Indie animation still fighting for structural recognition, professionals say at the Berlinale

Indie animation still fighting for structural recognition, professionals say at the Berlinale

BERLINALE 2026: Producers, sales agents and distributors discuss gaps in the sector's funding, distribution and policy, arguing that commercial success has not yet led to institutional recognition  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Review: Árru

Review: Árru

BERLINALE 2026: In a fictional story filled with songs, Elle Sofe Sara lifts the veil on the Sami people, standing at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, earth and predators  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Sophie Heldman • Director of The Education of Jane Cumming

Interview: Sophie Heldman • Director of The Education of Jane Cumming

“The tensions and problems we face today were already present in this society”

BERLINALE 2026: The filmmaker explains why she brought back into the spotlight the story that led to the first defamation lawsuit brought by women against an accusation of lesbianism  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Review: TUTU

Review: TUTU

BERLINALE 2026: Sam Pollard paints a richly textured portrait of one of the key figures in the struggle for the rights of black people, which resonates particularly powerfully today  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Berlinale Special

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Industry Reports

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM - 13/02/2026

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 13/02/2026
MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM
BERLINALE 2026: For the first time, European producers have access to a single, EU-backed tool to calculate the carbon footprint of their live-action projects

Market Trends
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Animation - Indie animation still fighting for structural recognition, professionals say at the Berlinale - 16/02/2026

Animation – 16/02/2026
Indie animation still fighting for structural recognition, professionals say at the Berlinale
BERLINALE 2026: Producers, sales agents and distributors discuss gaps in the sector's funding, distribution and policy, arguing that commercial success has not yet led to institutional recognition

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - European cinema attendance falls 5.5% in 2025 despite stable box-office revenues - 15/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/02/2026
European cinema attendance falls 5.5% in 2025 despite stable box-office revenues
The number of cinemagoers on the continent dropped to 796 million last year, whilst revenues held steady at €6.36 billion

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - TikTok’s #FilmTok takes centre stage at the EFM - 15/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/02/2026
TikTok’s #FilmTok takes centre stage at the EFM
BERLINALE 2026: With distribution models in flux, the event looked at TikTok’s growing role in turning participatory fandom into ticket sales and streaming subscriptions

New Media - From AI workflows to liquid IP: producers test new paths for development and distribution - 14/02/2026

New Media – 14/02/2026
From AI workflows to liquid IP: producers test new paths for development and distribution
BERLINALE 2026: As production models evolve, producers are experimenting with AI-driven workflows, vertical storytelling and platform-fluid IP to expand creative reach and unlock new business models

Market Trends - The Big Picture 2026: Guy Bisson outlines five pressure points reshaping the global screen economy - 14/02/2026

Market Trends – 14/02/2026
The Big Picture 2026: Guy Bisson outlines five pressure points reshaping the global screen economy
BERLINALE 2026: The industry is confronting a hardened post-peak reality, amid flat commissioning, platform consolidation and shifting distribution logics

Produce – Co-Produce... - Timo Argillander breaks down “Financing at Scale” for independent film and TV - 14/02/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 14/02/2026
Timo Argillander breaks down “Financing at Scale” for independent film and TV
BERLINALE 2026: The executive chairman and co-founder of IPR.VC unpacked a portfolio-driven approach to risk, trust and long-term value creation in film financing

Tawfik Sabouni • Director of The Other Side of the Sun

Interview: Tawfik Sabouni • Director of The Other Side of the Sun

“Filming in the prison brought back things, triggered my memory"

BERLINALE 2026: The Belgian-Syrian filmmaker discusses his film about his experiences shared with other former inmates of the notorious Saidnaya prison  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Kai Stänicke • Director of Trial of Hein

Interview: Kai Stänicke • Director of Trial of Hein

“What matters more: my truth or what others see on the outside?”

BERLINALE 2026: Memory is a fickle thing in the German director’s film about a man who returns to his village on a remote island after 14 years away  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Perspectives

Liberations by Laurynas Bareiša wins the Eurimages Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market

Liberations by Laurynas Bareiša wins the Eurimages Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market

BERLINALE 2026: The latest project by the Lithuanian director and Cura Sana by Lucía G Romero are among the four award-winning projects recognised at this year’s event  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM/Awards

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey) - 18/11/2025

18/11/2025
Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey)
The producers of the film by Ufuk Emiroglu are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France) - 06/11/2025

06/11/2025
Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France)
The producers of the film by Virginia Tangvald are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France) - 14/10/2025

14/10/2025
Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France)
The producers of the film by Rúnar Rúnarsson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France) - 09/10/2025

09/10/2025
Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France)
The producers of the upcoming film by Michael R Roskam are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France) - 30/08/2025

30/08/2025
Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France)
The producers of the film by Kristina Dufková are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium) - 12/08/2025

12/08/2025
Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Jonathan Millet are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium) - 22/07/2025

22/07/2025
Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Alessandra Celesia are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden) - 08/05/2025

08/05/2025
Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Magnus von Horn are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Review: Safe Exit

Review: Safe Exit

BERLINALE 2026: The door of the titular safe exit in Mohammed Hammad’s careful and complex psychological thriller is either shut or only slightly ajar  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

REPORT: BIFA Work in Progress @ EFM

REPORT: BIFA Work in Progress @ EFM

BERLINALE 2026: Against the backdrop of ongoing repression at home, five Belarusian projects have been presented as both cinematic works and acts of cultural resistance  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Review: Enjoy Your Stay

Review: Enjoy Your Stay

BERLINALE 2026: Dominik Locher lays bare the devastating realities of undocumented workers in a Swiss resort town through a fictional tale of physical and psychological endurance  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Review: Trial of Hein

Review: Trial of Hein

BERLINALE 2026: Kai Stänicke recounts the tale of an emigrant returning home in search of the past, only to be confronted by the fallibility of memory  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Perspectives

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Photogalleries

Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2026

13/02/2026
Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 76th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 12-22 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Hanna Bergholm • Director of Nightborn

Interview: Hanna Bergholm • Director of Nightborn

“It’s important for art to venture out of its comfort zone because that’s how we experience and discover something new”

BERLINALE 2026: The director breaks down the central themes of her peculiar horror flick, and discusses the governmental cuts for art and culture in her native Finland  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

Ilker Çatak • Director of Yellow Letters

Interview: Ilker Çatak • Director of Yellow Letters

“It was a process of fine-tuning it so that half of the audience would side with the male character and the other half with the female one”

BERLINALE 2026: The German helmer unpicks his second feature, about a couple targeted by the state and struggling to balance their ideals with life’s necessities  

16/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

Review: Dust

Review: Dust

BERLINALE 2026: Anke Blondé follows the last 36 hours of freedom of two Flemish tech entrepreneurs on the verge of being arrested at the dawn of the 21st century  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

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Reviews

Rose - by Markus Schleinzer

Rose
by Markus Schleinzer
BERLINALE 2026: Markus Schleinzer casts Sandra Hüller in the role of a man during the Thirty Years’ War, while probing societally ingrained xenophobia and misogyny

Salvation - by Emin Alper

Salvation
by Emin Alper
BERLINALE 2026: A dormant feud between two Kurdish tribes reawakens in Emin Alper’s careful and consistent examination of how hatred, paranoia and tribalism take root

Dao - by Alain Gomis

Dao
by Alain Gomis
BERLINALE 2026: Alain Gomis delivers an astonishing cinematic experience intertwining time and space, Africa and France, tradition and modernity in fiction

Trial of Hein - by Kai Stänicke

Trial of Hein
by Kai Stänicke
BERLINALE 2026: Kai Stänicke recounts the tale of an emigrant returning home in search of the past, only to be confronted by the fallibility of memory

Truly Naked - by Muriel d’Ansembourg

Truly Naked
by Muriel d’Ansembourg
BERLINALE 2026: As gentle as it is explicit, Muriel d’Ansembourg’s feature debut tells a coming-of-age love story against the unexpected backdrop of the homemade porn industry

Chronicles from the Siege - by Abdallah Al-Khatib

Chronicles from the Siege
by Abdallah Al-Khatib
BERLINALE 2026: Abdallah Al-Khatib makes his feature-length fiction debut with a film on a series of interconnected stories about ordinary people surviving under fire

The Education of Jane Cumming - by Sophie Heldman

The Education of Jane Cumming
by Sophie Heldman
BERLINALE 2026: In her female-centred narrative, Sophie Heldman zooms in on a judicial case emblematic of the oppression exerted by social conformity against aspirations to difference

Enjoy Your Stay - by Dominik Locher

Enjoy Your Stay
by Dominik Locher
BERLINALE 2026: Dominik Locher lays bare the devastating realities of undocumented workers in a Swiss resort town through a fictional tale of physical and psychological endurance

Review: Rose

Review: Rose

BERLINALE 2026: Markus Schleinzer casts Sandra Hüller in the role of a man during the Thirty Years’ War, while probing societally ingrained xenophobia and misogyny  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

Review: The Education of Jane Cumming

Review: The Education of Jane Cumming

BERLINALE 2026: In her female-centred narrative, Sophie Heldman zooms in on a judicial case emblematic of the oppression exerted by social conformity against aspirations to difference  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Review: The Other Side of the Sun

Review: The Other Side of the Sun

BERLINALE 2026: Tawfik Sabouni presents his first feature-length documentary, a harrowing yet deeply humane journey into the hell of Syrian prisons  

11/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

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Interviews

Leyla Bouzid • Director of In a Whisper

Leyla Bouzid • Director of In a Whisper
BERLINALE 2026: The Tunisian filmmaker sheds light on the secrets unveiled in her new work which explores an incredibly personal exploration brought about by a family member’s death

Danielle Arbid • Director of Only Rebels Win

Danielle Arbid • Director of Only Rebels Win
BERLINALE 2026: We spoke to the Lebanese-French filmmaker about anger, resistance, casting and why intimacy today feels radical

Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro

Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro
Amid a shifting global marketplace, the Berlinale Pro director reflects on innovation, cross-IP strategies and how the EFM supports European producers

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale
The festival director gives a first glimpse of their strategy for this year’s edition and the new approaches adopted to attract the next generation of cinephiles

Sophie Heldman • Director of The Education of Jane Cumming

Sophie Heldman • Director of The Education of Jane Cumming
BERLINALE 2026: The filmmaker explains why she brought back into the spotlight the story that led to the first defamation lawsuit brought by women against an accusation of lesbianism

Kai Stänicke • Director of Trial of Hein

Kai Stänicke • Director of Trial of Hein
BERLINALE 2026: Memory is a fickle thing in the German director’s film about a man who returns to his village on a remote island after 14 years away

Tawfik Sabouni • Director of The Other Side of the Sun

Tawfik Sabouni • Director of The Other Side of the Sun
BERLINALE 2026: The Belgian-Syrian filmmaker discusses his film about his experiences shared with other former inmates of the notorious Saidnaya prison

Hanna Bergholm • Director of Nightborn

Hanna Bergholm • Director of Nightborn
BERLINALE 2026: The director breaks down the central themes of her peculiar horror flick, and discusses the governmental cuts for art and culture in her native Finland

Review: Chronicles from the Siege

Review: Chronicles from the Siege

BERLINALE 2026: Abdallah Al-Khatib makes his feature-length fiction debut with a film on a series of interconnected stories about ordinary people surviving under fire  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Perspectives

Review: Salvation

Review: Salvation

BERLINALE 2026: A dormant feud between two Kurdish tribes reawakens in Emin Alper’s careful and consistent examination of how hatred, paranoia and tribalism take root  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

Review: Atlas of the Universe

Review: Atlas of the Universe

BERLINALE 2026: It’s time for a big little journey in Paul Negoescu’s odyssey about a missing left shoe – and love of football  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Generation

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Rose - by Markus Schleinzer

Rose
by Markus Schleinzer
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Salvation - by Emin Alper

Salvation
by Emin Alper
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Dust - by Anke Blondé

Dust
by Anke Blondé
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Dao - by Alain Gomis

Dao
by Alain Gomis
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Heysel 85 - by Teodora Ana Mihai

Heysel 85
by Teodora Ana Mihai
Berlinale 2026 - Berlinale Special

The Red Hangar - by Juan Pablo Sallato

The Red Hangar
by Juan Pablo Sallato
Berlinale 2026 - Perspectives

Isabel - by Gabe Klinger

Isabel
by Gabe Klinger
Berlinale 2026 - Panorama

Narciso - by Marcelo Martinessi

Narciso
by Marcelo Martinessi
Berlinale 2026 - Panorama

The announcements made at the Berlinale's EFM

The announcements made at the Berlinale's EFM

BERLINALE 2026: An overview of select acquisitions, sales, new films and more unveiled at the European Film Market, taking place from 12-18 February  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Tobias Nölle • Director of Tristan Forever

Interview: Tobias Nölle • Director of Tristan Forever

“The islanders didn’t know how to pretend; it was like working with the best actors”

BERLINALE 2026: The Swiss director breaks down his docufiction, which follows a French former doctor on his trip to one of the most remote islands in the world, Tristan da Cunha  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Muriel d’Ansembourg • Director of Truly Naked

Interview: Muriel d’Ansembourg • Director of Truly Naked

“This film is not about porn”

BERLINALE 2026: In her feature debut, the US-Dutch director proves that nothing is scarier than real intimacy  

15/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Perspectives

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Reviews

Tristan Forever - by Tobias Nölle, Loran Bonnardot

Tristan Forever
by Tobias Nölle, Loran Bonnardot
BERLINALE 2026: Swiss director Tobias Nölle and French doctor and filmmaker Loran Bonnadort team up to tell the latter’s thought-provoking and psychologically nuanced story

Heysel 85 - by Teodora Ana Mihai

Heysel 85
by Teodora Ana Mihai
BERLINALE 2026: Teodora Ana Mihai presents her new film, which revisits the tragedy that plunged the world of football into mourning on a European Cup night in Brussels

In a Whisper - by Leyla Bouzid

In a Whisper
by Leyla Bouzid
BERLINALE 2026: Leyla Bouzid delivers a sophisticated feature film revolving around an intimate, chiaroscuro investigation into a Tunisian family and their secrets, lies and things left unsaid

Yellow Letters - by Ilker Çatak

Yellow Letters
by Ilker Çatak
BERLINALE 2026: Ilker Çatak reconstructs Turkey to dissect the ambivalent facets of art and life, political oppression, education and couples' relationships

The Red Hangar - by Juan Pablo Sallato

The Red Hangar
by Juan Pablo Sallato
BERLINALE 2026: Juan Pablo Sallato’s true-life political thriller follows a Chilean air force captain’s ethical calculations amidst the coup d’état by Pinochet

Industry Reports

Animation – 16/02/2026

Indie animation still fighting for structural recognition, professionals say at the Berlinale

BERLINALE 2026: Producers, sales agents and distributors discuss gaps in the sector's funding, distribution and policy, arguing that commercial success has not yet led to institutional recognition

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/02/2026

European cinema attendance falls 5.5% in 2025 despite stable box-office revenues

The number of cinemagoers on the continent dropped to 796 million last year, whilst revenues held steady at €6.36 billion

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/02/2026

TikTok’s #FilmTok takes centre stage at the EFM

BERLINALE 2026: With distribution models in flux, the event looked at TikTok’s growing role in turning participatory fandom into ticket sales and streaming subscriptions

New Media – 14/02/2026

From AI workflows to liquid IP: producers test new paths for development and distribution

BERLINALE 2026: As production models evolve, producers are experimenting with AI-driven workflows, vertical storytelling and platform-fluid IP to expand creative reach and unlock new business models

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