The first major celebration of new world cinema is soon set to begin with the 76th Annual Berlin International Film Festival, running from February 12th through 22nd. The 2026 edition of Berlinale will open with the drama film, "No Good Men", the third feature by Afghan filmmaker, Shahrbanoo Sadat. Based on true events, the film follows Naru, (played by Sadat herself) who is the only female camerawoman at Kabul TV. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, she's convinced that there are no good men left in Afghanistan until she meets a married fellow reporter (Anwar Hashimi) and that option begins to shift.
Wim Wenders, the legendary German filmmaker, is this year's Jury President and will help lead in deciding which films will win prizes in the Main Competition. The fellow jurors will be Nepalese filmmaker, Min Bahadur Bham; South Korean actress, Bae Doona; Indian filmmaker, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur; American filmmaker, Reinaldo Marcus Green; Japanese filmmaker, Hikari and Polish producer, Ewa Puszczyńska. Some of the films in competition includes new works by Grant Gee ("Everybody Digs Bill Evans"), Beth de Araújo ("Josephine"), Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel ("The Loneliest Man in Town"), Geneviève Dulude-De Celles ("Nina Roza"), Karim Aïnouz ("Rosebush Pruning"), Lance Hammer ("Queen at Sea"), İlker Çatak ("Gelbe Briefe (Yellow Letters)") and Warwick Thornton ( Wolfram")
Out of Competition screenings will include two films that premiered at the recent Sundance Film Festival: "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York", a crime-thriller from actor/filmmaker, Noah Segan that stars, John Turturro and Padraic McKinley's "The Weight", a period drama that features Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe. "The Testament of Ann Lee" from Mona Fastvold, (that has already been released in the US) and Gore Verbinski's latest, "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" (which will reach US theaters on February 13th) will also be screened.
And Michelle Yeoh, the iconic Malaysian performer, will be the recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear for her extensive career in cinema that has spanned over forty years. "Everything Everywhere All at Once", the sci-fi comedy which the actress won the 2022 Oscar for Best Actress and the world premiere of "Sandiwara", a short film shot on an iPhone from Sean Baker which has Yeoh playing five different characters will both be screened in her honor.
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