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Berlinale Selection 2026

Berlinale Selection 2026 – Key Visual

Berlinale Selection 2026 is the seventh edition of the film series presenting current German cinema in Cyprus organized by the Goethe-Institut Cyprus. This year a selection of six films that were at the Berlinale 2025, 2024 and 2023 will be shown on the big screen in Cyprus, at Pantheon in Nicosia from 5 to 8 February 2026. The screenings are taking place with the support of the Friends of Cinema Society.

This film series brings together six striking works — Knochen und Namen (Bones and Names), Tandem – in welcher Sprache träumst du? (Langue Étrangère), Köln 75, Shahid, Roter Himmel (Afire), and Mit der Faust in die Welt schlagen (Punching the World) — each exploring identity, vulnerability, and the search for belonging from sharply different angles. What unites them is an intimate focus on individuals caught in moments of transition: artists questioning their craft, young people confronting inherited histories, or communities negotiating the boundaries of culture and memory.

Berlinale Selection 2026

Films

  • Music film based on true events

    Köln 75

    Germany, Poland, Belgium 2025 // 116 minutes

    Köln 75 follows teenage concert promoter Vera Brandes as she races to stage Keith Jarrett’s now legendary 1975 Cologne performance. The film captures the chaotic preparations, artistic tension, and unlikely determination behind a night that would become a landmark in jazz history.

    A young woman walks across a wet street in a city with historic buildings, wearing a colourful retro outfit and carrying a patterned shoulder bag; classic cars and passers-by with umbrellas can be seen in the background. © Wolfgang Ennebach – One Two Films © Wolfgang Ennebach – One Two Films

  • Between drama and comedy, between fiction and documentary

    Shahid

    Germany 2024 // 86 minutes

    In this autofictional film, the boundaries between reality and fiction, bureaucracy and fantasy are blurred. The director fights to drop the martyr title “Shahid” from her name. Still, her great-grandfather, who was once pronounced a martyr, stands in her way. In an absurd mix of humor, music, and theatrics, Narges Kalhor sets out on a journey to examine her Iranian roots.

    A woman in a red jacket and yellow hat stands in front of a group of men wearing black robes with tall headpieces outside a building. © Leonie Huber © Leonie Huber

  • Drama, Romance, Coming-of-age

    Langue Étrangère

    France, Germany, Belgium 2024 // 105 minutes

    Langue Étrangère is a heartfelt story about two young women who, in a complex and politically charged present, learn to understand themselves and each other.

    Two women are sitting close together, one is handing something to the other to eat. The scene appears intimate and shows close interaction. © Julien Poupard_Les Films de Pierre_Port au Prince Pictures © Julien Poupard_Les Films de Pierre_Port au Prince Pictures

  • Drama

    Bones and Names

    Germany 2023 // 109 minutes

    The long-standing relationship between Boris and Jonathan is crumbling. The actor and the writer have slowly grown apart. An intelligent and entertaining reflection on relationships and life plans that must be constantly renegotiated.

    Three people hugging closely in a bright room, close-up of their backs and arms. © Salzgeber © Salzgeber

  • Drama

    Punching the World

    Germany 2025 // 110 minutes

    Philipp and Tobi grow up in a rural region of East Germany. Their childhood is shaped by the collapse of their own family and by the sense of hopelessness that hangs over the entire area. Years later, when a refugee shelter is planned in their town, the situation escalates. While one brother withdraws, the other finds an outlet for his anger.

    A boy rides his bicycle along a straight country road, flanked by yellow rapeseed fields and uncultivated land under a cloudy sky. © Across Nations Filmverleih GmbH © Across Nations Filmverleih GmbH

  • Romance, Drama

    Afire

    Germany 2023 // 103 minutes

    In his film, Afire, Christian Petzold brings four young people together in a small holiday house by the Baltic Sea in the summer. Through these four young people, Leon, Felix, Nadja and Devid, sharing this house, a story about self-reflection, understanding each other and oneself, against the background of the climate crisis, is told.

    Four young men and one young girl are standing on the roof of a house staring at the same direction ahead. © Christian Schulz, Schramm Film © Christian Schulz, Schramm Film

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