - curated by newly appointed Artistic Director Heleen Gerritsen [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

Aug 13, 2025: EFM Frontières Focus: European Film Market and Montreal’s Frontières Market Launch New Genre Collaboration for 2026

The European Film Market (EFM) announces a new partnership with Frontières for a special Work-in-Progress and In-Production showcase during Berlinale 2026 [...]

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