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GERMAN FILMS & CO-PRODUCTIONS AT ZURICH 2026

Festivals

22st International Film Festival Zurich (September 24 – October 4, 2026)

Feature Film Competition
THE IDEAS (DIE IDEEN) by Fabian Stumm (Postofilm)
HEAD TO HEAD by Ghasideh Golmakani (IR/DE, Ghasideh Golmakani)

Gala Premieres
LOVE, AFTER ALL (ALTE LIEBE) by Andreas Dresen (Kordes & Kordes Film)
EUROTRASH by Frauke Finsterwalder (DE/CH, Walker + Worm)
HOW CAN I HELP? (FRAU WINKLER VERLÄSST DAS HAUS) by Doris Dörrie (Zeitsprung Pictures)
FROM INSIDE OUT – THE ARCHITECTURE OF PETER ZUMTHOR by Wim Wenders (DE/CH, Road Movie, DCM)
VISITATION (HEIMSUCHUNG) by Volker Schlöndorff (Ziegler Film, Volksfilm, STUDIOCANAL, Studio Babelsberg, Mideu Films)
AGNES & AMIR (LIEBLINGSMENSCHEN) by Helena Hufnagel (Nordpolaris)
MINOTAUR (MINOTAURUS) by Andrey Zvyagintsev (FR/DE, Razor Film Produktion)
FATHERLAND (VATERLAND) by Pawel Pawlikowski (PL/DE/IT/FR, Nine Hours)
THE WEIGHT by Padraic McKinley (DE/US, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Construction Filmproduktion)

Signatures
THE DREAMED ADVENTURE (DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER) by Valeska Grisebach (DE/FR/BG/AT, Komplizen Film, New Matter Films)
THE BLOOD COUNTESS (DIE BLUTGRÄFIN) by Ulrike Ottinger (AT/LU/DE, Heimatfilm, Ulrike Ottinger Filmproduktion)
EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner (DE/AT, The Barricades)
GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer (AT/DE/FR, Komplizen Film)

Now/Future
MATERIA PRIMA by Jens Schanze (Mascha Film, Filmtank)
RESCUE by Sine Plambech (DE/SWE/ISL, Elk Film)

Hashtag #artificialintelligence
FINDING CONNECTION by Florian Karner (DOMAR Film)

ZFF für Kinder
SECRET OF THE STOLEN MASK (DAS GEHEIMNIS DER GESTOHLENEN MASKE) by Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye (Made For Films)
DER REGENBOGENFISCH by Florian Moch (DE/CH, Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion, STUDIOCANAL)