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GERMAN FILMS AT FESTIVAL DO RIO 2026

Festivals

28th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (October 1-11, 2026)

Expectations
A FADING MAN (DER VERLORENE MANN) by Welf Reinhart (Maverick Film)
PROSECUTION (STAATSSCHUTZ) by Faraz Shariat (Jünglinge Film)
ALLEGRO PASTELL by Anna Roller (Walker+Worm)
I'LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis (DE/CH, Roadmovies, Wolfskind Films)
IDENTITTI by Randa Chahoud (Razor Film Produktion)
ROYA by Mahnaz Mohammadi (DE/LX/CZ/IR, PakFilm)
THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING by Sophie Heldman (DE/CH/GB, Heimatfilm)
TRANSIT TIMES by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu (DE/RO/MD, Weydemann Bros.)

World Panorama
DAU by Ilya Khrzhanovsky (DE/FR/UA/SE, Phenomen Berlin, Essential Filmproduktion)
EUPHORIA by Julian Rosefeldt
HOME STORIES (ETWAS GANZ BESONDERES) by Eva Trobisch (Trimafilm, Komplizenfilm, if… Productions)
YELLOW LETTERS (GELBE BRIEFE) by Ilker Çatak (DE/FR/TR, if…productions)
NO GOOD MEN by Shahrbanoo Sadat (DE/FR/NO/DK/AF, Adomeit Film, Amerikafilm)

Unique Itineraries
FROM INSIDE OUT – THE ARCHITECTURE OF PETER ZUMTHOR by Wim Wenders (DE/CH, Road Movie, DCM)
SIRI HUSTVEDT – DANCE AROUND THE SELF by Sabine Lidl (DE/CH, Medea Film Factory)

Furthermore, the festival showed a Rosa von Praunheim retrospective as well as selection of Wim Wenders shorts