Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs nine projects
Nine projects backed overall with €365,000 in production grants.
‘The Education Of Jane Cumming’ sells to key territories including UK-Ireland, France
EXCLUSIVE: Berlinale title also heads to Italy, Spain, Portugal among others.
German thriller ‘Prosecution’ sets key sales, releases first trailer
EXCLUSIVE: Film heads to territories including Spain, India, Australia.
Berlin Panorama selection ‘Olmo’ from Plan B, Teorema lands North American deal
Global Constellation represents international sales.
Berlin’s European Film Market names South Africa as 2027 Country in Focus
It is the second African country in a row to be highlighted at the EFM after Morocco last year.
Films not in English that win top awards at select fests to be eligible for international feature Oscar
Rule tweaks on AI, casting, cinematography, VFX.
Tessa Thompson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Owen Cooper to lead Aoife McArdle’s ‘Foxfinder’
EXCLUSIVE: Psychological thriller is shooting this summer in Germany, based on Dawn King’s 2011 play.
Berlinale award-winner ‘Four Minus Three’ seals key deals including France
Film won the Europa Cinemas Label Award at Berlin in February.
International buyers connect with Berlin Perspectives title ‘Truly Naked’
EXCLUSIVE: Muriel d’Ansembourg’s film is about the porn industry and a teenager’s desire for real intimacy.
Berlin winner ‘Rose’ scores key sales including to North America, UK-Ireland
Huller won the Silver Bear for best leading performance at Berlin.
Berlinale sets 2027 dates, adding extra day to festival
Festival reveals record audience attendance for 2026.
Berlin premiere ‘Heysel 85’ sells to multiple territories including UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Icon Film Distribution has taken the UK-Ireland rights to Teodora Ana Mihai’s political thriller
Buyers wake up to Charades' Berlinale animation ‘A New Dawn’
EXCLUSIVE: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s first feature has sold to multiple territories since its Berlin competition debut.
“Berlin was solid and the market felt good”: Buyers and sellers on EFM 2026
However, some expressed concern big market titles were being kept for Cannes.
Sata Cissokho on how Berlin's World Cinema Fund is bringing together Global South filmmakers with Euro producers
WCF support goes directly to the local production rather than the European minority co-producer.
‘Lady’ director Olive Nwosu on her filmmaking inspirations, next projects
Nwosu aims for ”a body of work that looks at the world from a modern African lens.”
