| From October 8-12, 2025, Cinéma L'Arlequin opened its doors for the 30th Festival du Cinéma Allemand in Paris. This special anniversary edition opened with Germany's entry for the Oscars® and winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes SOUND OF FALLING, in the presence of director Mascha Schilinski and producer Lucas Schmidt. The film attracted so much interest that in addition to the major 400-seat room, which was sold-out, we had to open the room next to it with another 94 seats. The "Avant-Première" was presented to the French audience in cooperation with Diaphana Distribution, and with the kind support of ARTE. Additional highlights in the program included the screenings of VENA in the presence of director Chiara Fleischhacker, as well as the short films from the NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER program that were presented to the French audience by director Sofija Živković. Other “Avant-Premières” in the program were AMRUM by Fatih Akin, which was also sold-out, and THE GOOD SISTER by Sarah Miro Fischer. For the 30th anniversary, we’ve also brought back a film to the big screen that is already a classic and won the Audience Award at the Festival du Cinéma Allemand back in 2013: OH BOY by Jan-Ole Gerster. This year’s Goethe Focus was on director, writer, actor, and producer Fabian Stumm. Not only did he present his films SAD JOKES and BONES AND NAMES to the French audience but also held a three-hour masterclass at the Goethe Institute in Paris on October 10. The masterclass was made possible with generous support from the DFJW/OFAJ. The festival closed in style on Sunday evening, October 12, with RAIN FELL ON THE NOTHING NEW in the presence of director Steffen Goldkamp. We also congratulate Lauro Cress, and everyone involved in the film on winning the Audience Award for IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART. Full line-up:
SOUND OF FALLING by Mascha Schilinski
YUMI – THE WHOLE WORLD by Felix Golenko
CLOUDS ARE MADE OF RAIN by Benjamin Kramme
SAD JOKES by Fabian Stumm
BONES AND NAMES by Fabian Stumm
THE MOELLN LETTERS by Martina Priessner
IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART by Lauro Cress
CIRCUSBOY by Julia Lemke & Anna Koch
SMELL OF BURNT MILK by Justine Bauer
NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2025 (various directors)
AMRUM by Fatih Akin
OH BOY by Jan-Ole Gerster
I WANT IT ALL. HILDEGARD KNEF by Luzia Schmid
VENA by Chiara Fleischhacker
THE GOOD SISTER by Sarah Miro Fischer
RAIN FELL ON THE NOTHING NEW by Steffen Goldkamp The Festival of German Films in Paris was organized in cooperation with the Goethe Institute Paris and with the kind support of ARTE and the DFJW/OFAJ. | |
| The 23rd edition of the Franco-German Filmmeeting took place at the Goethe-Institut in Paris on October 8 and 9, 2025. Over 200 French and German film professionals came together for two intense days of exchange on the current challenges of co-production and story development. In addition to inspiring keynotes by speakers such as Juliette Prissard (Eurocinema), Christoph Friedel (Pandora Film), Antoine Boilley (Arcom), and Franziska Hansel (Storybook Studios), participants also gained insights into the production of SOUND OF FALLING and THE LITTLE SISTER through fascinating case studies presented by the producers. The program also included engaging panels on independent production, respectful production practices, and an update on the film funding reform in Germany. As in previous years, German Films and Unifrance, in collaboration with and supported by the DFJW/OFAJ, also enabled five German and five French students to take part in the Film Meeting through the PREMIERE program. While the first day of the Film Meeting concluded with the opening of the Festival of German Films in Paris at Cinéma L’Arlequin, followed by the Atelier Network Party, the second day ended with a flying dinner and a cruise on the Seine. A big thank-you to all participants, speakers, and our partners. See you next year in Berlin! | |
| From September 18-24, 2025, the Festival de Cine Alemán celebrated its 25th anniversary at Cinépolis Recoleta in Buenos Aires. Once again, cinephiles of all ages could discover a diverse selection of 15 films covering the entire spectrum of German cinema. From historical dramas and romantic tales to comedies and documentaries - there was something for everyone. With almost 3,000 visitors for its 2025 edition, the festival recorded an increase in visitor numbers of approximately 9%. The festival opened with the documentary RIEFENSTAHL, which was presented to the Argentinian audience by editor Alfredo Castro. The film and the subsequent Q&A sessions, which the audience followed with huge interest, made it not only one of the best-attended films at the festival, but also the most popular film as voted by the audience. Only Christian Petzold's film MIRROIRS NO. 3 was better attended. Other highlights for the audiences included the surprise screenings, at which F2F ambassador and DoP Tim Kuhn presented his latest work, as well as Andreas Dresen’s FROM HILDE WITH LOVE. In addition, the films TOMORROW I'LL BE BRAVE and TWO TO ONE were very well received during school screenings, with a total of almost 1,000 pupils attending. The festival’s program was rounded off by a selection of the most exciting short film productions from Germany as part of this year's NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER program. The festival closed in style on the the evening of September 24, 2025 with a screening of the restored silent film classic BUDDENBROOKS, accompanied by live music from the renowned duo Lerner Moguilevsky. Full line-up:
EDGE OF NIGHT by Türker Süer
FROM HILDE, WITH LOVE by Andreas Dresen
TWO TO ONE by Natja Brunckhorst
MIROIRS NO. 3 by Christian Petzold
FRISCH by Damian John Harper
BUDDENBROOKS by Gerhard Lamprecht
TOMORROW I’LL BE BRAVE by Bernd Sahling
CLOUDS ARE MADE OF RAIN by Benjamin Kramme
SAD JOKES by Fabian Stumm
SMELL OF BURNT MILK by Justine Bauer
NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2025 (various directors)
RED STARS UPON THE FIELDS by Laura Laabs
RIEFENSTAHL by Andres Veiel
ROCK’N’ROLL RINGO by Dominik Galizia
SHAHID by Narges Kalhor The Festival of German Films in Buenos Aires is organized in cooperation with the Goethe Institute Buenos Aires and the German Embassy. | |
| Busan International Film Festival celebrated an anniversary this year. The 30th edition took place from September 17-26, 2025. The annual film festival in South Korea is one of the most important film festivals in Asia. A total of 21 German productions and co-productions participated in various categories, including SOUND OF FALLING by Mascha Schilinski, DRY LEAF by Alexandre Koberidze, ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, NO BEAST. SO FIERCE by Burhan Qurbani, and PHANTOMS OF JULY by Julian Radlmaier, as well as MIRRORS NO. 3 by Christian Petzold (world premiere in Cannes) and SILENT FRIEND by Ildiko Enyedi. Busan International Film Festival has grown from Korea's first international film festival to Korea's largest film festival. For its 30th anniversary this year, 241 films from 64 countries were selected and screened in seven cinemas during the ten days of the festival. The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival took place in Tokyo. The festival began on October 27 and runs until November 5. Three German co-productions are included in the line-up. Tokyo also hosted the HORIZONTE film week this year, from October 3-16, a series entitled "Sandra Hüller: The Art of Ambivalence" was shown, featuring a total of seven films starring the actress: - TWO TO ONE by Nadja Brunkhorst)
- SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder
- IN THE AISLES by Thomas Stuber
- TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade
- REQUIEM by Hans-Christian Schmid
- ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine Triet (FR)
- ZONE OF INTEREST by Jonathan Glazer (US/GB/PL)
KINO/25 took place in Hong Kong from October 9-19, 2025, with the second part to follow in Macao in December. A total of 13 films were shown: Main programme - THE LIGHT by Tom Tykwer
- ICH STERBE – KOMMST DU? by Benjamin Kramme
- CIRCUSBOY by Julia Lemke, Anna Koch
- ABOUT LUIS by Lucia Chiarla
- GINA by Ulrike Kofler (AT)
1945/2025: 80 years of responsibility and continuity - THE DISAPPEARENCE OF JOSEF MENGELE by Kirill Serebrennikov
- RIEFENSTAHL by Andres Veiel
- FRITZ BAUER – DEATH BY INSTALMENTS by Ilona Ziok
- THE COMMANDANT'S SHADOW by Daniela Völker (US/GB)
Life is garish: The world of G. W. Pabst - PANDORA's BOX by G.W. Pabst
- WESTFRONT 1918 by G.W. Pabst
- THE THREEPENNY OPERA by G.W. Pabst
- PANDORA'S LEGACY by Angela Christlieb (AT)
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| The 41st edition of Warsaw International Film Festival (WFF) took place from October 10-19, 2025. The film festival, which has been an A-list festival since 2009, featured over 160 films this year. Twelve German productions and co-productions were represented in various sections, including BABYSTAR by Joscha Bongard, BUBBLES by Sebastian Husak, FRITZ LITZMANN: A FAMILY STORY by Aljoscha Pause, and BETWEEN TWO VOIDS by Letisya Tapan as well as DEAD OF WINTER by Brian Kirk . A fresh look, new ideas, a new team, and even more emotion—Warsaw Film Festival is making a grand comeback. General Director Joanna Szymańska-Szcześniak promised a program featuring films from around the world – from intimate stories to narratives with global reach. A total of 112 feature films and 56 short films were screened, over 80 of which are world, international, European, and regional premieres. Together with the Goethe Institute Warsaw, German Films hosted a networking event. Representatives Julia Hanske (Goethe Institute Warsaw), Bartek Pulcyn (Programming Director Warsaw FF) and Marcel Maïga (German Films) welcomed the film teams and industry guests. | |
| Fatih Akin's new film AMRUM, the Oscar® contenders PEACOCK and SOUND OF FALLING, the search for the truth about Leni Riefenstahl, a film biography about Thomas Mann, films about women who changed history, and films that balance between reality and fantasy – the 19th edition of the German-language film festival DAS FILMFEST offered all this and much more. More than thirty films took audiences on a journey through wars and dictatorships, intimate relationships, the search for identity, and the traces of famous artists. With feature films and documentaries by leading and emerging filmmakers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and, for the first time, Luxembourg, the festival came to Prague and Brno in October and will travel to Olomouc and Ústí nad Labem in November. AMRUM was accompanied in Prague by lead actor Jasper Billerbeck, while the hypnotic family saga SOUND OF FALLING was presented together with actress Laeni Geiseler and screenwriter Louise Peter. There was a preview screening of the documentary RIEFENSTAHL, which was personally introduced by producer and journalist Sandra Maischberger. More than two dozen guests will participate in total, including actor Idan Weiss (FRANZ), directors Alexandra Makarová (PERLA), Michael Krummenacher (LANDESVERRÄTER) and Willy Hans (DER FLECK), as well as Marie Bloching and Anton Weil (THE GOOD SISTER). The film festival took place from October 15-19 in Prague (Kino Lucerna, Edison Filmhub, Kino Ponrepo), from October 20-26 in Brno (Art Cinema), and will continue from November 1-5 in Olomouc (MUO) and from November 10-12 in Ústí nad Labem (Hraničář). German Films is a long-standing partner of the festival. | |
| The 14th Sehenswert Film Festival took place in Budapest from October 9-19, 2025. With the support of German Films, the Swiss Embassy, the Austrian Cultural Forum, and the Goethe Institute Hungary, the event was successfully organized and showcased a diverse selection of contemporary German-language cinema. The festival opened at Cinema Puskin with Frédéric Hambalek’s WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS, attended by actor Mehmet Ateşçi, who personally presented the film and participated in a Q&A session with the audience afterwards. As part of the FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS campaign, ambassador and actor Thea Ehre was also in Budapest on October 18 and presented her latest film, THE LIGHT by Tom Tykwer, followed by a Q&A session. A variety of German films and co-productions were screened, including SOUND OF FALLING by Mascha Schilinski, MIROIRS No. 3 by Christian Petzold, BEAUTIFUL II by Karoline Herfurth, as well as GREETINGS FROM MARS by Sarah Winkenstette. A networking lunch with Hungarian distributors, held on October 10 and organized by German Films and the Goethe Institute, was attended by 48 participants and provided an excellent opportunity for exchange and collaboration. Further information and the complete festival program can be found here. | |
| FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS ambassador and actress Thea Ehre presented her latest film THE LIGHT by Tom Tykwer at a screening and a fascinating Q&A session in Hungary on October 18, 2025.
The screening took place as part of the Szemrevaló | Sehenswert film festival, now in its 14th year, which brought exciting new productions from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to cinemas in Budapest, Debrecen, Pécs, and Szeged.
This year's films dealt with the forces that tear families apart—or bring them closer together—in the 21st century. | |
| German Films, as in previous years, again hosted a German umbrella booth at the 2025 MIPCOM market in Cannes. The German Pavilion at the Festival Palais, which has existed since 2006, hosted the German world sales companies Albatross World Sales, Blueprint Media, Euroarts, German Documentaries, Picture Tree International and The Playmaker Munich, as well as Spiegel TV and some more German TV companies as meeting point partners this year. The MIPCOM business on the Croisette even saw a slight increase from last year, with over 350 exhibitors, 3,300 buyers, and close to 11,000 TV executives from over 100 countries, as well as more participants from the growing content creator side attending. It was a succesful market for all the German sales companies that were part of the German Films Umbrella booth, flanked by important networking opportunities like the German MIP Cocktail, hosted by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Film-und Medienstiftung NRW. | |
| In October, the European Film Academy published the shortlist for the 38th European Film Awards. We are delighted that six German films have made it onto the shortlist for the European Film Awards. 67 outstanding feature-length films have been shortlisted for a possible nomination for the European Film Awards, voted for by the members of the European Film Academy. The shortlist includes 44 feature films, 15 documentary films and 8 animated feature films with 27 shortlisted films directed or co-directed by women. With 34 European – both EU and non-EU – countries represented, the list of the selected films reflects the excellency of European filmmaking demonstrating the variety, diversity and creativity throughout Europe - according to the European Film Academy These six German films are on the shortlist. - MIRRORS NO. 3 (MIROIRS NO. 3) by Christian Petzold
- RIEFENSTAHL by Andres Veiel
- SILENT FRIEND by Ildikó Enyedi
- SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN) by Mascha Schilinski
- WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS (WAS MARIELLE WEISS) by Frédéric Hambalek
- WITH HASAN IN GAZA by Kamal Aljafari
The deadline to cast your votes is Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 23h59 CET.
We would be very pleased if as many members of the European Film Academy as possible would take part in the voting. Thank you for your support! VOTE HERE The nominations will be announced on November 18, 2025. The 38th European Film Awards will then take place on January 17, 2026, in Berlin.
The prestigious awards are annually presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions. | |
| Animation Germany, the information and marketing organization of the German animation industry at German Films, is proud to present its new online platform "Who's Who Animation from Germany". The new service offers a comprehensive overview of 100 companies based in Germany that produce animation and visual effects.
The catalog contains detailed information on current productions – including feature films, short films, and series – as well as information on production capacities and services offered. The platform is thus specifically aimed at national and international business partners looking for German expertise in the field of animation and VFX. Companies based in Germany that offer animation or VFX services can register free of charge or update their existing entries. Animation Germany has also expanded its online offering: the platform now includes a new education section aimed at students, young talent, educational institutions, and companies interested in training and further education in the fields of animation, game design, VFX, and digital media.
The new area bundles information on over 200 courses of study for animation, game design and VFX, as well as training paths, universities and private educational institutions, and thus offers a comprehensive overview of the educational landscape in the German animation sector. The aim is to strengthen the transfer of knowledge between training and industry and to make it easier for young talents to enter the industry. With the new offer, Animation Germany is not only improving the international visibility of the German animation industry and educational landscape, but also promoting networking between young talent, universities and production studios. | |
| It was a big night for German director Tobias Eckerlin and his team at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City: The German short film A SPARROW'S SONG produced at Film Academy Baden-Württemberg was awarded Gold in the Animation category in the 52th Student Academy Awards® competition on October 6,2025. In his film A SPARROW'S SONG, director Tobias Eckerlin—inspired by a true story—tells the tale of a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II who struggles to overcome her grief and find joy in her life again—until she discovers a dying sparrow that she hopes to save. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 52st Student Academy Awards® ceremony. Gold, Silver and Bronze placements were announced and trophies presented during a ceremony held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City, in partnership with Rolex. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 3,127 entries from 988 colleges and universities worldwide. All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars® in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film categories. | |
| Ameer Fakher Eldin’s second feature film YUNAN, a co-production between Germany, Canada, Italy, Palestine, Qatar, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, has won this year’s Arab Critics' Award for European Films. The award, now in its seventh edition, is presented by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Arab Cinema Center (ACC). The announcement was made during the award ceremony at El Gouna Film Festival on the evening of 18 October. Director Ameer Fakher Eldin, who was unfortunately unable to attend the festival in person, sent a video message in which he thanked the jury, the ACC, and EFP for what he called a “beautiful recognition.” He added: “To see YUNAN now embraced by Arab critics as well feels profoundly moving to me. In a way, maybe it means the film has finally found its way home.” Fakher Eldin also expressed his gratitude to his main producer and longtime collaborator Dorothe Beinemeier (Red Balloon Film), who accepted the award on-site in El Gouna: “YUNAN is Ameer Fakher Eldin's second feature film. Like his first film THE STRANGER, it is a slow, silent and melancholic piece. Ameer’s stories are not loud but told in the most subtle and poetic ways and are deeply touching. His films slow me down, they force me to take time and think and digest what I see. His films seem to transform every time I watch them. But what happens is that the films are so rich that I just find a new angle every time, another layer. Ameer is just a brilliant observer and storyteller, a very old and wise soul in a young man’s body. I am very much looking forward to producing the third film of our trilogy.“ The Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films was launched in 2019 by EFP and the ACC. It is a spin-off from the ACC’s well-established Critics' Awards to boost the diversity of films in the region and raise the interest of distribution companies and the industry for outstanding European films. The initiative also casts a spotlight onto distinguished film critics from Arab-speaking countries and their important role of introducing new perspectives and bridging cultural differences and characteristics. Previous winners have included GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA by Teona Strugar Mitevska (2019), UNDINE by Christian Petzold (2020), 107 MOTHERS by Peter Kerekes (2021), EO by Jerzy Skolimowski (2022), FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki (2023) and THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG by Mohammad Rasoulof (2024). | |
| German actor Samirah Breuer has been selected as one of the Black Nights Stars 2025 of PÖFF - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, spotlighting her as a rising talent. Samirah Breuer is a German-American actress based in Berlin. She discovered her passion for acting early on, performing in school theatre and attending a youth acting school in Cologne. After training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, she began building a versatile screen career in Germany, recently expanding her work to the stage. Since 2022, Samirah has taken on roles across a wide range of genres. She joined the cast of the award-winning comedy DIE DISCOUNTER by Bruno Alexander, Emil Belton, and Oskar Belton, which won the German Screen Actors Award for Best Ensemble. She then went on to star in Prime Video’s fantasy series THE GRYPHON by Sebastian Marka. Most recently, she captivates audiences as Olivia in Apple TV+’s medical drama BERLIN ER, directed by Alex Schaad and Fabian Möhrke, for which she has been nominated for the German Screen Actors Award in the category "Best Duo". In 2024, she took on the lead role in the coming-of-age thriller series SCHATTENSEITE, directed by Özgür Yildirim and Alison Kuhn, which premiered at this year's Munich International Film Festival. In addition to her screen work, Samirah recently made her stage debut at the Volksbühne Berlin in WEISSE WITWE, directed by Kudwin Ayub, while studying psychology at Humboldt University Berlin. Black Nights Stars is a program launched by the Black Nights Film Festival in 2017. It is designed to help young actors from the Baltic Sea region—Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland—gain international visibility and promote themselves inside and outside their home territories. Chosen from more than 200 applicants, the participants will join an intensive program of workshops, panels and networking events, aimed at preparing them for work on the international stage. The eight actors will be in Tallinn from November 18-22, meeting with casting directors, talent agents, producers and directors and participating in workshops, panels and networking events. Each actor will receive the Black Nights Stars Discovery Campus ICDA award. | |
| The focus of the next session for the English-language KINO! FILM SALON online film club on November 16th will be PINA (3D) by Wim Wenders. Wenders' masterpiece celebrated its world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 and was Germany's Official Entry to the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Awards in 2012. Our curator Jim Kolmar's comment on the movie: "Wim Wenders has never been one to rest on his creative laurels and his kaleidoscopic, genre-bending portrait of legendary choreographer and dance visionary Pina Bausch pushes the boundaries of documentary form further than anyone expected. Conceived as a 3D experience, PINA eschews conventional plot and narrative structure, favoring a more organic representation of Pina’s strikingly choreographed sequences. Between them, they fill the screen with extraordinary images that are perhaps the closest cinema has ever come to truly conveying the spirit, joy and artistry of dance. Sadly, Bausch wouldn’t survive to see the completed version of PINA, a film that vividly celebrates her legacy and further confirms Wenders as one of the great filmmakers of our time." RSVP here Date and time: Sunday, November 16th at 11:00am – 12:00pm PT, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET, 8:00pm – 9:00pm CET.
Hosted by Jim Kolmar KINO! FILM SALON is a production by Telescope Film, in collaboration with the German Film Office Trailer here | |
| Episode 87 - November 11, 2025:
Quick and painless – director and writer Johanna Thalmann had fun with our questions and shared terrific stories about a chocolate bar sabotaging her BLUE LAGOON screening, the best way to eat an omelet, and Jeans & Poetry Slam, creating a surefire combination.
You can find all of the episodes on our website and wherever podcasts are available. SHORT TAKE on Instagram! | |
| Episode 5 - November 11, 2025:
Actor Felix Kramer returns, this time to Deep Dive Genre, to talk about his series ODERBRUCH – including lying in fake blood for several hours during one particular scene, staying as curious as on day one, and the film classic NOSFERATU and the powerful emotions it manages to portray. Episode 6 - November 25, 2025:
Director and writer Tim Fehlbaum is back. This time our conversation about his films HELL and TIDES had us nerding out over Sci-fi genre films (shout out to ANOTHER EARTH). Tim reveals that budget limitations can lead to creative ingenuity, and what his four sisters have to do with his strong female characters. We also go off on a little Steven Spielberg tangent. You can find all of the episodes on our website and wherever podcasts are available. DEEP DIVE GENRE on Instagram! | |
| Calls for submissions - 41. DOK.fest Munich: Submissions for the 41st DOK.fest Munich (May 6–17, 2026 in theaters, May 11–24, 2026 @home) are now open! DOK.fest Munich is looking for stirring, moving, curious, impressive and relevant documentary films. From now on, filmmakers, producers, distributors and composers are cordially invited to submit their latest films for the various program sections of DOK.fest Munich. More information about various calls can be found here.
- 66th Crakow Film Festival: October heralds, among other things, the opening of the call for submissions for documentary and short films for next year's edition of Crakow Film Festival, which will run from May 31 to June 7, 2026. The selection committee welcomes documentary films (50 minutes and longer) and short films (up to 30 minutes) from around the world. Submissions for the four competitions will be accepted in two phases: until November 30, 2025 for films completed before October 31, 2025 (for both international and Polish films), and until January 31, 2026 (for international films). More information can be found here.
- CPH:FORUM 2026: CPH:DOX’s international financing and co-production event CPH:FORUM is open for entries, accepting projects until November 5, 2025. CPH:FORUM takes place during CPH:DOX from March 17-19, 2026. CPH:FORUM presents 30 carefully selected documentary projects in various stages of development and production. The event is dedicated to supporting creative and visually strong film projects at the intersection of non-fiction, fiction, visual art, journalism and science. More information about how to submit a project can be found here.
- Visions du Réel: Visions du Réel is accepting film and project submissions for its 2026 edition, which will take place from April 17–26, 2026 in Nyon, Switzerland. The call currently includes opportunities for completed films seeking world, international or European premieres for the 57th edition of Visions du Réel, as well as new projects seeking financing and creative support to participate in the 24th edition of VdR–Industry. Final deadline for all films and projects is December 15, 2025. Deadline for VdR–Development Lab is November 6, 2025. Complete information about our Call for Films & Projects can be found here and the media kit here.
- Eurodoc26: Call for Eurodoc26 annual training is now open. Eurodoc is an intensive and selective in-depth training program in creative documentary production. Deadline is November 26, 2025. More information can be found here.
- Torino FeatureLab 2026: FeatureLab is a training program dedicated to 1st and 2nd feature film projects from all over the world, at an advanced stage of development. Duration is from June until November 2026. The program comprises two week-long residential modules (June and November) and one online module (September). Deadline for applications is December 2, 2025, 4.00 pm CET. For an overview of the program and more information, please visit the FeatureLab page.
German Films Umbrella Booth at the American Film Market
German Films will once again be present at the last major film market of the year. The American Film Market will return to Los Angeles (November 11-16, 2025), taking place as a face-to-face event at Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City for the first time. Six German world sales companies will be on board in their hotel suites on the 3rd floor, welcoming international buyers and distributors from all around the world: Beta Cinema (Suite 340), Epsilon (Suite 338), Kinostar (Suite 330), Picture Tree International (Suite 332), The Playmaker Munich (Suite 336), Sola Media (Suite 334). | |
| German productions and co-productions at Tokyo, Newport Beach, Montclair, Chicago, FilmColombia, AFI Fest Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Denver, Limassol, Uppsala, Stockholm, Bergen, Thessaloniki, Cambridge, Cork and Winterthur. | |
| Awards for German productions and co-productions at Bucharest, Hamptons, Bangkok, Limassol and Chicago. | |
| International releases of German films in November 2025 supported by the German Films Distribution Support program: ABOUT LUIS in Italy (Distributor: No.Mad Entertainment, World Sales: Ostlicht Filmproduktion, Theatrical Release: November 20, 2025, Grant: 6,000 €)
AMRUM in Turkey (Distributor: Filmarti Film, World Sales: Beta Cinema, Theatrical Release: November 28, 2025, Grant: 10,000 €)
ELBOW in France (Distributor: Groupe GlobeScreen, World Sales: Arthood Entertainment, Theatrical Release: November 05, 2025, Grant: 1,500 €)
GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE in Greece (Distributor: Tanweer Alliances, World Sales: Europa-Park Freizeit-und Familienpark Mack KG, Theatrical Release: November 06, 2025, Grant: 3,500 €)
GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE in Poland (Distributor: Monolith Films, World Sales: Europa-Park Freizeit-und Familienpark Mack KG, Theatrical Release: November 14, 2025, Grant: 10,000 €)
KÖLN 75 in Czech Republic (Distributor: AQS, World Sales: Bankside Films, Theatrical Release: November 06, 2025, Grant: 4,000 €)
MIROIRS NO. 3 in Austria (Distributor: Stadtkino Filmverleih und Kinobetriebsgesellschaft, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: November 07, 2025, Grant: 2,500 €)
MIROIRS NO. 3 in Hungary (Distributor: Cirko Film, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: November 27, 2025, Grant: 3,500 €)
MIROIRS NO. 3 in the Netherlands (Distributor: Imagine Film Distribution, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: November 20, 2025, Grant: 10,000 €)
SOUND OF FALLING in Austria (Distributor: Filmladen Filmverleih, World Sales: MK2, Theatrical Release: November 07, 2025, Grant: 5,500 €)
SOUND OF FALLING in Thailand (Distributor: Sahamongkolfilm International, World Sales: MK2, Theatrical Release: November 20, 2025, Grant: 5,000 €)
TAFITI - ACROSS THE DESERT in Romania (Distributor: Cay Films, World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: November 15, 2025, Grant: 3,500 €)
TAFITI - ACROSS THE DESERT in South Korea (Distributor: Boxoo Entertainment Ltd., World Sales: Sola Media, Theatrical Release: November 06, 2025, Grant: 15,000 €)
THE LIFE OF WISHES in Switzerland (Distributor: Praesens-Film AG, World Sales: ProU Producers United Film, Theatrical Release: November 13, 2025, Grant: 8,000 €)
Please note: Correct at time of going to press. Changes may occur at any time. | |
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