After a first announcement (read news), the Berlinale has completed the selection for its Panorama and Generation sections for the 76th edition of the festival (12–22 February), revealing a rich and wide-ranging programme that brings together 37 Panorama titles and 41 films across Generation Kplus and 14plus.

Panorama, which will open with Only Rebels Win [+leggi anche:
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According to section director Michael Stütz, this year’s Panorama programme is defined by contrast, both visually and emotionally, with films that seek to reshape how audiences perceive the world beyond the cinema. Love, desire and self-determination emerge as central thematic threads, often functioning as lenses through which broader social norms and power structures are examined.

Migration, survival and systemic injustice form another backbone of the programme. Films such as Enjoy Your Stay [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dominik Locher e Honeylyn …
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intervista: Dominik Locher
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Documentary cinema plays a prominent role, with Ukrainian filmmakers Alisa Kovalenko (We Will Not Fade Away [+leggi anche:
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Queer cinema takes centre stage in a year marking the 40th anniversary of the Teddy Award, with works such as Narciso [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marcelo Martinessi
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The Generation section presents one of its most expansive and diverse programmes to date, comprising 18 feature films and 23 short films from 31 countries, including 30 world premieres and ten feature debuts. The section opens with Sunny Dancer by George Jaques starring Bella Ramsey in Generation 14plus and The Fabulous Time Machine by Eliza Capai in Generation Kplus, setting the tone for a selection that understands cinema as both a space of imagination and a tool for social engagement.

Across both Kplus and 14plus, the programme repeatedly returns to questions of time, memory and transformation. Childhood and adolescence are portrayed not as static life stages, but as periods shaped by political realities, inherited trauma and collective struggle.

The section includes films exploring themes of autonomy, courage and friendship, such as Atlas of the Universe [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bilal Wahib
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Documentary remains a vital strand within the section, with works such as What Will I Become? by Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos approaching cinema as a communal resource, addressing the legacy of young trans men and the realities of suicide with directness and care. Short films across both competitions further expand the programme’s scope, tackling themes of protest, migration, grief and imagination through animation, essayistic forms and observational documentary.

The full list of titles:

Panorama

Only Rebels Win [+leggi anche:
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The Hidden Face of the Earth – Arnaud Alain (France)
Enjoy Your Stay [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dominik Locher e Honeylyn …
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London [+leggi anche:
intervista: Sebastian Brameshuber
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A Russian Winter [+leggi anche:
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Paradise [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jérémy Comte
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Iván & Hadoum [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ian de la Rosa
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The Garden We Dreamed – Joaquín del Paso (Mexico)
I Understand Your Displeasure [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kilian Armando Friedrich
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Four Minus Three [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Adrian Goiginger
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The Education of Jane Cumming [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sophie Heldman
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Safe Exit [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mohammed Hammad
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The Day She Returns – Hong Sangsoo (South Korea)
Isabel [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Gabe Klinger e Marina Person
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Lali – Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (Pakistan)
Traces [+leggi anche:
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Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest – Viv Li (Germany/Netherlands)
Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self – Sabine Lidl (Germany/Switzerland)
Around Paradise [+leggi anche:
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Raging – Ryan Machado (Philippines)
Narciso [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marcelo Martinessi
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Jaripeo [+leggi anche:
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Roya [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mahnaz Mohammadi
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Bucks Harbor – Pete Muller (USA)
Lady [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Olive Nwosu
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Tristan Forever [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Tobias Nölle
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Mouse – Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson (USA)
If I Were Alive – André Novais Oliveira (Brazil)
Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon [+leggi anche:
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Allegro Pastell [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Anna Roller
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Árru [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Elle Sofe Sara
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The Other Side of the Sun [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Tawfik Sabouni
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Enough is Enough [+leggi anche:
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Shanghai Daughter – Agnis Shen Zhongmin (China)
Prosecution [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Faraz Shariat
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Numb – Takuya Uchiyama (Japan)
The Moment – Aidan Zamiri (USA)

Generation

Generation Kplus

The Fabulous Time Machine – Eliza Capai (Brazil, opening film)
Not a Hero – Rima Das (India/Singapore)
Gugu’s World – Allan Deberton (Brazil)
Bats & Bugs – Lena von Döhren (Switzerland, short film)
Fire in My Pocket – Janka Feiner (Hungary, short film)
Riding Time – Roopa Gogineni, Farhaan Mumtaz (UK/France, short film)
Ghost School – Seemab Gul (Pakistan/Germany/Saudi Arabia)
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time – Yusuke Hirota (Japan)
Imaginary Numbers – Jelica Jerinić (Serbia/Croatia, short film)
Speedy! – Oh Jiin (South Korea, short film)
Gravity – Dalya Keleş (Turkey, short film)
Papaya – Priscilla Kellen (Brazil)
Under the Wave off Little Dragon – Jian Luo (UK, short film)
Abracadabra – Amay Mehrishi (UK/India, short film)
Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Frederike Migom
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Atlas of the Universe [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Paul Negoescu (Romania/Bulgaria)
Whale 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale – Daniel Neiden (USA, short film)
White – Navroz Shaban (Iraqi Kurdistan Region, short film)
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! – Andrea Szelesová (Czech Republic, short film)
A Serious Thought – Jonas Taul (Estonia, short film)
Tutti – Zhuang Rong Zuo (Taiwan, short film)

Generation 14plus

Sunny Dancer – George Jaques (UK, opening film)
When I Get Home – Edgar Adrián (Mexico, short film)
Black Burns Fast – Sandulela Asanda (South Africa)
The Dream of Dancing – Luzbeidy Monterrosa Atencio (Colombia, short film)
What Will I Become? – Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos (USA)
Scorching – Wang Beidi (China, short film)
Nobody Knows the World – Roddy Dextre (Peru, short film)
Hotel Oblique – Merlin Flügel (Germany, short film)
Matapanki – Diego “Mapache” Fuentes (Chile)
The Thread – Fenn O’Meally (UK, short film)
A Family [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Mees Peijnenburg (Netherlands/Belgium)
That’s My Sister – Zoé Pelchat (Canada, short film)
Memories of a Window – Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar (USA, short film)
Four Girls – Karen Suzane (Brazil/Netherlands)
The Girl – Yucheng Tan (China, short film)
Sad Girlz [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Carlo d’Ursi
intervista: Fernanda Tovar
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Mambo Kids – Emanuele Tresca (Italy, short film)
The Lights, They Fall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Saša Vajda
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Don’t Come Out – Victoria Linares Villegas (Dominican Republic)
En Route To – Yoo Jae-in (South Korea)