Berlinale 2026: the entire official selection

Berlinale 2026: the entire official selection

ByLeila

The competition promises to be dense and resolutely international, under the presidency of the jury entrusted to Wim Wenders.

After the coronation of Dreams (Sex Love) by Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud, winner of the Golden Bear in 2025, the Berlinale 2026 intends to confirm his taste for art-house cinema open to the international market. Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat will have the honor of opening the festival with No Good Menprojected out of competition. 22 films will then be competing in official competition, under the watchful eye of Wim Wenders who succeeds Todd Haynes as president of the jury. Among the selected works, we find a first feature film, an animated film and a documentary. The selection brings together productions from 28 countries, with 20 world premieres. Nine films were directed or co-directed by women, and fourteen filmmakers had already been invited to Berlin, including six in competition.

Find below the complete list of 22 films in official competition (in alphabetical order).

  • A New Day – by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (Japan) – Animated film

  • In a low voice – by Leyla Bouzid (Tunisia / France) – with Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari

  • At the Sea – by Kornél Mundruczó (United States / Hungary) – with Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, Chloe East, Brett Goldstein, Dan Levy, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson

  • Dao – by Alain Gomis (Senegal / Guinea-Bissau) – with Katy Correa, D’Johé Kouadio, Samir Guesmi, Mike Etienne, Nicolas Gomis

  • Dust – by Anke Blondé (Belgium) – with Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker, Thibaud Dooms, Anthony Welsh

  • Everybody Digs Bill Evans – by Grant Gee (UK / Ireland) – with Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf

  • Flies (Moscas) – by Fernando Eimbcke (Mexico) – with Teresita Sánchez, Bastian Escobar, Hugo Ramírez

  • Home Stories (Etwas ganz Besonderes) – Eva Trobisch (Germany) – with Frida Hornemann, Max Riemelt, Eva Löbau, Gina Henkel, Rahel Ohm

  • Josephine – by Beth de Araújo (United States) – with Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves, Phillip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy

  • The Loneliest Man in Town – by Tizza Covi & Rainer Fimmer (Austria) – Documentary film

  • My Wife Cries (Meine Frau weint) – by Angela Schanelec (Germany) – with Vladimir Vulević, Agathe Bonitzer, Birte Schnöink, Pauline Rebmann, Clara Gostynski

  • Nightborn (Yön Lapsi) – by Hanna Bergholm (Finland / United Kingdom) – with Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint

  • Nina Roza – by Geneviève Dulude-de Celles (Canada) – with Galin Stoev, Ekaterina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Michelle Tzontchev

  • Queen at Sea – by Lance Hammer (United Kingdom) – with Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall, Florence Hunt

  • Pink – by Markus Schleinzer (Austria / Germany) – with Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Augustino Renken

  • Rosebush Pruning – by Karim Aïnouz (United Kingdom / Spain) – with Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, Tracy Letts, Elena Anaya, Lukas Gage

  • Salvation (Kurtuluş) – by Emin Alper (Türkiye) – with Caner Cindoruk, Berkay Ateş, Feyyaz Duman, Naz Göktan, Özlem Taş

  • Soumsoum, the night of the stars – by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad) – with Maïmouna Miawama, Ériq Ebouaney, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane

  • We Are All Strangers (Wo Men Bu Shi Mo Sheng Ren) – by Anthony Chen (Singapore) – with Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Andi Lim, Regene Lim

  • Wolfram – by Warwick Thornton (Australia) – with Deborah Mailman, Pedrea Jackson, Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Thomas M. Wright, Ferdinand Hoang, Matt Nable

  • Yellow Letters (Gelbe Briefe) – by Ilker Çatak (Germany / Türkiye) – with Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin

  • YO Love is a Rebellious Bird – by Anna Fitch & Banker White (United States) – Documentary film

    • Leila
    Leila

    Leila is the editor-in-chief at DTmovies, leading the charge with her team to deliver engaging cinema and series content. With a keen eye for emerging trends and a passion for the stories behind the screen, she is the creative backbone that drives the site’s editorial excellence. Her expertise and dedication have established DTmovies as a go-to source for film and series enthusiasts.

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