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Know what's coming to cinemas across Germany: the festivals, the big film releases, the anniversaries.

2 Sept – 26 Sept 2026Festival

Fantasy Filmfest 2026

Berlin & touring

Horror, thrillers and science fiction on tour. For its 40th edition it runs at the Zoo Palast and five more cities.

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12 Sept – 13 Sept 2026Cinema event

Kinofest 2026

Nationwide

Any film for 5 euros, at nearly 500 cinemas taking part. Two days of Kinofest, for the fifth time.

24 Sept – 3 Oct 2026Festival

Filmfest Hamburg 2026

Hamburg

Ten days, around 120 films, five cinemas we list. Hamburg's autumn festival, most of it in the original language.

9 Oct – 11 Oct 2026Festival

70mm Todd-AO Festival 2026

Karlsruhe

Three days of 70mm at the Schauburg in Karlsruhe, one of the few houses still equipped for it.

20 Oct – 25 Oct 2026Festival

Hofer Filmtage 2026

Hof

The 60th Home of Films: since 1967, Hof shows new German and international cinema first.

22 Oct 2026Release

Der perfekte Urlaub

Nationwide

Bora Dağtekin's sequel to Das perfekte Geheimnis. The same friends, a holiday that comes apart.

26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Festival

DOK Leipzig 2026

Leipzig

Documentary and animated film in Leipzig, one of the oldest documentary festivals in the world.

4 Nov – 8 Nov 2026Festival

Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2026

Lübeck

New film from the Nordic and Baltic countries, in Lübeck each November.

5 Nov – 15 Nov 2026Festival

Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2026

Mannheim & Heidelberg

Germany's second-oldest festival turns 75. First and second films by new directors.

10 Nov – 15 Nov 2026Festival

interfilm Berlin 2026

Berlin

Berlin's short film festival, Oscar-qualifying, with hundreds of shorts in a week.

17 Nov – 22 Nov 2026Festival

Kassel Dokfest 2026

Kassel

Documentary film and video art in Kassel, over six days in November.

19 Nov 2026Release

Die Tribute von Panem: Sunrise on the Reaping

Nationwide

The new film in the Hunger Games universe: a prequel about a young Haymitch Abernathy, from Suzanne Collins' 2025 novel.

November 2026, dates to be confirmedFestival

French Film Week Berlin 2026

Berlin

A week of French and francophone film across Berlin, with the Cinema Paris among its cinemas.

22 Nov 2026Cinema event

European Arthouse Cinema Day 2026

Across Europe

One day when arthouse cinemas across Europe put on special screenings together.

16 Dec 2026Release

Avengers: Doomsday

Nationwide

Marvel's next Avengers arrives in German cinemas, dubbed and in the original language.

17 Dec 2026Release

Dune: Part Three

Nationwide

Denis Villeneuve closes his Dune trilogy, for IMAX and the biggest screens.

throughout 2027Anniversary

100 Years of Metropolis

Nationwide

A hundred years since Fritz Lang's Metropolis premiered in Berlin, marked with screenings all year.

25 Jan – 31 Jan 2027Festival

Max Ophüls Preis Festival 2027

Saarbrücken

The main festival for young German-language cinema, in Saarbrücken each January.

10 Feb – 21 Feb 2027Festival

Berlinale 2027

Berlin

The Berlin International Film Festival, one of the big three, starts a day earlier in 2027, with two public Audience Days.

13 Apr – 18 Apr 2027Festival

Filmfest Dresden 2027

Dresden

International short film in Dresden, animation and live action in competition.

8 Jun – 13 Jun 2027Festival

Nippon Connection 2027

Frankfurt

One of Europe's largest festivals of Japanese film, in Frankfurt, with the Naxos among its venues.