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GERMAN FILMS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS AT MONTREAL 2026

Festivals

55th Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (October 8-18, 2026)

International Feature Competition
EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner (DE/AT, The Barricades), German Oscar Submission BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
THE HOUSE ON THE MOON by Nelson Yeo (SG/TW/DE/ID, Weydemann Bros.)
I PLANT MY HANDS IN THE GARDEN by Hoda Taheri und Boris Hadžija (DE/RS/US, DFFB German Film and Television Academy Berlin)
TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST by Viv Li (DE/NL, Corsofilm)

International Short Film Competition
CITY OF OWLS by Zhenia Kazankina (FR/DE/IT, Eversince)
OPERA OF HORROR AND SALVATION by Anastasia Veber (DE/FR/BE/MT)
WHISPERS OF A BURNING SCENT by Mo Harawe (SO/AT/DE)

The New Alchemists – Features
OBJET A by Ann Oren (DE/GR/LU, Schuldenberg Films)

The New Alchemists – Short Films
DISPLAY NATURE by Nicolas Gebbe

International Panorama
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA by Jacqueline Lentzou (GR/DE/FR, Kelek Film)
ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash Bikram Shah (NP/DE/BR/FR/NO, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Zischlermann Filmproduktion)
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis (DE/CH, Road Movies, Wolfskind Films)

The Essentials
BUTTERFLY JAM by Kantemir Balagov (FR/DE/BE, Senator Film Produktion)
THE DREAMED ADVENTURE (DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER) by Valeska Grisebach (DE/FR/BG/AT, Komplizen Film, New Matter Films)
FATHERLAND (VATERLAND) by Pawel Pawlikowski (PL/DE/IT/FR, Nine Hours)
MINOTAUR by Andrey Zvyagintsev (FR/DE/LV, Razor Film Produktion)
MY WIFE CRIES (MEINE FRAU WEINT) by Angela Schanelec (DE/FR, Blue Monticola)
ROSE by Markus Schleinzer (DE/AT, Walker+Worm, ROW Pictures)

Histories of Cinema
DOUBLE FREEDOM (LA LIBERTAD DOBLE) by Lisandro Alonso (CL/AR/LU/DE/GB, The Match Factory)
IMPERIUM by Sergei Loznitsa (DE/IT/FR/LT, Essential Filmproduktion)

The Wee Wolves – Short Films
JAM AND WOOD – LENA’S FARM (MARMELADE UND HOLZ – LENAS HOF) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)