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Tricia Tuttle Sets Course for 2026 Berlinale, Shares Football Allegiance

The edition features an Honorary Golden Bear for Michelle Yeoh with Wim Wenders heading the jury.

Overview

  • The Berlin International Film Festival is scheduled for February 12–22, 2026.
  • Tricia Tuttle, a 55-year-old American and former BFI London Film Festival head, returns for her second year leading the Berlinale.
  • Tuttle calls herself a big football fan with Arsenal as her club and says a friend's Union Berlin season ticket may sway her locally.
  • The festival program will be unveiled in January, with the guest lineup still being kept under wraps.
  • The retrospective, titled "Lost in the 90s," focuses on the 1990s, and selected screenings will offer discounted tickets for attendees aged 18 to 25.