GERMAN FILMS IN LOCARNO 2026

CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE

OBJET A

by Ann Oren

Fiction Feature, 95'

Germany, Luxembourg, Greece 2026

Production: Schuldenberg Films

Sales: Bendita Film Sales

I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING

by Isabelle Stever

Fiction Feature, 100'

Germany, Ukraine 2026

Production and Sales: X Filme Creative Pool

FUORI CONCORSO - OUT OF COMPETITION

BLOODY TENNIS

by Nikias Chryssos

Fiction Feature, 94'

Germany 2026

Production: Augenschein Filmproduktion

Sales: The Playmaker Munich

TRANSITION

by Peter Badel, Chris Wright

Documentary Feature, 120'

Germany 2026

Production and Sales: Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktion

CONCORSO CINEASTI DEL PRESENTE

TOMORROW A LONG TIME AGO

by Luise Donschen

Fiction Feature, 93'

Germany 2026

Production and Sales: Fünferfilm, New Matter Films

SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON

by Nicolaas Schmidt

Fiction, 70'

Germany 2026

Production: Amerikafilm

Sales: Kino Rebelde

PIAZZA GRANDE

I IS ANOTHER

by Felix Randau 

Fiction Feature, 93'

Germany, Austria 2026

Production: ostlicht Filmproduktion

Sales: Beta Cinema

PARDI DI DOMANI: CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE

TOGETHER

by NEOZOON

Experimental Short Film, 14'

Germany 2026

Production and Sales: NEOZOON

LOCARNO KIDS SCREENINGS

PARADEISA

by Marleen Valien

Fiction Feature, 79'

Germany 2026

Production and Sales: Kurhaus Production, ANORAK Film, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

LOCARNO PRO - HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH ME!

Locarno Pro’s “Match Me!” networking initiative will take place from August 7 to 9. 

Emerging producers with 2-5 years of experience from many different countries have been selected for Locarno Pro's international networking initiative Match Me!. Since 2015, the programme provides an informal networking platform for new and upcoming production companies with distinct focus and strong visions to support the selected producers by expanding the horizons of their collaborations, relations and partnerships. 

Match Me! 2026 takes place in partnership with various film institutes and official institutions like German Films, offering individual meetings and tailor-made networking activities with potential creative and business partners, with the aim of strengthening relationships in the industry, finding potential co-producers and consolidating the producers’ international visibility. 

The German participants 2026 are: 

• Alec Barth (Counterintuitive Film)
• Melissa Byrne (allergikerfilm & NORDPOLARIS)
• Jasper Wiedhöft (Reynard Films)

ALLIANCE 4 DEVELOPMENT

Alliance 4 Development is a co-development program for 11 film projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland hosted by Locarno Pro. The aim of the program is to future-proof the market potential of the projects and foster long-term creative and business ties between the targeted countries.

Over an intensive three-day schedule (August 7 to 9 2026), participants will engage in tailored one-on-one meetings, pitching sessions, networking events, workshops, industry lunches, and feedback sessions, offering invaluable opportunities to strengthen their projects’ international reach. For those looking to take their projects to the next level, Alliance 4 Development is the gateway to meaningful international collaborations and global visibility.

2026, the following projects were chosen:

DYSPNOE by Henning Beckhoff (Oma Inge Film)

HUMANOID by Claudia Rorarius (Soquiet Filmproduktion)

FURTHER GERMAN (CO)-PRODUCTIONS

Concorso Internazionale
A MARGEM DO RIO (THE RIVERBANK) by Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho (BR/DE, Tama Filmproduktion)
PRINCESA BURRO (DONKEY PRINCESS) by Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña (CHL/FR/URY/NL/DE, Autentika Films)

Concorso Cineasti del Presente
TEAR GAS by Uta Beria (GE/FR/DE, 70 Steps)

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 
SOUDAIN (ALL OF A SUDDEN) by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (FR/JP/DE/BL, Heimatfilm)
MAMMAS: INTRODUCTION, SPIDER, HAMSTER, PIPING PLOVER, TOAD by Isabella Rossellini (DE/FR/US, Sperl Film- und Fernsehproduktion)

Panorama Suisse
YOU BELIEVE IN ANGELS, MR. DROWAK? (SIE GLAUBEN AN ENGEL, HERR DROWAK?) by Nicolas Steiner (DE/CH, Zieglerfilm)

Open Doors Screening
COTTON QUEEN by Suzannah Mirghani (DE/FR/PS/EG/QA/SA, Strange Bird)
DIYA (BLUTGELD) by Achille Ronaimou (TD/DE/FR/CI, Filmgalerie 451)
LA KORA DE MON PÈRE (MY FATHER’S KORA) by Ayeman Aymar Esse (BJ/CH/DE)

Semaine de la Critique
GABIN by Maxence Voiseux (FR/DE/CH, AMA FILM)

GERMAN FILMS CONTACTS IN LOCARNO

Simone Baumann, Managing Director

Sylva Häutle, Head of Festival Relations 

Impressum

German Films Service + Marketing GmbH
Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 16
80331 München/Deutschland

Tel +49-89-59 97 87-0
Fax +49-89-59 97 87-30