Hiam Abbass, Amine Benrachid in 'Only Rebels Win.' Easy Riders Film Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the first slate of films for its 2026 lineup in the Panorama and Generation sidebars. The festival on Wednesday unveiled 12 films in the Panorama line-up, including 10 world premieres, five features and seven shorts for the youth-focused Generation section, seven world premieres among them. Typical for Berlin, the films are an ecclectic and global mix, from Danielle Arbid's Only Rebels Win, starring Hiam Abbass and Amine Benrachid as a couple who meet in crisis-ridden Beirut and begin a Spring-Fall relationship; to Takuya Uchiyama's Japanese drama Numb, about a boy, tyrannized by his father, who has gone mute; to Patric Chiha's documentary A Russian Winter, about Ukrainians in exile. Related Stories Business Netflix's Ted Sarandos Vows to Continue Releasing Warner Bros. Movies "in Theaters With the Traditional Windows" Movies The Testament of Stacy Martin: Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet's Go-To Star on Female Leaders, Northern Accents -- and the Power of Ann Lee Among the Generation highlights are the Brazilian animated feature Papaya from director Priscilla Kellen; Frederike Migom's Dutch coming-of-age drama Everybody's Sorry Nowadays; and Ghost School, a German/Pakistani/Saudi Arabian co-production from director Seemab Guul about a 10-year-old girl trying to uncover the reason why her school has been suddenly shut. The stories on offer range from Congolese city of Goma (in Elisé Sawasawa's doc Enough is Enough) to an examination of structural racism in Germany (in Faraz Shariat's Prosecution), to Jaripeo, a documentary from Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig, that looks at queer subculture through the lens of Mexico's hypermasculine rodeos. Berlin will announce its full festival lineup early next year. The 2026 Berlin International Film Festival runs Feb. 12-22. Iconic German director Wim Wenders (Paris Texas, Perfect Days) will head up the international jury for the 76th Berlinale, picking the winners of the Golden and Silver Bears trophies, which will be announced on Feb. 21. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up wake up dead man Glenn Close Felt That Tragic 'Wake Up Dead Man' Ending in Her Bones: "It Became Something Very Real" Melania Trump Glam Melania Trump Goes Inside Presidential Inauguration in Amazon Doc Trailer: "Everyone Wants to Know, So Here It Is" Titanic James Cameron Is Ready to Move Beyond 'Avatar': "I've Got Other Stories to Tell" united kingdom The Testament of Stacy Martin: Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet's Go-To Star on Female Leaders, Northern Accents - and the Power of Ann Lee Rob Reiner Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Larry David, Albert Brooks and More Remember Rob and Michele Reiner: "We Will Miss Them Forever" The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold on Making 'The Testament of Ann Lee' "Quite Different From a Traditional Musical" wake up dead man Glenn Close Felt That Tragic 'Wake Up Dead Man' Ending in Her Bones: "It Became Something Very Real" Melania Trump Glam Melania Trump Goes Inside Presidential Inauguration in Amazon Doc Trailer: "Everyone Wants to Know, So Here It Is" Titanic James Cameron Is Ready to Move Beyond 'Avatar': "I've Got Other Stories to Tell" united kingdom The Testament of Stacy Martin: Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet's Go-To Star on Female Leaders, Northern Accents - and the Power of Ann Lee Rob Reiner Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Larry David, Albert Brooks and More Remember Rob and Michele Reiner: "We Will Miss Them Forever" The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold on Making 'The Testament of Ann Lee' "Quite Different From a Traditional Musical"