Calendar 2026 – Program Overview of Events in English and/or Accessible to Non-German Visitors
Academy Master Class
EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR
12:00–17:00, with lecturer Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Academy Workshop
EVERY CUT IS THE TRUTH
14:30–18:00, with lecturer Hilde Bjørnstad
Opening Ceremony / Lifetime Achievement Award
Screening of LITTLE JOE
English with German subs
In the presence of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Karina Ressler, followed by a film talk (Eng. transl. via head-phone)
Laudatio: Jessica Hausner
Documentary Competition
Screening of GREEN LIGHT
German with English subs
The film talk afterwards with editor Anna Kirst will be in German
Invitation Only
International Film Editors Forum (IFEF)
Networking event in English from 11:30–16:30, including lunch.
Facilitator: Christine von Fragstein
Note: This is not a public event!
Documentary Competition
Screening of THE COWBOY
English with German subs
The film talk afterwards with editor Vincent Assmann will be in German
Fiction Competition
Screening of À BRAS-LE-CORPS
French with German subs
The film talk afterwards with editor Karine Sudan will be translated between French and German
International Panel
Ethical Editing in the Age of AI
In English
Guests: Angelika Lepper, Özcan Vardar, Magda Woods
Guest Country Norway
RECEPTION
with Norwegian food and drinks
Guest Country Norway
Screening of OSLO STORIES: DREAMS
Norwegian with English subs
Followed by a film talk with editor Jens Christian Fodstad in English
Fiction Competition
Screening of ROSE
German with English subs
The film talk afterwards with editor Hansjörg Weißbrich will be in German
Documentary Competition
Screening of THE FAMILY APPROACH
German with English subs
The film talk afterwards with editor Jana Dugnus will be in German
Fiction Competition
Screening of MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI
Englisch mit deu. UT.
The film talk afterwards with editor Damien Hauser will be in German
Fiction Competition
Screening of SOUND OF FALLING
German with English subs
The film talk afterwards with editor Evelyn Rack will be in German
Documentary Competition
Screening of SEDIMENTS
German with English subs
The film talk afterwards with editors Kathrin Schmid and Laura Coppens will be in German
Lifetime Achievement Award
Screening of REVANCHE
English with German subs
In the presence of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Karina Ressler, followed by a film talk in German
