Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) (Die Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin)

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>

TEDDY 40

575 Castro St.The Blossoming of Maximo OliverosEntropiaKokomo CityLove, Jealousy and RevengeA Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky; Love, Your Being Love Will Never EndMondial 2010PlaybackThe Watermelon Woman14 films

Forum Expanded

A Circle as the Center of the WholeEl LeónExprmntl 4 KnokkeFilm No. 4 (Bottoms)Filme PinForest of the End of the WorldForever…ForeverFruits of DespairThe Weary Hours of Two Lab Assistants23 films

Generation Kplus

The Fabulous Time MachineAbracadabraThe Atlas of the UniverseBats & BugsEeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe!Chimney Town: Frozen in Time | Stadt der Schornsteine: In der Zeit gefangenGugu’s WorldGhost SchoolImaginary Numbers21 films

Generation 14plus

A FamilyNobody Knows the WorldBlack Burns FastThat’s My SisterSad GirlzWhen I Get HomeEn Route ToHotel ObliqueThe Dream of Dance20 films

Competition

A New DawnIn a WhisperAt the SeaDaoEtwas ganz BesonderesEverybody Digs Bill EvansYellow LettersJosephineSalvation20 films

Perspectives

A Prayer for the DyingAnimolChronicles from the SiegeTrial of HeinThe River TrainFilipiñanaForest HighLight PillarThe Red Hangar13 films

Berlinale Shorts

A Woman’s Place is EverywhereChuuraaCosmonautsKleptomaniaAn AccidentFlim FlamGraft Versus HostHenry is a Girl Who Likes to SleepKontrewers21 films

Forum Special

AI Realism – Qantar 2022Barbara ForeverA Lot TalkFrauen in BerlinA Hungarian VillageThe Most Beautiful Man in the WorldLove Your Nails!MegatrashwannabebigstarXDMy Brother’s Wedding13 films

Panorama

Allegro PastellÁrruThe Garden We DreamedEnjoy Your StayThe Day She ReturnsI Understand Your DispleasureIsabelIván & HadoumLADY25 films

Retrospective

Germany Year 90 Nine ZeroIt's ShowtimeBerlin, Bahnhof Friedrichstraße 1990Boyz n the HoodFrom the EastDer KontrolleurDirty GirlsBells from the Deep. Faith and Superstition in RussiaGorilla Bathes at Noon28 films

Forum

AnyMartForeign TravelBlack Lions – Roman WolvesCesarean WeekendChronos - Flow of TimeCrocodileOn Our OwnDoggerlandCollapse32 films

Berlinale Classics

MirageThe PornographersSecrets of a SoulDead Mountaineer's HotelIn Which Annie Gives It Those OnesNinja ScrollCrystal PalaceCarnival in FlandersLeaving Las Vegas10 films

Panorama Dokumente

Bucks HarborDouglas Gordon by Douglas GordonAround ParadiseJaripeoThe Hidden Face of the EarthSiri Hustvedt – Dance Around the SelfThe Other Side of the SunTracesTristan Forever12 films

Berlinale Special Gala

Honorary Golden Bear

Berlinale Special Series

Berlinale Special Midnight

Berlinale Special Talk

Berlinale Special Presentation

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