The 76th Berlin International Film Festival taking place from February 12 to 22, 2026 revealed the first films in the Berlinale Panorama, Berlinale Generation and Berlinale Retrospective programs.
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76th Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in Panorama, Generation and Retrospective Programs
Hiam Abbass & Amine Benrachid in Only Rebels Win by Danielle Arbid (Easy Riders Films)
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Wim Wenders Named Jury President of 76th Berlin Film Festival
Wim Wenders (arp) German director Wim Wenders will lead the International Jury at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival taking place from February 12 to 22, 2026.
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Michelle Yeoh to Receive Honorary Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
Michelle Yeoh (Chen Man) Actress Michelle Yeoh will be honored at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival with the Honorary Golden Bear, “in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema.”
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75th Berlinale Awards – Norwegian Queer Drama ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film
Selome Emmetu, Ella Øverbye in Drømmer | Dreams (Sex Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud (Agnete Brun) The Norwegian queer coming-of-age drama Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud has won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. The film, starring Ella Øverbye as Johanne and Selome Emnetu as French teacher, depicts Johanne’s intimate writings about her crush on her female teacher. It is the third part of a trilogy by Haugerud that deals with the complexity of human relationships, sexuality and social norms. The film also won the award for Competition in Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury and the Guild Film Prize.
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‘Deaf’ and ‘The Moelln Letters’ Win Panorama Audience Awards at 2025 Berlinale
Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad (Nuria Jean) Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad has won the 27th Panorama Audience Award for best feature film, and The Moelln Letters (Die Möllner Briefe) by Martina Priessner wins in the category Panorama Dokumente at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Julia Lemke and Anna Koch’s ‘Circusboy’ Documentary Premieres at Berlin Film Festival | Trailer
Circusboy (Flare Film, Monika Keiler) Circusboy (Zirkuskind) by German film directors Julia Lemke and Anna Koch will celebrate its world premiere in the competition program of the Berlinale Generation section / Kplus at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 13-23, 2025.
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J.D. Fernández Molero’s Peruvian Genre-Bending Gothic Film ‘Punku’ World Premieres at Berlin Film Festival
Punku directed by J.D. Fernández Molero (courtesy Cinema Tropical) Punku, the sophomore film by Peruvian Rotterdam Tiger Award-winning writer-director J.D. Fernández Molero [Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)], will make its world premiere in the Forum section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
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75th Berlin Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Richard Linklater’s ‘Blue Moon’, A Complete Unknown, Mickey 17
Margaret Qualley, Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon (Sabrina Lantos / Sony Pictures Classics) Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the full lineup of film titles for the 75th edition taking place February 13 – 23, 2025
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Tilda Swinton to Receive Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement Award at Berlin Film Festival
Tilda Swinton as Martha in The Room Next Door (photo credit: Iglesias Más. El Deseo. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics) Tilda Swinton will be honored with the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. She will be presented with the award at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2025.
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75th Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation
Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie in Honey Bunch by Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli (Cat People) Berlinale has revealed the first films in Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation, and Retrospective of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 13 to 23, 2025.
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Tom Tykwer’s The Light ( Das Licht) to Open 75th Berlin Film Festival
The Light (Das Licht) directed by Tom Tykwer (Frédéric Batier / X Filme) Tom Tykwer’s The Light (Das Licht) will world premiere as the opening film of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2025. The Light (Das Licht) will be presented as a Berlinale Special Gala out of competition.
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Director Todd Haynes Named Jury President of 75th Berlin Film Festival
Todd Haynes (Samir Hussein / Wire Image) Director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes has been named the President of the International Jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.