World Cinema Fund

✨ Deutsche Kinopremiere von DAO im HKW mit Regisseur Alain Gomis! ✨ Der Berlinale-Wettbewerbsfilm DAO verbindet Dokumentarisches und Fiktion zu einem immersiven Epos über Diaspora, Erinnerung und Zugehörigkeit. DAO ist mehr als nur ein Film: Es ist eine grenzenlose Familie, in deren Umarmung wir fallen und von deren Kraft wir getragen werden. Im Anschluss: Gespräch & Q&A mit Alain Gomis, moderiert von Senior-Kuratorin Marie Helene Pereira. 🗓 27. Mai · 19:00 Uhr · HKW Berlin · OV mit englischen UT · das Gespräch auf Französisch mit englischer Simultanübersetzung 🎟 hkw.de/tickets (direkter Link in Bio) Wir danken für die Unterstützung dem World Cinema Fund, Institut français Berlin & Dorint Hotels #DAOFilm #AlainGomis #DeutscheKinopremiere #HKWBerlin #BerlinaleFilm #FilmEpos #DokuMeetsFiction #WorldCinemaFund #InstitutFrançais #FilmCommunity #BerlinKultur

Gloria hält ihrem Ex den Spiegel vor – unmissverständlich 💥 DAO schaut nicht weg. Er fragt: Wie wollen wir gesehen werden? Und wer bestimmt das eigentlich? Aus Frustration entsteht hier etwas Kraftvolles: eine Feier und zugleich ein Akt der Selbstbehauptung.✨ Begleite Glorias Reise, ab dem 4. Juni im Kino 🎬 #DAOFilm #AlainGomis #FilmsthatMatter #Perspektivenwechsel #SelfExpression #CinemaWithImpact #MustWatch #Kinostart

Cannes 2026, here they come. 🌴✨ Three #WCFFundedFilms will be part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, screening in Un Certain Regard and Quinzaine des Cinéastes.   🎬 BEN’IMANA - Marie‑Clémentine Dusabejambo (Rwanda)   🎬 ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG - Abinash Bikram Shah (Nepal)   🎬 LA LIBERTAD DOBLE - Lisandro Alonso (Argentina)   Together, these works reflect the diversity, depth, and artistic ambition of contemporary cinema supported by the World Cinema Fund - films that engage with the world through singular visions and distinctive storytelling. We’re proud to see them take their place in Cannes this year.   @berlinale @kulturstiftungdesbundes @creative.eu @tuicarefoundation #WCFFundedFilms #WorldCinemaFund #Cannes2026

This year's World Cinema Fund Day took place in cooperation with Berlinale Talents once again, this time at our new home of Radialsystem, and brought together an incredible group of filmmakers, creating a space full of great conversations and exciting talks that left audiences feeling inspired. From a directors’ talk with Alain Gomis, whose "Dao" screened in the festival's Competition, to a focus session on the producers pushing boundaries in Southeast Asia Cinema and an exploration of the visibility and sales perspectives for films coming from WCF regions, the WCF Day once again offered a rich array of innovative and fresh perspectives. A warm thank you to our speakers, our hosts, everyone who joined us, and all those who made this day happen!

✨Good news for all applicants! 🎬🌎 The World Cinema Fund open call for production and post production funding has been extended — giving you a little more time to finalise and submit your project. 🗓️ New deadline: March 9 Whether you’re applying to WCF Classic or WCF Europe, all guidelines, eligibility details, FAQs, and application instructions can be found on our website. 🔗 Check the link in our bio to get started. We’re excited to continue discovering compelling cinematic voices and look forward to your submissions. #WCF #WorldCinemaFund #OpenCall #WCFClassic #WCFEurope

The Berlinale Team looks back on a successful festival 2026, realised collectively and met with a positive response from filmmakers, industry representatives, as well as tens of thousands of audience members. In light of the ongoing debates and deeply worrying developments around our Festival Director, Tricia Tuttle, more than 500 Berlinale employees have now jointly shared this message with policymakers: We, the staff, contract employees and freelancers of the Berlinale and associated institutions, representing a plurality of perspectives, speak with one voice in unanimous support of the extraordinary Tricia Tuttle as the Director of the Berlinale. We have all worked closely with Tricia during her tenure and witnessed firsthand the clarity, integrity, and artistic vision that she has brought to the Berlinale. She has made the many hundreds of Berlinale colleagues feel individually respected and collectively, extremely proud of our achievements over the course of two difficult years. We do not exaggerate when we say, as one, that it is unlikely the KBB Supervisory Board could have appointed a more intelligent, ethical and responsive leader for the Berlinale, nor one more dedicated to the core principles that make this festival a vital platform for cinema in Germany and internationally. We hope this message will go some way to communicating the extent of the admiration and loyalty Tricia has inspired in all who are invested in the future of the Berlinale, and the future of cinema.

Estamos muy contentas de que este proyecto que estamos coproduciendo está encontrando su camino y avanzando a convertirse en una gran película!!🎥🎉 @nodaydaypost @eden_bernal autentika films

We are proud to highlight two #WCFFundedFilms included in this year’s 76th @berlinale programme!  This year, WCF‑supported films are featured in two major Berlinale sections, showcasing exceptional work from Indonesia and Paraguay.     🟧 Berlinale Special SLEEP NO MORE by Edwin (Indonesia)   🟦 Panorama NARCISO by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay)   Their presence at the festival reflects the World Cinema Fund’s commitment to supporting innovative cinematic perspectives, artistic freedom, and international collaboration.   🌟We look forward to audiences discovering these films at the festival. @berlinale @kulturstiftungdesbundes @creative.eu #WorldCinemaFund #Berlinale2026 #CreativeEuropeMEDIA #kulturstiftungdesbundes

✨ Filmmakers around the world - it’s time! 🌍🎬 The World Cinema Fund call for submissions is now OPEN! If you’re developing a bold, authentic project and looking for support, this is your moment. 📆Deadline: March 4, 2026 Apply now for production or post-production funding through WCF Classic and WCF Europe. On our website you’ll find everything you need: ✔️ Guidelines, Eligibility criteria, FAQs, Application details 🔗 Head to the link in our bio. 📩 We look forward to discovering your projects! #WCF #WorldCinemaFund #OpenCall #FilmFunding

Berlinale Spotlight: WCF | Venezuela | Mariana Rondón „In a small zoo, the arrival of the hippopotamus Zafari is celebrated by neighbours of opposing social classes. Ana, Edgar and their son Bruno watch all the action from the windows of their decadent high-class building. Amidst a chaos of food, water and electricity shortages, the family has to solve everyday problems and the lack of basic needs while trying to find a solution to escape. Ana scavenges for food in the abandoned apartments, but strange noises in the dark corridors frighten her more and more. In a world that has become wild, Zafari is the only one who still has enough to eat. 🗓️Sa 29.10. - 17.30 Uhr 📍Delphi Lux, Saal 7 Tickets ⬆️ BIO! (Starting 10.11..2025) #seeyouatthemovies #worldcinema

Berlinale Spotlight: WCF | Egypt | Morad Mostafa „Played by a terrific Buliana Simon in a precise performance of stoic poise, Aisha is a 26-year-old Sudanese caregiver, tending to the needs of the elderly, helping with their medication and keeping up their apartments. Residing as an immigrant in the bustling city of Cairo, in the tough neighborhood of Ain Shams.“ Tomris Laffly, Variety AISHA CAN‘t FLY premiered @festivaldecannes and has been on a festival run ever since. The film was funded in part by the @worldcinemafund 🗓️ Sunday 30.11. / 7:45 pm 📍 @kinoinderkulturbrauerei Tickets ⬆️ Bio (starting Nov. 7) Visit our website for more details.

Film 8 | Georgia | Berlinale Spotlight: WCF | Alexandre Koberidze „Sometimes the images become entirely abstract, as in a long, sublime sequence that observes the car being washed, water and suds swirling over the windows and engulfing the screen. At another point, the camera zooms in on a patch of sunlit leaves until the pixelation becomes so extreme that there is nothing but a shapeless bloom of light—a transcendent effect of subpar technology. Kobiridze’s approach is audaciously modest, if that makes sense: a rebuke to the excessive sharpness and sterility of high-definition video and the maximalism of so much contemporary cinema. In the film’s boundless love for the ordinary, imperfect world, there is tremendous solace.” Imogen Sara Smith, Film Comment DRY LEAF from Alexandre Koberidze premiered @filmfestlocarno earlier this year and recently was shown @thenyff . 🗓️Sunday 30.11. at 7:15 pm @kinoinderkulturbrauerei 🗓️Tuesday 2.12. at 7:30 pm @delphilux Tickets ⬆️ BIO! (Starting 7.11..2025) #seeyouatthemovies #worldcinema