The 76th edition of the Berlinale has officially commenced in Germany. This year’s main competition features a prestigious selection of 22 films, including:
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Kornél Mundruczó’s At the Sea, starring Amy Adams;
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Josephine, featuring Channing Tatum;
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Angela Schanelec’s My Wife is Crying;
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Lance Hammer’s Queen at Sea, headlined by Juliette Binoche;
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Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebush Pruning, boasting a stellar cast including Elle Fanning, Riley Keough, Pamela Anderson, and Callum Turner;
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Rose, starring Sandra Hüller, and more.
The opening ceremony was marked by the presentation of the 2026 Honorary Golden Bear to Michelle Yeoh, the celebrated star of the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once. The actress received the prestigious accolade from director Sean Baker. The festival program also includes an “In Conversation” event with Yeoh, alongside a screening of Baker’s short film Sandiwara, in which she plays the lead role.
Opening the festival was No Good Men, directed by Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat. The story follows Kabul TV’s only female camera operator, who remains cynical about the existence of “good men” in Afghanistan. Her beliefs are challenged when she embarks on a field assignment with a reporter named Qodrat.
The Berlin International Film Festival runs from February 12 to 22. This year’s international jury is presided over by the legendary German filmmaker Wim Wenders.
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