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The 76th Berlin International Film Festival(Berlinale) opens in Germany with the world premiere of No Good Men, directedby Shahrbanoo Sadat, while German filmmaker Wim Wenders presides over theInternational Jury.

Government officials, juries, and international guestsare expected on the red carpet, including Germany’s Minister of State forCulture and the Media Wolfram Weimer and Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner.

The opening film, No Good Men, is an internationalco-production between Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, and Afghanistan. Productioncompanies include Adomeit Film, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Motlys,Amerikafilm, and Wolf Pictures.

Michelle Yeoh receives the 2026 Honorary Golden Bearin recognition of her career and contribution to international cinema. Yeoh,who previously served on the Berlinale jury in 1999, is known globally forroles in films including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and EverythingEverywhere All at Once.

Main Competition Jury

- MinBahadur Bham (Nepal), director and producer.

- ShivendraSingh Dungarpur (India), director and archivist.

- HIKARI(Japan), director and screenwriter.

The jury will award:

- SilverBear Grand Jury Prize.

- SilverBear for Best Director.

- SilverBear for Best Supporting Performance.

- SilverBear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.

The festival program includes discussions with awardguests, including a conversation between Sean Baker and Michelle Yeoh. Theevent also features the premiere of Sandiwara, a short film directed by Bakerand starring Yeoh, produced within the Berlinale residency program.

The 76th Berlinale runs from February 12 to February22, 2026, under the direction of Tricia Tuttle. The program consists of Competitionsections such as Main Competition, Perspectives Competition, GenerationsCompetition, Panorama, Forum, Shorts, Documentary, and the non-competitioncategory, including Special Screening and Classic Cinema Screening.

Credit: Independent journalist andreporter Mansour Jahani

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