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GERMAN FILMS IN CANNES 2026

IN COMPETITION

© Komplizen Film / Bernhard Keller

THE DREAMED ADVENTURE (DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER)

by Valeska Grisebach

Fiction Feature, 163'

Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria 2026

Production: Komplizen Film, New Matter Films

Sales: The Match Factory

CANNES PREMIÈRE

© Ziegler Film

VISITATION (HEIMSUCHUNG)

by Volker Schlöndorff 

Fiction Feature,  xx'

Germany, 2026

Production: Ziegler Film, Volksfilm, STUDIOCANAL, Studio Babelsberg, Mideu Films

Sales: STUDIOCANAL

UN CERTAIN REGARD

© Road Movies / Giulia Schelhas

I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE

by Katharina Rivilis

Fiction Feature, 122'

Germany, Switzerland, USA, 2026

Production: Road Movies, Wolfskind Films

Sales: Luxbox Films

SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE

©Jonas Egert

"VATERLAND" OR A BULE NAMED YANTO ("VATERLAND" ODER EIN BULE NAMENS YANTO)

by Berthold Wahjudi

Fiction Short, 22'

Germany, 2026

Production Company: madfilms

Sales: Salaud Morisset

LA CINEF

© Roozbeh Gezerseh, Soraya Shamsi

GROWING STONES, FLYING PAPERS

by Roozbeh Gezerseh & Soraya Shamsi 

Animation Short, 12'

Germany, 2026 

Production & Sales: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

FURTHER GERMAN CO-PRODUCTIONS


IN COMPETITION

ALL OF A SUDDEN by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (FR/JP/DE/BE, Heimatfilm)

FATHERLAND (VATERLAND) by Pawel Pawlikowski (PL/DE/IT/FR, Nine Hours)

GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer (AT/DE/FR, Komplizen Film)

MINOTAUR by Andrey Zvyagintsev (FR/DE/LV, Razor Film Produktion)

 

CANNES PREMIÈRE

AQUÍ by Tiago Guedes (FR/PT/ES/DE, Filmgalerie 451)

 

UN CERTAIN REGARD

ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG (ELEFANTEN IM NEBEL) by Abinash Bikram Shah (NP/DE/BR/FR/NO, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Zischlermann Filmproduktion)

EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner (AT/DE, The Barricades)

TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina Kotzamani (GR/JP/DE/RO/FR/ES, Wunderlust)

 

QUINZAINE DES CINÉASTES

GABIN by Maxence Voiseux (FR/DE/CH, AMA FILM)

DAUGHTERS OF THE LATE COLONEL by Elizabeth Hobbs (UK/DE, Fabian&Fred)

 

SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE

NAFRON by Daood Alabdulaa (SY/DE)

THE STATION by Sara Ishaq (JE/JO/FR/DE/NL/NO/QA, One Two Films)

CITY OF OWLS by Zhenia Kazankina (FR/DE/IT, Eversince)

NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER 2026

The 16th edition of the joint initiative by German Films and the FFA to promote young talents, NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER, will presented at Cannes this year again as a market screening on Tuesday, May 19, 6.15 pm at Olympia 2.

The jury selected 10 short films from 99 submissions - detailed information on all films and filmmakers is available here.

PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE

© Lars Nitsch

Congratulations to Philipp Trauer from BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion on being Germany's Producer on the Move 2026!

The 27th edition of the promotion and networking program by European Film Promotion, which runs before and during Cannes Film Festival, brings together 20 of Europe’s most promising producers, like Philipp, whose track record includes films like SEPTEMBER 5, 22 LENGHTS or TIDES. 

PRODUCERS NETWORK

Launched in 2003, Producers Network has grown into a platform that welcomes over 370 producers from around the globe each year. Their series of breakfast meetings are designed to spotlight presenting Partners while showcasing the extraordinary work of their most promising producers. It helps discover co-production possibilities and transform film projects from concept to reality.

Three German candidates have been selected for the 2026 Producers Network - congratulations:

  • Balthasar Busmann, Amerikafilm
  • Verena Gräfe-Höft, Junafilm
  • Saralisa Volm, Poison

GERMAN FILMS IN CANNES

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