The pre-selections of the 76. Berlinale (February 12-22, 2026) will take place from November 17th to 19th, 2025. Jacqueline Lyanga, Co-Director of Film Programming, Michael Stütz, Co-Director of Film Programming and Panorama Section head, and Mathilde Henrot, programmer, will watch Italian films at Cinecittà in Rome.
Feature films (minimum 60’) produced during the 12 months preceding the festival (from February 2025) are eligible for the pre-selections.
For Competition, Perspectives (competitive section dedicated to fiction feature debuts), Panorama, Forum and Generation, the world premieres are preferred.
For further information about Festival sections and rules please check the >Festival website<
If you submit the world premieres through us you won’t pay the submission fee. The registration must be completed online by Wednesday, October 22nd, using the fee waiver code that will be sent upon request to Griselda Guerrasio g.guerrasio@cinecitta.it, Serena Mazzi s.mazzi@cinecitta.it, and Rossella Rinaldi r.rinaldi@cinecitta.it, indicating title, director, genre, and running time.
An English subtitled link of the film must be sent to the above-mentioned addresses by Friday, October 31st.