GERMAN FILMS AT BERLINALE & EFM 2025
German Films is happy to present an exclusive showreel of upcoming German productions, showcasing highlights from the competition programs of this year's Berlinale, as well as Sundance and Rotterdam. Watch the reel on our German Films Vimeo account !
Our German Films 2025 Festival Highlights Brochure features all productions highlighted in the showreel. Have a look!
© German Films/ Marcus Höhn/ Christoph Stricker Happy Anniversary, FACE TO FACE! The 10th edition of our talent campaign is presenting key personalities from the German film industry to the international film world again. FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS - THE FILMMAKERS features a great new range of talents that represent the diversity of German cinema. This year's group of filmmakers includes the actors Aaron Altaras (THE ZWEIFLERS, RAVE ON), Lea Drinda (CITY OF BLOOD, DYING), Thea Ehre (LIGHT, TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT) writer-directors Leonie Krippendorff (IN HEAT, COCOON) and Mariko Minoguchi (ZEIT VERBRECHEN, TIDES, RELATIVITY), as well as DOP Tim Kuhn (HAPPY HOLIDAYS, DEAR MR. FUEHRER).
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WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS
by Frédéric Hambalek
Cast: Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer, Laeni Geiseler, Mehmet Ateşçi, Moritz Treuenfels
2025, Germany
Fiction Feature,
Production: Walker+Worm, Frédéric Hambalek Produktion
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© Red Balloon Film GmbH YUNAN
by Ameer Fakher Eldin
Cast: Georges Khabbaz, Hanna Schygulla, Ali Suliman, Sibel Kekilli, Tom Wlaschiha
2025, Germany/ Canada / Palestine / Italy / Qatar / Jordan
Feature, '
Production: Red Balloon Film
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© Flare Film, Chromosom Film PUNCHING THE WORLD
by Constanze Klaue
Cast: Anton Franke, Camille Moltzen, Anja Schneider, Christian Näthe, Johannes Scheidweiler
2025, Germany
Feature, '
Production: Chromosom Film, Flare Film
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KÖLN 75
by Ido Fluk
Cast:
2025, Germany / Poland / Belgium
Fiction Feature, '
Production: One Two Films
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© Lukasz Bak/Sommerhaus Filmproduktion, Port au Prince Pictures, Goodfellas, NO BEAST. SO FIERCE
by Burhan Qurbani
Cast:
2025, Germany / France / Poland
Fiction Feature, '
Production: Sommerhaus Filmproduktion
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© Frederic Batier, X Verleih AG THE LIGHT
by Tom Tykwer
Cast:
2025, Germany / France
Fiction Feature, '
Production: X Filme Creative Pool, Gretchenfilm, B.A. Filmproduktion
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© Marcin Wierzchowski DAS DEUTSCHE VOLK
by Marcin Wierzchowski
2025, Germany
Documentary, '
Production: milk&water, Strandfilm
© Juan Sarmiento G. / 2025 augenschein Filmproduktion, LEONINE Studios ISLANDS
by Jan-Ole Gerster
Cast: Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Dylan Torrell
2025, Germany
Fiction Feature, '
Production: Augenschein Filmproduktion
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© Ella Knorz LEIBNIZ - CHRONICLE OF A LOST PAINTING
by Edgar Reitz
Cast: Edgar Selge, Aenne Schwarz, Michael Kranz, Lars Eidinger, Barbara Sukowa
2025, Germany
Fiction Feature, '
Production: if…productions, Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion
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© Netflix DELICIOUS
by Nele Mueller-Stöfen
Cast: Fahri Yardim, Valerie Pachner, Carla Díaz, Naila Schuberth, Caspar Hoffmann
2025, Germany
Fiction Feature, '
Production: Komplizen Film
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© filmfaust HYSTERIA
by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Cast: Devrim Lingnau, Mehdi Meskar, Serkan Kaya, Nicolette Krebitz, Aziz Çapkurt
2025, Germany
Fiction Feature, '
Production: filmfaust
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© X Filme Creative Pool GmbH / True Content Entertainment ApS / EPO-Film / ZDF / DR / Petro Domenigg OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY (DIE AFFÄRE CUM - EX)
by Jan Schomburg, Dustin Loose, Kaspar Munk
Cast: Justus von Dohnányi, Nils Strunk, Lisa Wagner, Karen-Lise Mynster, David Dencik
2025, Germany / Denmark / Austria
Series, '
Production: X Filme Creative Pool
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© Selma von Polheim Gravesen, dffb THE GOOD SISTER (SCHWESTERHERZ)
by Sarah Miro Fischer
Cast: Marie Bloching, Anton Weil, Proschat Madani, Laura Balzer, Jane Chirwa
2025, Germany / Spain
Fiction Feature, '
Production: Arkanum Pictures
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© Judith Kaufmann, Lupa Film ZIKADEN
by Ina Weisse
Cast: Nina Hoss, Saskia Rosendahl, Vincent Macaigne
2025, Germany / France
Fiction Feature, '
Production: Lupa Film
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© Inselfilm THE MOELLN LETTERS (DIE MÖLLNER BRIEFE)
by Martina Priessner
Cast: Hava Arslan, İbrahim Arslan, Namık Arslan, Yeliz Burhan
2025, Germany / Iran
Documentary, '
Production: inselfilm produktion
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© Privatarchiv Hildegard Knef ICH WILL ALLES. HILDEGARD KNEF.
by Luzia Schmid
2025, Germany
Documentary, 92'
Production: zero one film
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ZIRKUSKIND by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke
PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung
IN RETROSPECT (RÜCKBLICKEND BETRACHTET) by Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila ZhluktenkoPREKID VATRE (CEASEFIRE) by Jakob Krese
PALLIATIVSTATION by Philipp DöringSIRENS CALL by Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann THE KISS OF THE GRASSHOPPER (DER KUSS DES GRASHÜPFERS) by Elmar Imanov JANINE ZIEHT AUFS LAND by Jan EilhardtWHEN LIGHTNING FLASHES OVER THE SEA by EVA Neymann
FRUIT FARM (GUOCHANG) by Nana Xu IRACEMA (IRACEMA, UMA TRANSA AMAZÔNICA) by Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando SennaTHE LIE (DAS FALSCHE WORT) by Katrin Seibold
ALTERNATIVE MONUMENT FOR GERMANY (ALTERNATIVES DENKMAL FÜR DEUTSCHLAND) by Alternative MonumentJ-N-N by Ginan Seidl MIRACULOUS ACCIDENT by Assaf Gruber
COMPETITION
MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder (AT/CH/DE, Match Factory Productions)THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadžihalilović (FR/DE, Sutor Kolonko)PERSPECTIVES
THE SETTLEMENT by Mohamed Rashad (EG/FR/DE/QA/SA)BERLINALE SPECIAL GALA
LATE SHIFT (HELDIN) by Petra Volpe (CH/DE, MM Zodiac)BERLINALE SPECIAL
ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE by Lemohang Jeremiah Moses (FR/LS/DE/SA/QA, Seera Films)PANORAMA
LETTERS FROM WOLF STREET (LISTY Z WILCZEJ) by Arjun Talwar (PL/DE, inselfilm production)PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs (US/DE, One Two Films)WELCOME HOME BABY by Andreas Prochaska (AT/DE, Senator Film Produktion)PANORAMA DOKUMENTE
BAJOS LAS BANDERAS, EL SOL (UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN) by Juanjo Pereira (PY/AR/US/FR/DE)KHARTOUM by Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea M Ahmed, Phil Cox (SD/UK/DE/QA)MONK IN PIECES by Billy Shebar (US/DE/FR)THE SATANIC SOW by Rosa von Praunheim (Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion)FORUM
BATIM by Veronica Nicole Tetelbaum (IS/DE, Zwillingfilm)MINIMALS IN A TITANIC WOLRD by Mbabazi Sharangabo Philbert Aimé (RW/DE, Chromosom Film) FORUM SPECIAL
IRACEMA (IRACEMA, UMA TRANSA AMAZÔNICA) by Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando Senna (BR/DE)FORUM EXPANDED
RAPTURE by Alisa Berger (FR/DE, FORTIS FEM FILM)SINKING SUNS by Neda Saeedi (AT/DE)STARS by STARS Collective (UK/DE, XXX)RETROPERSPEKTIVE
BLOODY FRIDAY (BLUTIGER FREITAG) by Ralf Olsen (BRD/IT)CARNATIONS IN ASPIC (NELKEN IN ASPIK) by Günter ReischDEADLOCK by Roland KlickDON’T CHEAT, DARLING! (NICHT SCHUMMELN, LIEBLING!) by Joachim Hasler (DDR)HAT OFF, WHEN YOU KISS! (HUT AB, WENN DU KÜSST!) by Rolf Losansky (DDR)JONATHAN by Hans W. GeißendörferLADY DRACULA by Franz Josef GottliebONE OR THE OTHER OF US (EINER VON UNS BEIDEN) by Wolfgang PetersenORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD (ORPHEUS IN DER UNTERWELT) by Horst Bonnet (DDR)OUTPUT by Michael FenglerROCKER by Klaus LemkeSPARE PARTS (FLEISCH) by Rainer ErlerSTRANGE CITY (FREMDE STADT) by Rudolf ThomeTENDERNESS OF THE WOLVES (ZÄRTLICHKEIT DER WÖLFE) by Ulli LommelTHE GIRLS FROM ATLANTIS (MÄNNER SIND ZUM LIEBEN DA) by Eckhart Schmidt
© Elena Zaucke For the 28th edition of European Shooting Stars
The event culminates in the awards ceremony on Monday, Feb 17, where each of the talents will be presented with the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS Award by the European Film Promotion (EFP)
This year's Shooting Star from Germany is Devrim Lignau
Come find us at Booth #18 at Gropiusbau on the following days:
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