Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
Die Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin
Also known as: Berlinale
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<p>The 76th Berlinale brought filmmakers and audiences to Berlin from 12 to 22 February 2026. Wim Wenders chaired the International Jury, joined by Min Bahadur Bham, Bae Doona, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Reinaldo Marcus Green, HIKARI and Ewa Puszczyńska.</p>
<p>İlker Çatak’s <em>Yellow Letters</em> took the Golden Bear, while the festival also celebrated careers beyond the competition. Michelle Yeoh received the Honorary Golden Bear, Haile Gerima and Max Richter each received a Camera award, and Céline Sciamma was honoured with the Special Teddy Award.</p>
<p>New work found support through the development awards. The Kompagnon Fellowships went to Elmar Imanov’s <em>Maya with Y</em> and Mala Reinhardt’s <em>Mother/Tongue</em>. Amanda Nell Eu’s <em>Lotus Feet</em> received the ARTEKino International Award, and Laurynas Bareiša’s <em>Liberations</em> won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award.</p>
<p>The VFF Talent Highlight Award went to Simon Jaquemet’s <em>The Most Romantic Man in the World</em>, with nomination prizes for Yulia Evina Bhara’s <em>Watch It Burn</em> and Gary Cranner’s <em>Acts of Kindness</em>. The Mastercard Enablement Programme supported Tapiwa Chipfupa’s Audiovisual Entrepreneurs Laboratory (AVEL) and Jaimar Marcano Vivas’s enREDadera; its alumni project awards went to Phillip Leteka’s Majoaneng — Academy of Images and Letters and Ammar Aziz’s <em>Super Sohni</em>. The CUPRA Dream Makers Short Film Contest selected Alfie Barker’s <em>The Zebra</em>, with Special Recognition for Renis Hyka’s <em>Day One</em>.</p>
Golden Bear for Best Film
Ingo Fliess (producer).
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Silver Bear Jury Prize
Silver Bear for Best Director
Grant Gee
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Sandra Hüller
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
Anna Calder-Marshall and Tom Courtenay (joint award).
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Geneviève Dulude-de Celles
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Anna Fitch and Banker White (joint award).
GWFF Best First Feature Award
Perspectives — Special Mention
Documentary Award
Documentary Award — Special Mention
Documentary Award — Special Mention
Golden Bear for Best Short Film
Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film)
CUPRA Filmmaker Award
Jingkai Qu
Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards
Crystal Bear for Best Film — Generation Kplus
Children’s Jury — Special Mention, Generation Kplus
Crystal Bear for Best Short Film — Generation Kplus
Children’s Jury — Special Mention, Generation Kplus
International Jury Grand Prix for Best Film — Generation Kplus
International Jury — Special Mention, Generation Kplus
International Jury Special Prize for Best Short Film — Generation Kplus
International Jury — Special Mention, Generation Kplus
Crystal Bear for Best Film — Generation 14plus
Youth Jury — Special Mention, Generation 14plus
Crystal Bear for Best Short Film — Generation 14plus
No Video Available Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar
Memories of a WindowFollowing crackdowns on protests in Iran, civilians begin documenting the unrest from…Youth Jury — Special Mention, Generation 14plus
International Jury Grand Prix for Best Film — Generation 14plus
International Jury — Special Mention, Generation 14plus
International Jury Special Prize for Best Short Film — Generation 14plus
International Jury — Special Mention, Generation 14plus
No Video Available Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar
Memories of a WindowFollowing crackdowns on protests in Iran, civilians begin documenting the unrest from…Ecumenical Jury Prize — Competition
Ecumenical Jury Prize — Panorama
Ecumenical Jury Prize — Forum
FIPRESCI Prize — Competition
FIPRESCI Prize — Perspectives
FIPRESCI Prize — Panorama
FIPRESCI Prize — Forum
Teddy Award — Best Feature Film
Teddy Award — Best Documentary/Essay Film
Teddy Award — Best Short Film
Teddy Jury Award
CICAE Art Cinema Award — Panorama
CICAE Art Cinema Award — Forum
Guild Film Prize
Guild Film Prize — Special Mention
Europa Cinemas Label
Caligari Film Prize
Peace Film Prize
Amnesty International Film Award
Heiner Carow Prize
AG Kino – Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus Prize
AG Kino – Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus — Special Mention
Panorama Audience Award — Feature Film
Panorama Audience Award — Documentary Film
No Video Available Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk
TracesDespite the deep traces of trauma caused by sexual violence and torture at the hands of…Panorama Audience Award — Feature Film, 2nd Place
Panorama Audience Award — Feature Film, 3rd Place
No Video Available Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson
MouseCallie and Minnie’s relationship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer before…
