© Schramm Film MIROIRS NO. 3
by Christian Petzold
Fiction Feature, 86'
Germany, 2025
Production Company: Schramm Film Koerner Weber Kaiser
Sales: The Match Factory
MIROIRS NO. 3 Screenings:
September 4, 7:00 PM, Scotiabank 3 (Press & Industry Screening)
TIFF DIRECTORS' LAB - Christian Petzold Artist Talk
September 4, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, TIFF Industry Centre
© Films Boutique SILENT FRIEND
by Ildikó Enyedi
Feature, 145'
Germany, Hungary, France 2025
Production: Pandora Film
Sales: Films Boutique
SILENT FRIEND Screenings:
September 8, 9:25 AM, Scotiabank 14 (Press & Industry Screening)
© Fabian Gamper / Studio Zentral SOUND OF FALLING
by Mascha Schilinski
Fiction Feature, 159'
Germany, 2025
Production Company: Studio Zentral
Sales: MK2
The film is the German entry for the ACADEMY AWARDS® 2026 for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM.
SOUND OF FALLING Screenings:
September 4, 2:45 PM, Scotiabank 10 (Press & Industry Screening)
© LiseLotteFilms BABYSTAR
by Joscha Bongard
Feature, 98’
Germany, 2025
Production: LiseLotte Films
Sales: LiseLotte Films
BABYSTAR Screenings:
September 6, 9:00 AM, Scotiabank 9 (Press & Industry Screening)
© New Matter Films DRY LEAF
by Alexandre Koberidze
Fiction, 186'
Germany, Georgia 2025
Production: New Matter Films
Sales: Heretic
DRY LEAF Screenings:
September 5, 7:15 PM, Scotiabank 6 (Press & Industry Screening)
© kamal aljafari productions WITH HASAN IN GAZA
by Kamal Aljafari
Documentary, 106'
Germany, Palestine, Qatar, Switzerland, France 2025
Production: kamal aljafari productions
Sales: kamal aljafari productions
WITH HASAN IN GAZA Screenings:
September 4, 3:25 PM, Scotiabank 8 (Press & Industry Screening)
CENTREPIECE
A USEFUL GHOST (PEE CHAI DAI KA) by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke (TH/FR/SG/DE, Mayana Film)
DIYA (BLUTGELD) by Achille Ronaimou (TD/FR/DE/CI, Filmgalerie 451)
EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh (FR/SE/DK/DE, Films Boutique)
ORPHAN by László Nemesz (HU/UK/FR/DE, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion)
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD (LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA) by Francesco Sossai (IT/DE, Maze Pictures)
THE LITTLE SISTER (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE) by Hafsia Herzi (FR/DE, Katuh Studio)
TWO PROSECUTORS (ZWEI STAATSANWÄLTE) by Sergei Loznitsa (FR/DE/NL/LV/RO/LT, LOOKSfilm)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A POET (UN POETA) by Simón Mesa Soto (CO/DE/SE, Ma.ja.de)
CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani (MAR/FR/ES/DE/BE, One Two Films)
FRANZ (FRANZ K.) by Agnieszka Holland (CZ/DE/PL, X-Filme)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier (NO/DE/DK/FR/SE, Komplizen Film)
SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN) by Mascha Schilinski (Studio Zentral)
THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho (BR/FR/DE/NL, One Two Films)
DISCOVERY
GHOST SCHOOL by Seemab Gul (PK/DE, Red Balloon Film)
PLATFORM
HEN by György Pálfi (GR/DE/HU, Pallas Film)
SHORT CUTS
THE CONTESTANT by Patrick Xavier Bresnan (US/DE)
© Christian Schulz/ Schramm Film Focus of the next KINO! FILM SALON online film club on September 7 will be PHOENIX by Christian Petzold, one of the most renowned directors of contemporary German cinema. The film celebrated its world premiere at TIFF in 2014, and now the director returns to the festival with his recent drama MIROIRS NO. 3 in the prestigious CENTERPIECE section, starring Paula Beer.
The virtual session starts with a brief introduction by Christian Petzold (courtesy of TIFF)! RSVP here to participate.
Date: Sunday, September 7
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm PT, 2:30pm – 3:30pm ET, 8:30pm – 9:30pm CET.
Hosted by Jim Kolmar, KINO! FILM SALON is a production of Telescope Film , in collaboration with the German Film Office .
A great honor for German actor Nina Hoss: she will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award at this year's festival.
She stars in this year’s Special Presentation section in HEDDA , directed by Nia DaCosta. Hoss previously attended the festival with THE WHITE MASSAI, PHOENIX, and THE AUDITION.
More about the TIFF Tribute Awards can be found here.
Simone Baumann , Managing Director (Sep 3-8)
Nicole Kaufmann , Head of Regional Desk USA & UK (Sep 3-9)
Find us here:
TIFF INDUSTRY CENTER
Hyatt Regency Hotel
EFP Europe! Umbrella booth #12/13, Mezzanine Level
370 King Street West, Toronto
German Films Service + Marketing GmbH
Tel +49-89-59 97 87-0
