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GERMAN FILMS & CO-PRODUCTIONS AT SEATTLE 2026

Festivals

52nd Seattle International Film Festival (May 7-17, 2026)

Official Competition
SILENT FRIEND by Ildikó Enyedi (DE/HU/FR, Pandora Film)  

New Directors Competition
COTTON QUEEN by Suzannah Mirghani (DE/FR, Strange Bird) 
TRIAL OF HEIN (DER HEIMATLOSE) by Kai Stänicke (Tamtam Film, Lupa Film)  

Ibero American Competition
IVÁN & HADOUM by Ian de la Rosa (ES/DE/BE, Port au Prince Film & Kultur) 

World Cinema
AMRUM by Fatih Akin (bombero International, Rialto Film, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany) 
COTTON QUEEN by Suzannah Mirghani (DE/FR, Strange Bird) 
FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland (CZ/DE/PL, X-Filme Creative Pool)
HEN by György Pálfi (GR/DE/HU, Pallas Film)
SILENT FRIEND by Ildikó Enyedi (DE/HU/FR, Pandora Film)  
STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart (ES/DE, Schuldenberg Films)

Shorts: Reality Check
CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG by Hao Zhou (DE/US/CN)  

Shorts: Spacing OUT
SKIN ON SKIN by Simon Schneckenburger (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Shorts: Animation4Adults
WITH TAPES AND TOASTS IN THE CAR (IM AUTO TAPES UND BUTTERBROT) by Kiana Naghshineh (DE/FR, ManicMonday)