Press

Press Contact:

Press Releases:

February 27, 2026 – 30th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival will open with “Köln 75” and present Spotlight Award in Acting to Mala Emde

December 18, 2025 – Announcing San Francisco’s 30th Anniversary Berlin & Beyond Film Festival 2026 Venues and Special Film Preview

In the News:

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, Antenne Bayern, and many others.

Updates:

February 27, 2026: All Berkeley shows (March 22-23) now on sale

Media Downloads:

For official use only, click to open our Press Download Site.
Please note that only contents of publicly announced films are live on this site.
Please note that images and other media are subject to copyright.

Screener Requests:

Please contact Steve Indig PR for screener requests: steve@steveindigpr.com
The festival organization, producers, production companies, and rightsholders reserve the right to accept or refuse screener requests.

Films with US Distribution

Amrum (Dir. Fatih Akin): Kino Lorber
Köln 75 (Dir. Ido Fluk): Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber
Miroirs No. 3 (Dir. Christian Petzold): 1-2 Special

Premieres

Northern California
Amrum (Dir. Fatih Akin)
Miroirs No. 3 (Dir. Christian Petzold)

San Francisco
Köln 75 (Dir. Ido Fluk)