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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.
The opening ceremony, held at the Berlinale Palast onFebruary 12, introduces the festival juries and presents the Honorary GoldenBear to Academy Award–winning actress Michelle Yeoh. The gala is led byFestival Director Tricia Tuttle and hosted by Désirée Nosbusch, with filmmakerSean Baker delivering the laudatory speech.
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.
Opening Film
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.
Honorary Golden Bear
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.
The Honorary Golden Bear is awarded to figures whohave made lasting contributions to film. Previous recipients include HelenMirren, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, and Tilda Swinton.
Main Competition Jury
The Main Competition jury, chaired by Wim Wenders,includes:
- MinBahadur Bham (Nepal), director and producer.
- BaeDoona (South Korea), actor.
- ShivendraSingh Dungarpur (India), director and archivist.
- ReinaldoMarcus Green (US), director and producer.
- HIKARI(Japan), director and screenwriter.
- EwaPuszczyńska (Poland), producer.
The jury will award:
- GoldenBear for Best Film.
- SilverBear Grand Jury Prize.
- SilverBear Jury Prize.
- SilverBear for Best Director.
- SilverBear for Best Leading Performance.
- SilverBear for Best Supporting Performance.
- SilverBear for Best Screenplay.
- SilverBear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.
Talks and Special Events
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.
Festival Overview
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.
For more info: www.berlinale.de/en/home.html
Credit: Independent journalist andreporter Mansour Jahani
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