‘I Understand Your Displeasure’ Takes Us Inside the Cut-Throat Cleaning Sector (Exclusive Berlin Trailer)

‘I Understand Your Displeasure’ Takes Us Inside the Cut-Throat Cleaning Sector (Exclusive Berlin Trailer)

You can dive into a world we rarely see and travel back to the early days of the Dardenne brothers with German writer-director Kilian Armando Friedrich’s debut fiction feature I Understand Your Displeasure (Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut), which will world premiere in the Panorama program of the Berlin International Film Festival on Friday, Feb. 13….

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In ‘Árru,’ a Reindeer Herder Must Choose Between Saving Ancestral Lands or Her Family (Exclusive Berlin Clip)

In ‘Árru,’ a Reindeer Herder Must Choose Between Saving Ancestral Lands or Her Family (Exclusive Berlin Clip)

Ancestral lands with reindeer face the threat of a mining project in Árru, the feature directorial debut of choreographer and filmmaker Elle Sofe Sara. And buried beneath the snowy landscapes of the Arctic region of Sápmi, where the Sámi live, the only indigenous people of the European Union, lies family trauma. Sounds like it will…

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‘Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest’ Director on Her Feature Debut About Life Between Cultures and “Non-Judgment” (Exclusive Berlin Trailer)

‘Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest’ Director on Her Feature Debut About Life Between Cultures and “Non-Judgment” (Exclusive Berlin Trailer)

Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest – the title of her feature directorial debut describes how Viv Li, a self-described Chinese artist wannabe, has been feeling ever since she got stuck in Berlin after the COVID pandemic and ventured into the German capital’s alternative culture scene. “A Chinese misfit ricochets between Berlin’s alternative frenzy and…

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In ‘Lali,’ the First All-Pakistani Film at Berlin, Love Is a Battlefield, and a Man Pretends to Be Possessed to Control His Wife (Exclusive Trailer)

In ‘Lali,’ the First All-Pakistani Film at Berlin, Love Is a Battlefield, and a Man Pretends to Be Possessed to Control His Wife (Exclusive Trailer)

A man pretends to be possessed to try to control his wife, who has a reputation for being a cursed bride, in Lali, the first all-Pakistani feature at the Berlin International Film Festival (the festival has in the past featured Pakistani co-productions). Audiences can actually celebrate Valentine’s Day with this cinematic reminder that love can…

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Berlin Film Festival Unveils Sidebar Juries

Berlin Film Festival Unveils Sidebar Juries

The 76th Berlin International Film Festival, running Feb. 12-22, has set the jury lineups for its Perspectives, Documentary, Generation and Shorts sections. The Perspectives jury consists of Moroccan filmmaker Sofia Alaoui, German director Frédéric Hambalek, and Polish-Canadian programmer Dorota Lech. They will select a winner from the debut fiction features premiering in Berlin’s new-ish Perspectives…

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2026 European Shooting Stars Unveiled

2026 European Shooting Stars Unveiled

European Film Promotion has unveiled its list emerging acting talents from across Europe, the 2026 European Shootings Stars. The group of 10 actors from across Europe will be introduced to the international industry at the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 12-22). Now in its 29th year, the Shooting Stars program has proven to be the…

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