Berlinale 2026 review: Uchronia (Fil Ierepoulos) "The film creates a space where history, poetry and politics collide in what we can perhaps describe as an unconventional blend of literary homage and

Matthew Joseph Jenner sees a space where history, poetry and politics collide in Fil Ieropoulos' UCHRONIA an unconventional blend of literary homage and visual essay #Berlinale buff.ly/xr6koyK

Shahran Morshed sees a modern extension of Barbara Hammer's 'tactile cinema' in Brydie O'Connor's BARBARA FOREVER, a film that is more than a tribute — it is an inspiration and a milestone #Berlinale buff.ly/HyJI082

Review: The Wind Blows Wherever It Wants (Ivan Boiko) "A welcome reminder that no matter what horrors we expose the world to, nature is and will always be there, moving to its own rhythm" "That's just the way

Marc van de Klashorst follows the flock in Ivan Boiko's transcendental THE WIND BLOWS WHEREVER IT WANTS, a welcome reminder that no matter what horrors we expose the world to, nature is and will always be there, moving to its own rhythm buff.ly/sBzdOnU

Matthew Joseph Jenner celebrates the life of remarkable person in Anna Fitch and Banker White's YO (LOVE IS A REBELLIOUS BIRD), a complex portrait of an individual who gleefully marched to the beat of her own drum #Berlinale buff.ly/Jo2FZ3h

Berlinale 2026 review: Raging (Ryan Machado) "With Raging, Machado further solidifies a distinct directorial voice, one rooted in emotional honesty" Two years after his debut Huling Palabas screened

Nicol Latayan deals with sensitive subject matter in Ryan Machado's RAGING, a film that further solidifies Machado's distinct directorial voice, one rooted in emotional honesty #Berlinale buff.ly/mKZsjRV

Berlinale 2026 review: Everything Else Is Noise (Nicolás Pereda) "A lively, offbeat exploration of human connections, artistic ego and interpersonal dynamics" Nicolás Pereda is fascinated by the human condition. His

Cédric Succivalli examines the narrow boundary between noise and music in Nicolás Pereda's EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOISE, a lively, offbeat exploration of human connections, artistic ego and interpersonal dynamics #Berlinale

Berlinale 2026 review: Trial of Hein (Kai Stänicke) "A bare bones drama about the perception of identity, the reliability of memory, and our suspicion of outsiders" "There was a role I had to play" When can

Marc van de Klashorst takes the stage in Kai Stänicke's TRIAL OF HEIN, a bare bones drama about the perception of identity, the reliability of memory, and our suspicion of outsiders #Berlinale buff.ly/YKXbGEV

IFFR 2026 interview: Łukasz Ronduda (Tell Me How You Feel) Ever wondered if your therapist should be getting a co-writing credit on your love life? Or if you could pay your rent with the 'currency' of your own

Whether you’re a 'Freudian-Marxist' or someone who wonders why your partner brings their mommy issues into the bedroom, this #IFFR2026 interview by Anuradha Kodagoda with TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL director Łukasz Ronduda is for you buff.ly/1DidO6V

Berlinale 2026 review: The Loneliest Man in Town (Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel) "This Austrian gem employs a man endlessly fascinating on his own, and builds a story around him that doesn’t need action or tricks to be bewitching"

E. Nina Rothe feels the blues in Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel's THE LONELIEST MAN IN TOWN, an Austrian gem that doesn’t need action or tricks to be bewitching #Berlinale buff.ly/we95J0z

Review: Sand City (Mahde Hasan) "A poignant exploration of isolation, the human need for connection, and the small acts of survival that bind us to the world" Bangladeshi screenwriter

Shahran Morshed finds a severed finger and a lot of sand in Mahde Hasan's SAND CITY, a poignant exploration of isolation, the human need for connection, and the small acts of survival that bind us to the world buff.ly/37upj75

Berlinale 2026 review: The Hidden Face of the Earth (Arnaud Alain) "Arnaud Alain creates a film in which the photograph is no longer an object but a question. His work does not ask how to see again; it asks what it means

In THE HIDDEN FACE OF THE EARTH, Ali Benzekri sees Arnaud Alain create a film in which a photograph is no longer an object but a question. His work does not ask how to see again; it asks what it means to continue creating images to stay alive #Berlinale buff.ly/VJ8qwMm

Berlinale 2026 review: The Day She Returns (Hong Sang-soo) "For those who seek cinema in the fleeting moments of life, The Day She Returns is a treat" Hong Sang-soo returns once again to his familiar,

Shahran Morshed hears a voice within whisper in Hong Sang-soo's THE DAY SHE RETURNS, a treat for those who seek cinema in the fleeting moments of life #Berlinale buff.ly/7eNH5qp

Berlinale 2026 review: The Day She Returns (Hong Sang-soo) "For those who seek cinema in the fleeting moments of life, The Day She Returns is a treat" Hong Sang-soo returns once again to his familiar,

Shahran Morshed hears a voice within whisper in Hong Sang-soo's THE DAY SHE RETURNS, a treat for those who seek cinema in the fleeting moments of life #Berlinale buff.ly/7eNH5qp

Berlinale 2026 review: The Hidden Face of the Earth (Arnaud Alain) "Arnaud Alain creates a film in which the photograph is no longer an object but a question. His work does not ask how to see again; it asks what it means

In THE HIDDEN FACE OF THE EARTH, Ali Benzekri sees Arnaud Alain create a film in which a photograph is no longer an object but a question. His work does not ask how to see again; it asks what it means to continue creating images to stay alive #Berlinale buff.ly/VJ8qwMm

Review: Sand City (Mahde Hasan) "A poignant exploration of isolation, the human need for connection, and the small acts of survival that bind us to the world" Bangladeshi screenwriter

Shahran Morshed finds a severed finger and a lot of sand in Mahde Hasan's SAND CITY, a poignant exploration of isolation, the human need for connection, and the small acts of survival that bind us to the world buff.ly/37upj75

Berlinale 2026 review: The Loneliest Man in Town (Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel) "This Austrian gem employs a man endlessly fascinating on his own, and builds a story around him that doesn’t need action or tricks to be bewitching"

E. Nina Rothe feels the blues in Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel's THE LONELIEST MAN IN TOWN, an Austrian gem that doesn’t need action or tricks to be bewitching #Berlinale buff.ly/we95J0z

IFFR 2026 interview: Łukasz Ronduda (Tell Me How You Feel) Ever wondered if your therapist should be getting a co-writing credit on your love life? Or if you could pay your rent with the 'currency' of your own

Whether you’re a 'Freudian-Marxist' or someone who wonders why your partner brings their mommy issues into the bedroom, this #IFFR2026 interview by Anuradha Kodagoda with TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL director Łukasz Ronduda is for you buff.ly/1DidO6V

Berlinale 2026 review: Trial of Hein (Kai Stänicke) "A bare bones drama about the perception of identity, the reliability of memory, and our suspicion of outsiders" "There was a role I had to play" When can

Marc van de Klashorst takes the stage in Kai Stänicke's TRIAL OF HEIN, a bare bones drama about the perception of identity, the reliability of memory, and our suspicion of outsiders #Berlinale buff.ly/YKXbGEV

Berlinale 2026 review: Everything Else Is Noise (Nicolás Pereda) "A lively, offbeat exploration of human connections, artistic ego and interpersonal dynamics" Nicolás Pereda is fascinated by the human condition. His

Cédric Succivalli examines the narrow boundary between noise and music in Nicolás Pereda's EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOISE, a lively, offbeat exploration of human connections, artistic ego and interpersonal dynamics #Berlinale

Berlinale 2026 review: Raging (Ryan Machado) "With Raging, Machado further solidifies a distinct directorial voice, one rooted in emotional honesty" Two years after his debut Huling Palabas screened

Nicol Latayan deals with sensitive subject matter in Ryan Machado's RAGING, a film that further solidifies Machado's distinct directorial voice, one rooted in emotional honesty #Berlinale buff.ly/mKZsjRV

Matthew Joseph Jenner celebrates the life of remarkable person in Anna Fitch and Banker White's YO (LOVE IS A REBELLIOUS BIRD), a complex portrait of an individual who gleefully marched to the beat of her own drum #Berlinale buff.ly/Jo2FZ3h

Berlinale 2026 review: Shot Reverse Shot (Radu Jude & Adrian Cioflâncă) "A striking piece of non-fiction filmmaking that resists categorisation" Diane Arbus, arguably one of the most important photographers of the 20th

Matthew Joseph Jenner looks at is from both sides in Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflâncă's SHOT REVERSE SHOT, a striking piece of non-fiction filmmaking that resists categorisation #Berlinale icsfilm.org/festivals/be...

Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to a wedding in Sarmad Sultan Khoosat's LALI, an intriguing and self-assured satire that knows how to handle difficult and unwieldy themes with precision and unexpected flair #Berlinale

E. Nina Rothe finds something personal in the subtle politics of Eva Trobisch's HOME STORIES, a film that appealed to her cinematic sensitivity but also captured her heart with both hands and squeezed it tightly #Berlinale buff.ly/2SNTKag

Marc van de Klashorst feels claustrophobic in Mahnaz Mohammadi's puzzling ROYA, a film that takes us inside the battered mind of a political prisoner and shows how both psychological and physical terror can fragment memory #Berlinale

Berlinale 2026: My Wife Cries (Angela Schanelec) "A straightforward story told in unconventional tones of filmmaking, writing, and images, and for that, the film stands on its own in a sea of stories

E. Nina Rothe applauds Angela Schanelec showing that, yes, films can be political through MY WIFE CRIES, a film that stands on its own in a sea of stories that feed us how to think #Berlinale buff.ly/868qRdr

Matthew Joseph Jenner engages in the act of observing people in Mohammad Shirvani's CESAREAN WEEKEND, a formally unorthodox work about the fragility of the human condition #Berlinale buff.ly/8g9vpcn

Berlinale 2026 interview: South Asian delegate Anu Rangachar From the earliest Berlinale, South Asian cinema has been part of the festival for over seven decades. For South Asian filmmakers the Berlinale was

At the #Berlinale, Anuradha Kodagoda speaks with South Asian delegate Anu Rangachar about the hope for structural in regional cinema, the myth of ‘quota logic’, and how films from smaller industries are finding a place at the heart of global cinematic discussion buff.ly/M10CHt6

Berlinale 2026 review: Lust (Ralitza Petrova) "Petrova achieves something rare: a portrait of a woman whose opacity is neither romanticized nor solved" In Lust, Ralitza Petrova examines a collapse

Ali Benzekri is bound up in Ralitza Petrova's LUST, a portrait of a woman whose opacity is neither romanticized nor solved #Berlinale buff.ly/JFHbjnU

Erwan Desbois finds a large array of political and artistic echoes and a brilliant depiction of a period in Marcelo Martinessi's NARCISO, a film whose visual beauty serves a narrative and dramatic purpose #Berlinale