76th Berlin International Film Festival
Official festival poster | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Artistic director | Tricia Tuttle |
| Festival date | Opening: 12 February 2026 Closing: 22 February 2026 |
| Website | www |
The 76th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, will take place between 12 and 22 February 2026 in Berlin, Germany. German filmmaker Wim Wenders was named the Jury President for the main competition.[1][2]
During the opening ceremony, Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh will be awarded the Honorary Golden Bear.[3]
Juries
Main Competition
- Wim Wenders, German filmmaker – Jury President
Official Sections
Panorama
The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[4]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro Pastell | Anna Roller | Germany | |
| Iván & Hadoum | Ian de la Rosa | Spain, Germany, Belgium | |
| London | Sebastian Brameshuber | Austria | |
| Mouse | Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan | United States | |
| Numb | しびれ | Takuya Uchiyama | Japan |
| Only Rebels Win | Danielle Arbid | France, Lebanon, Qatar | |
| Prosecution | Staatsschutz | Faraz Shariat | Germany |
| Panorama Dokumente | |||
| A Russian Winter | Un hiver russe | Patric Chiha | France |
| Bucks Harbor | Pete Muller | United States | |
| Enough is Enough | Trop c'est trop | Elisé Sawasawa | France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Jaripeo | Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig | Mexico, United States, France | |
| Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest | Viv Li | Germany, Netherlands | |
Generation
The following films were selected for the Generation sections:[4]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generation Kplus | |||
| The Fabulous Time Machine | A Fabulosa Máquina do Tempo | Eliza Capai | Brazil |
| Bats & Bugs (short film) | Nachtschwärmer | Lena von Döhren | Switzerland |
| Everyone's Sorry Nowadays | Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry | Frederike Migom | Belgium, Netherlands, Germany |
| Ghost School | Seemab Gul | Pakistan, Germany, Saudi Arabia | |
| Papaya | Priscilla Kellen | Brazil | |
| Riding Time (short film) | Roopa Gogineni and Farhaan Mumtaz | United Kingdom, France | |
| A Serious Thought (short film) | ÖÖmõtted | Jonas Taul | Estonia |
| Tutti (short film) | Ni Chui Do Wo Chui Si | Zhuang Rong Zuo | Taiwan |
| Generation 14plus | |||
| Black Burns Fast | Sanduela Asanda | South Africa | |
| The Girl (short film) | Ni'er | Yucheng Tan | China |
| Memories of a Window (short film) | Mehraneh Salimian and Amin Pakparvar | United States | |
| The Thread (short film) | Fenn O'Meally | United Kingdom | |
Berlinale Classics
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Classics section:[5]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of a Soul (1926) | Geheimnisse einer Seele | Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Weimar Germany |
Retrospective - Lost in the 90s
The 2026's Berlinale Retrospective section celebrates a special decade: the 1990s. The following films were selected:[6]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboozled (2000) | Spike Lee | United States | |
| Bells from the Deep (1993) | Glocken aus der Tiefe. Glaube und Aberglaube in Rußland | Werner Herzog | Germany, United States |
| Berlin, Bahnhof Friedrichstraße 1990 (1991) | Konstanze Binder, Lilly Grote, Ulrike Herdin and Julia Kunert | West Germany | |
| The Border Guard (1995) | Der Kontrolleur | Stefan Trampe | Germany |
| Boyz n the Hood (1991) | John Singleton | United States | |
| The Double Life of Veronique (1991) | Podwójne życie Weroniki | Krzysztof Kieślowski | France, Poland, Norway |
| From the East (1993) | D'Est | Chantal Akerman | Belgium, France, Portugal |
| Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991) | Allemagne année 90 neuf zéro | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993) | Gorila se kupa u podne | Dušan Makavejev | Yugoslavia, Germany |
| In the Splendour of Happiness (1990) | Im Glanze dieses Glückes | Johann Feindt, Jeanine Meerapfel, Helga Reidemeister, Dieter Schumann and Tamara Trampe | Germany |
| Joan of Arc of Mongolia (1989) | Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia | Ulrike Ottinger | West Germany |
| Juice (1992) | Ernest Dickerson | United States | |
| Lola and Billy the Kid (1999) | Lola und Bilidikid | Kutluğ Ataman | Germany, Turkey |
| Orange Vests (1993) | Oranzhevye zhilety | Yury Khashevatsky | Belarus, Germany |
| Run Lola Run (1998) | Lola rennt | Tom Tykwer | Germany |
Official Awards
References
- ^ "The Prizes of the International Jury". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (2025-12-12). "Wim Wenders to Head Berlin Film Festival Jury". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ a b "| Berlinale | News & Topics | News". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (December 17, 2025). "Berlinale Unveils First Titles For 2026 Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Dec 18, 2025 World Premiere of the 4K Digital Restoration of Geheimnisse einer Seele (Secrets of a Soul) with Innovative Interactive Musical Accompaniment". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "Dec 18, 2025 Film Selection for the Retrospective 2026 and Cooperation with the Goethe-Institut". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-12-19.