NEW EUROPE FILM SALES
BERLINALE 2026 LINE-UP
BERLINALE PERSPECTIVES
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING
Directed by Dara Van Dusen
Norway, Greece, UK, Sweden | 2026 | English | survival thriller
1870. Friendship: A small Wisconsin town, made up of Scandinavian settlers, is still suffering
from the repercussions of the recent Civil War. So when faced with a new and even deadlier
threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend
the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning.
Cast: Johnny Flynn (Ripley, One Life), John C. Reilly (Chicago, The Lobster, Magnolia),
Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh
Produced by: Eye Eye Pictures (The Worst Person in the World, Sick of Myself)
Co-produced by: The Bureau, Garagefilm International, Film I Väst
Co-sales with Anton Studios.
BERLINALE PANORAMA
PROSECUTION
Directed by Faraz Shariat
Germany | 2026 | 113 min | drama | German, Korean
PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD
After surviving a racist attack, state prosecutor Seyo Kim takes her own case to court – confronting both the perpetrators and the justice system that turns a blind eye to right-wing extremism.
Produced by: Jünglinge Film GmbH (Paulina Lorenz, Jorgo Narjes, Faraz Shariat).
With support of: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, HessenFilm und Medien, Nordmedia, DFFF, ZDF, ARTE.
SUNDANCE WORLD DRAMATIC COMPETITION
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR
Directed by Andrius Blaževičius
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic | 2026 | 108 min | drama | Lithuanian, English, Ukrainian, Russian
SUNDANCE WINNER – Best Director Award in the World Dramatic Competition
Vilnius 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment for an honest conversation with her husband Vytas about divorcing – just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine goes into full scale. Now the couple must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and mid-life crisis.
Produced by: M-Films.
Co-produced by: Red Lion, Feline Films, Bionaut.
With support of: Lithuanian Film Centre, National Lithuanian Film and Television LRT, Film Fund Luxembourg, Screen Ireland, Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA.
UPCOMING
THE PAINTED BRIDE
Directed by Jeremiah Zagar
Elisha is balding. During the day, he swims, cooks and cares for his family.
At night, he obsesses over a new project dedicated to his young son and his dying father.
When a crisis draws him back home to Baltimore,
Elisha’s world begins to collapse, expand, regress and explode all around him.
Cast: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear, Iron Claw, Deliver Me from Nowhere),
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland, The Good Fight),
Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet, Academy Award nominated for Conclave)
Produced by: Public Record (We The Animals, In a Dream, Hustle),
Present Company (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, After Yang, We The Animals),
Madants (Lamb, High Life, The Silent Twins).
Executive produced by: Daniel Ginsberg, James Bruce, and Brian & Dayna Lee
Developed in association with: Fit Via Vi Productions
To be financed with support from: In The Cut Productions, Big Love Studios and AF Creative Media
Co-represented with Charades.
WME Independent representing North American rights.
STILL AVAILABLE
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN
Directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France | 2025 | 71 min | animation | Czech
World Premiere – Berlinale Generation Kplus 2025
Three kids spend the night at their grandpa’s house. To fill the silence after losing
their grandma, the family’s storyteller, they begin to create their own stories
and discover the power of imagination. This uplifting stop-motion film
celebrates creativity and its healing magic.
Produced by: Maurfilm, Artichoke, ZVVIKS, and Vivement Lundi !
Co-produced by: Czech Television, Slovak Television and Radio, RTV Slovenia,
Pictanovo with the support of Région Hauts-de-France, studio Personne n’est parfait !
With financial support of: Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund,
Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Slovenian Film Centre, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia,
Film Studio Viba Film Ljubljana, Région Bretagne / Bretagne Cinéma,
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, TVR Tempo – Rennes Métropole, Gebeka Films,
Tébéo, TébéSud, France Télévisions – France 3 Bretagne and NuFrame
ORPHAN
Directed by László Nemes
Hungary, UK, France, Germany | 2025 | 132 min | drama | Hungarian
World Premiere – Venice Biennale 2025 | COMPETITION
1957. In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, a young Jewish boy,
Andor, raised by his mother with idealized tales of his deceased father, has his world
turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father…
Cast: Bojtorján Barabas, Gyorgy Bartyik, Andrea Waskovics, Gregory Gadebois, Elíz Szabó, Soma Sándor, Marcin Czarnik.
Produced by: Pioneer Productions, Good Chaos (Triangle of Sadness),
AR Content (Leviathan, Loveless), Mid March Media.
Co-produced by: Lumen, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion.
With financial support of: Hungary’s National Film Institute (NFI), the UK’s Global Screen Fund, France’s CNC, and Germany’s FFA.
Co-represented with Charades.
JOAN OF ARC
Directed by Hlynur Pálmason
Iceland, Denmark, France | 61 min | 2025 | Icelandic
World Premiere – San Sebastian 2025 | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
Three siblings craft a knight-like figure, only to unleash a barrage of arrows upon it. Through the seasons, we observe their lives as they both construct and demolish their lifelike creation.
Cast: Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Grímur Hlynsson, Þorgils Hlynsson
Produced by: STILL VIVID, Snowglobe
Co-produced by: Maneki Films
With financial support of: Icelandic Film Center, Det Danske Filminstitut, SASS
GOD WILL NOT HELP
Directed by Hana Jušić
Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia | 2025 | 137 min | Croatian, Spanish | drama
World Premiere – Locarno Film Festival 2025 | Concorso Internazionale – Best Performance Award
Cast: Manuela Martelli, Ana Marija Veselčić, Filip Đurić, Mauro Ercegović Gracin, Nikša Butijer, Tina Orlandini, Bogdan Farcaș, Ivan Skoko, Vinko Kraljević
Produced by: Kinorama
Co-produced by: Nightswim, microFILM, Horsefly Films, Maneki Films, Perfo Production, ERT S.A.
With support of: Hrvatski audiovizualni centar, Eurimages, Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), Romanian Film Center – CNC, Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece | Co- Production Window, European Union – NextGenerationEU, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde – Centre national du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Institut français, Slovenski filmski centar, Viba Film, ERT S.A., HRT, Re-Act.