30th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival
San Francisco & Berkeley, California
March 19-23, 2026

Festival Opening at San Francisco’s iconic movie palace
The Castro Theatre on March 19, 2026

What’s Playing?
See the 2026 Line-Up

Mala Emde
Spotlight Award in Acting 2026

Latest News Coverage:

February 28, 2026 – Schauspielpreis: Größtes deutschsprachiges US-Filmfest feiert Mala Emde (Acting award: Largest German-language US film festival celebrates Mala Emde). News coverage across German press and media, including Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Stern, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Tagesspiegel, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, General-Anzeiger Bonn, Radio eins, Antenne Bayern, and many others.