The Berlin International Film Festival has officially expanded its 2026 lineup, unveiling a sprawling list of new titles across Panorama, Generation, and Classics sections. Among the most talked-about additions is The Moment, a buzzy new film starring and created by pop icon Charli XCX, which will screen in the Panorama competition following its Sundance debut.
Set to run from February 12 to February 22, 2026, Berlinale 2026 continues its tradition of spotlighting bold, global storytelling — blending political cinema, intimate character studies, youth-focused narratives, and restored classics that shaped film history.
Below is the complete, officially confirmed full list of titles announced so far.
🎬 Panorama Section (Feature Films & Documentaries)
- Allegro Pastell – Anna Roller (Germany)
- Árru – Elle Sofe Sara (Norway / Sweden / Finland) — Debut
- Bucks Harbor – Pete Muller (USA) — Documentary, Debut
- Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon – Finlay Pretsell (UK / France) — Documentary
- El jardín que soñamos (The Garden We Dreamed) – Joaquín del Paso (Mexico)
- Enjoy Your Stay – Dominik Locher & Honeylyn Joy Alipio (Switzerland / France / Philippines)
- Geunyeoga doraon nal (The Day She Returns) – Hong Sangsoo (South Korea)
- Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut (I Understand Your Displeasure) – Kilian Armando Friedrich (Germany)
- Im Umkreis des Paradieses (Around Paradise) – Yulia Lokshina (Germany) — Documentary
- Isabel – Gabe Klinger (Brazil / France)
- Iván & Hadoum – Ian de la Rosa (Spain / Germany / Belgium) — Debut
- Jaripeo – Efraín Mojica & Rebecca Zweig (Mexico / USA / France) — Documentary
- Lady – Olive Nwosu (UK) — Debut
- La Face cachée de la Terre (The Hidden Face of the Earth) – Arnaud Alain (France) — Documentary
- Lali – Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (Pakistan)
- London – Sebastian Brameshuber (Austria)
- Mouse – Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson (USA)
- Narciso – Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay / Germany / Uruguay / Brazil / Portugal / Spain / France)
- Only Rebels Win – Danielle Arbid (France / Lebanon / Qatar)
- Paradise – Jérémy Comte (Canada / France / Ghana) — Debut
- Roya – Mahnaz Mohammadi (Germany / Luxembourg / Czechia / Iran)
- Rumaragasa (Raging) – Ryan Machado (Philippines)
- Safe Exit – Mohammed Hammad (Egypt / Libya / Tunisia / Qatar / Germany)
- Se eu fosse vivo… vivia (If I Were Alive) – André Novais Oliveira (Brazil)
- Shanghai Daughter – Agnis Shen Zhongmin (China) — Debut
- Shibire (Numb) – Takuya Uchiyama (Japan)
- Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self – Sabine Lidl (Germany / Switzerland) — Documentary
- Staatsschutz (Prosecution) – Faraz Shariat (Germany)
- The Education of Jane Cumming – Sophie Heldman (Germany / Switzerland / UK)
- The Moment – Aidan Zamiri (USA / UK) — Starring Charli XCX
- The Other Side of the Sun – Tawfik Sabouni (Belgium / France / Saudi Arabia) — Documentary
- Traces – Alisa Kovalenko & Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukraine / Poland) — Documentary
- Tristan Forever – Tobias Nölle & Loran Bonnardot (Switzerland) — Documentary
- Trop c’est trop (Enough is Enough) – Elisé Sawasawa (France / DR Congo) — Documentary
- Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest – Viv Li (Germany / Netherlands) — Documentary
- Un hiver russe (A Russian Winter) – Patric Chiha (France) — Documentary
- Vier minus drei (Four Minus Three) – Adrian Goiginger (Austria / Germany)
🌱 Berlinale Generation (Kplus & 14plus)
- Abracadabra – Amay Mehrishi (UK / India)
- A Family – Mees Peijnenburg (Netherlands / Belgium)
- Atlasul universului (The Atlas of the Universe) – Paul Negoescu (Romania / Bulgaria)
- Black Burns Fast – Sandulela Asanda (South Africa) — Debut
- Chicas Tristes (Sad Girlz) – Fernanda Tovar (Mexico / Spain / France) — Debut
- Ghost School – Seemab Gul (Pakistan / Germany / Saudi Arabia) — Debut
- Not a Hero – Rima Das (India / Singapore)
- Sunny Dancer – George Jaques (UK) — Debut
- The Lights, They Fall – Saša Vajda (Germany) — Debut
- What Will I Become? – Lexie Bean & Logan Rozos (USA) — Documentary
(The Generation section also includes dozens of short films, animated projects, and international youth-focused debuts.)
🎞️ Berlinale Classics (Restored Screenings)
- Assarab (Mirage) – Ahmed Bouanani (1979)
- The Pornographers – Shōhei Imamura (1966)
- Secrets of a Soul – G.W. Pabst (1926)
- Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel – Grigori Kromanov (1979)
- In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones – Pradip Krishen (1989)
- Ninja Scroll – Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1993)
- Leaving Las Vegas – Mike Figgis (1995)
- Carnival in Flanders – Jacques Feyder (1935)
Final Words
With its Panorama section packed with debuts, Generation highlighting global youth voices, and Classics celebrating restored cinema, Berlinale 2026 is shaping up as one of the festival’s most diverse editions in recent years. The inclusion of The Moment further cements Berlin’s reputation as a space where pop culture, auteur cinema, and experimental storytelling collide.
More Competition and Special Gala titles are expected to be announced soon, but this latest lineup already sets the tone: global, political, intimate — and unapologetically bold.
