This year, the Berlinale will take place from February 12 to 22, 2026.
We will be providing a critical review of the event.
In order to follow our impressions of the films live during this new edition, in addition to our Twitter and Facebook social media accounts (and our YouTube channel, where we post our interviews and recordings of press conferences), we will be offering critical reviews.
The rating scale used is as follows:
– very bad film
* average film
** good film
*** very good film
**** excellent film
***** masterpiece
Films in Competition
A New Dawn by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
A film by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
With: Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa, Miyu Irino, Takashi Okabe
Our rate: ★★
Keitaro lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down. He is…
With: Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa, Miyu Irino, Takashi Okabe
Our rate: ★★
Keitaro lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down. He is…
At the Sea by Kornél Mundruczó
A film by Kornél Mundruczó
With: Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, Chloe East, Brett Goldstein, Dan Levy, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson, Henry Eikenberry, Naheem Garcia
Our rate: ★★
After a long rehabilitation, Laura returns to her family at their beach…
With: Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, Chloe East, Brett Goldstein, Dan Levy, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson, Henry Eikenberry, Naheem Garcia
Our rate: ★★
After a long rehabilitation, Laura returns to her family at their beach…
Dust by Anke Blondé
A film by Anke Blondé
With: Jan Hammenecker, Arieh Worthalter, Éric Godon, Dima Savyan, Thibaud Dooms, Janne Desmet, Verona Verbakel, Armin Mola, Fania Sorel, Koen Verledens
Our rate: ★★
When Belgian tech visionaries Luc and Geert learn that their fraud will hit…
With: Jan Hammenecker, Arieh Worthalter, Éric Godon, Dima Savyan, Thibaud Dooms, Janne Desmet, Verona Verbakel, Armin Mola, Fania Sorel, Koen Verledens
Our rate: ★★
When Belgian tech visionaries Luc and Geert learn that their fraud will hit…
Home Stories by Eva Trobisch
A film by Eva Trobisch
With: Frida Hornemann, Eva Löbau, Rahel Ohm, Peter René Lüdicke, Max Riemelt, Gina Henkel, Florian Lukas, Ida Fischer, Florian Geißelmann, Thomas Schubert
Our rate: ★
As a contestant in a singing casting show, Lea is asked by the TV team who…
With: Frida Hornemann, Eva Löbau, Rahel Ohm, Peter René Lüdicke, Max Riemelt, Gina Henkel, Florian Lukas, Ida Fischer, Florian Geißelmann, Thomas Schubert
Our rate: ★
As a contestant in a singing casting show, Lea is asked by the TV team who…
In a Whisper by Leyla Bouzid
A film by Leyla Bouzid
With: Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari
Our rate: ★★
Back in Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral, Lilia reunites with a family that…
With: Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Marion Barbeau, Feriel Chamari
Our rate: ★★
Back in Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral, Lilia reunites with a family that…
Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
A film by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
With: Galin Stoev, Ekatarina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Christian Bégin, Michelle Tzontchev, Mart Lachev, Nikolay Mutafchiev, Svetlana Yancheva, Maria-Radena Bozhkova
Our rate: ★★
A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major…
With: Galin Stoev, Ekatarina Stanina, Sofia Stanina, Chiara Caselli, Christian Bégin, Michelle Tzontchev, Mart Lachev, Nikolay Mutafchiev, Svetlana Yancheva, Maria-Radena Bozhkova
Our rate: ★★
A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major…
The Loneliest Man in Town by Tizza Covi , Rainer Frimmel
A film by Tizza Covi , Rainer Frimmel
With: Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna
Our rate: ★★★
Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside,…
With: Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna
Our rate: ★★★
Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside,…
Wolfram by Warwick Thornton
A film by Warwick Thornton
With: Deborah Mailman, Eloise Hart, Hazel May Jackson, Pedrea Jackson, Thomas M. Wright, Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Matt Nable, John Howard, Ferdinand Hoang
Our rate: ★★
1930s Australia, the colonial frontier. Two swaggering outlaws roll into a…
With: Deborah Mailman, Eloise Hart, Hazel May Jackson, Pedrea Jackson, Thomas M. Wright, Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Matt Nable, John Howard, Ferdinand Hoang
Our rate: ★★
1930s Australia, the colonial frontier. Two swaggering outlaws roll into a…
Yellow Letters by İlker Çatak
A film by İlker Çatak
With: Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin, Şiir Eloğlu, Eray Egilmez, Marco Kühn, Yusuf Akgün, Kerem Can, Aziz Çapkurt
Our rate: ★★
Life is good for Derya and Aziz, a celebrated artist couple from Turkey,…
With: Özgü Namal, Tansu Biçer, Leyla Smyrna Cabas, İpek Bilgin, Şiir Eloğlu, Eray Egilmez, Marco Kühn, Yusuf Akgün, Kerem Can, Aziz Çapkurt
Our rate: ★★
Life is good for Derya and Aziz, a celebrated artist couple from Turkey,…
Films in Other Sections
Everybody Digs Bill Evans by Grant Gee
A film by Grant Gee
With: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Isabelle Harriet, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
Our rate: ★★★
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice…
With: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Isabelle Harriet, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
Our rate: ★★★
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice…
The Testament of Ann Lee by Mona Fastvold
A film by Mona Fastvold
With: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, Christopher Abbott, David Cale, Stacy Martin, Scott Handy, Jeremy Wheeler, Tim Blake Nelson
Our rate: ★★★
An epic fable about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the…
With: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, Christopher Abbott, David Cale, Stacy Martin, Scott Handy, Jeremy Wheeler, Tim Blake Nelson
Our rate: ★★★
An epic fable about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the…
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