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GERMAN FILMS & CO-PRODUCTIONS AT CHICAGO 2026

Festivals

62nd Chicago International Film Festival (October 14-25, 2026)

Special Presentation
FATHERLAND (VATERLAND) (PL/DE/IT/FR, Nine Hours) 
GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer (AT/DE/FR, Komplizen Film)

International Feature Film Competition
ALL OF A SUDDEN by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (FR/JP/DE/BE, Heimatfilm)
EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner (DE/AT, The Barricades), German Oscar Submission BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
THE DIFFICULT BRIDE by Rubaiyat Hossain (FR/BD/PT/NO/DE, Tandem Production) 
THE DREAMED ADVENTURE (DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER) by Valeska Grisebach (DE/FR/BG/AT, Komplizen Film, New Matter Films) 

New Directors Competition
DEAR FUTURE SELF (ERZÄHL MIR DEIN MORGEN) by Ella Cieslinski, Nina Wesemann (Freundinnen Film)
HEAD TO HEAD by Ghasideh Golmakani (IR/DE, Ghasideh Golmakani)
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis (DE/CH, Roadmovies, Wolfskind Films)
THE RIVERBANK (A MARGEM DO RIO) by Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho (BR/DE, Tama Filmproduktion) 

Documentary Competition
MARIINKA by Pieter-Jan de Pue (BE/NL/DE/SE, Beetz Brothers)

Comedy
HEAD TO HEAD by Ghasideh Golmakani (IR/DE, Ghasideh Golmakani)

Departures
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAOTER PHAEDRA by Jacqueline Lentzou (GR/DE/FR, Kelek Film)
EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOISE by Nicolás Pereda (MX/DE/CA, weltfilm)  
LA RAGAZZA CON LA LEICA (THE GIRL WITH THE LEICA) by Alina Marazzi (IT/DE, Komplizen Film) 

OutLook
ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG (ELEFANTEN IM NEBEL) by Abinash Bikram Shah (NP/DE/BR/FR/NO, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Zischlermann Filmproduktion) 
I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING (SELTEN WACHE ICH TRÄUMEND AUF) by Isabelle Stever (DE/UA, X-Filme Creative Pool)
ROSE by Markus Schleinzer (DE/AT, Walker+Worm, ROW Pictures) 
THE RIVERBANK (A MARGEM DO RIO) by Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho (BR/DE, Tama Filmproduktion) 

Spotlight
MINOTAUR by Andrey Zvyagintsev (FR/DE/LV, Razor Film Produktion) 
ROSE by Markus Schleinzer (DE/AT, Walker+Worm, ROW Pictures) 

Drama Shorts: We’ll Meet Again
“VATERLAND” OR A BULE NAMED YANTO („VATERLAND" ODER EIN BULE NAMENS YANTO) by Berthold Wahjudi (DE/ID, madfilms, University of Television and Film Munich)

Family Friendly Animation: Tender Loving Care
THE SKY WAS CANDY by Anh Tú Nguyen (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Documentary Shorts: Fault Lines
MEMORIES OF A WINDOW by Mehraneh Salimian, Amin Pakparvar (IR/US/DE)