72. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, 28. April - 3. Mai 2026 72. Delegates List
Contact
Paolo Sportolari
Filmfest Düsseldorf, c/o Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Pauline Sharif
Filmfest Düsseldorf, c/o Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Elisabeth Höller
Germany
Art space
Curator
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Lisa Siomicheva
Germany
Filmfestival DokumentArt, Latücht Film & Medien e.V. Neubrandenburg
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Kim Münster
Germany
Filmbüro NW e.V.
Other Programmes: NRW-Filmemacher:innen Beratung des Filmbüro NW
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Peter Haueis
Germany
A Wall Is A Screen
Curator
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Stefco Escofet
Germany
Filmbüro NW
Other Programmes: NRW-Filmemacher:innen Beratung des Filmbüro NW
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Dietrich Hahne
Germany
Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen, Institut für Computermusik und Elektronische Medien (ICEM)
University
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Nicole Rebmann
Germany
Kurzfilmfestival Köln / KFFK
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Thorsten Seiffert
Germany
RocknRoll Reporter
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Max Rauer
Germany
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Tina Guckenhan
Germany
Cinema
Projectionist
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Dara Jochum
Germany
Podium and Talks
Curator
Press
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Klaus Helle
Germany
Other Film Programmes: What's Left
Director
Production
Director
Rückkehr in die Türkei
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saskia Zinsser-Krys
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Institution
Jascha Fendel
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Institution
Katrin Leuthe
Germany
German Competition
Other
Other: Künstlerische Beratung
Holz!
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Laura Stöckler
Austria
European Short Film Network / This Is Short
Press
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Mariusz Czarnek
Poland
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christian Schicha
Germany
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Dax Norman
USA
MuVi
Production
Music
Sailing Away
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yvonne Nightstand
Germany
Podium and Talks
Press
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Jamie Leo Karasch
Germany
Freund*innen der Realität e.V. / DOXS RUHR
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Egor Kraft
Austria
Theme
Director
Director
One and Infinite Chairs
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sven Spahn
Germany
Other
Simon Hütt
Germany
German Competition
Other
Other: Sound Design
Knockout Dreams
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Simon Ellis
United Kingdom
Other Film Programmes: Zeig Mal Film
Director
Notes From Planet Three
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Undine Siepker
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Hannah Deiters
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Assistant Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Achim Forst
Germany
Gespenster der Freiheit
Press
Director
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Daniel Kothenschulte
Germany
Frankfurter Rundschau
Press
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Julie Goslinga
Netherlands
The One Minutes Foundation
Other Film Programmes
Other
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Amirata Joolaee
Iran
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Dimas Tivane
NRW Competition
Other
Actor
Ku Yendza (Trajectories)
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Wei Ju Shen
Taiwan
German Competition
Other
Other: Sound Design
Liquor
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jörg Kluge
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Director of Walzenlager Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Alexander Voß
Germany
NRW Competition
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Presenter of the NRW Competition
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Robin Laumeyer
Germany
NRW Competition
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Presenter of the NRW Competition
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Felix Hasebrink
Germany
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Medienwissenschaft
Festival
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Magnus Knoll
Germany
Filmmuseum Düsseldorf
Cinema
Museum
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Henner Winckler
Germany
Merz Akademie Stuttgart, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Kunst und Medien
Cinema
University
Director
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jan Wenzel
Germany
Other Film Programmes
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Max Linz
Germany
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Friday, 3 April 2026
Barbara Bergamaschi
Festival Internacional Curtas-Metragens Vila do Conde
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Boris Schafgans
Germany
Other
Bianca Bodau
Germany
Other
Kasia Smuga
Canada
Niagara Artists Centre
Seminar
Art space
Cinema
Festival
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Lennart Schlottbohm
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Guest Office
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Lisa Woytowicz
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Translation
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Eva Knopf
Germany
Universität Bremen
University
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jan Enste
Germany
Kunstakademie Münster
University
Production
Art space
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Maya Reichert
Germany
Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
Festival
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Sunday, 19 April 2026
Taylor Edelle Stuart
USA
Seminar
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Hilde Hoffmann
Germany
German Competition
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Selection Committee
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Martin van Broekhoven
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Carsten Spicher
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Head of German & NRW Competition / Archive / Distribution
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Wiebke Johanna Jung
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Petra Okolowitz
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Madeleine Bernstorff
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Artistic Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Kristina Henschel
Germany
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Project Manager PROFILES
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Peter G. Dirmeier
Germany
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Presenter of the Children's and Youth Film Competition
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Paul Hofmann
Germany
Kinemathek im Ruhrgebiet, FilmArchiv für die Region
Other Film Programmes: Kinemathek im Ruhrgebiet
Institution
Film archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Louisa Schön
Germany
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jonas Brock
Germany
German Competition
Production
Producer
Ein Meter Neunzig
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Cordula Rieger
Austria
German Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Dressing Up Together
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Adrian Jonas Haim
Austria
Other Film Programmes: Reisegefährten
Director
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Ilja Selighoff
Germany
German Competition
Other
Music
Liquor
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Schima Darzi
Germany
Duisburger Filmwoche
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Eva Königshofen
Other
Junya Fujita
Germany
HFBK
German Competition
Other
Actor
Only Making Out
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Julia Monteiro
Brazil
International Competition
Cinema
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Dana Margarete Adele Bulic
Germany
Press
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Gabriel Walta Busulwa
Canada
Waltadocs
Seminar
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Robert Bosshard
Germany
Production
Chutian Shu
China
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
The Times Are Calling
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Jan Distelmeyer
Germany
Podium and Talks
University
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Alice Girin
Germany
Institut Français Düsseldorf, Kultur
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Biene Pilavci
Germany
Podium and Talks
Director
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Franz Müller
Germany
Podium and Talks
Director
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Robin Angst
Germany
German Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Ein Meter Neunzig
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Karolina Motiejūnaitė
International Competition
Production
Producer
After Classes
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Jacek Kubaczyński
Germany
NRW Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Kenger
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Daniela Holtz
Germany
NRW Competition
Other
Actor
Beneath the Night
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Taddeo Reinhardt
France
Curator
Monday, 27 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Mamadou Saidou Diallo
Belgium
Profiles
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sabine Bergforth
Germany
Stadt Oberhausen: Fachbereich 2-3
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Mara Marxsen
Germany
Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
Distributor
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Inês Costa
Portugal
Other Film Programmes: Zeig Mal Film
Director
Mnema
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Conor Callahan
MuVi International
Director
Director
Red Rain
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Werner Kraasch
Germany
FilmClub Dinslaken
Press
Institution
Klaus Preiß
Germany
FilmClub Dinslaken
Press
Institution
Juliana Peter
Germany
FilmClub Dinslaken
Press
Institution
Nadine Mayer
Germany
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg
Festival
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yali Herbet
Israel
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Ha Tzel Sheli Ve Ani
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Nil Rodellas Gràcia
Germany
Bonner Kinemathek e. V.
Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Gisela Barelmann
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Alfred Barelmann
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christiane Büchner
Germany
Büchner Filmproduktion GbR
Other Film Programmes: Hilke Filme
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Barbara Wurm
Germany
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Turkina Faso
MuVi International
Director
Director
Changing Room
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Karen Hui
United Kingdom
Seminar
Curator
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Lucie Pia
Germany
Curator
Art space
Institution
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Margit Czenki
Germany
Park Fiction
Art space
Curator
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christoph Schäfer
Germany
Park Fiction
Curator
Art space
Other
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Stephan Ahrens
Germany
Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
University
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Emma Hellebaut
Belgium
Profiles
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kelly Timperman
Belgium
Profiles
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Arindam Sen
Germany
Freelancer
Press
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Volodymyr Didenko
Ireland
International Competition
Production
Composer (music)
Self-Preserving Nudity
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Barbara Kamp
Germany
Institution
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Jennifer Kroftova
Germany
International Competition
Art space
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Gabriela Aloian
Germany
aflatsprite
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Production
The observation
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Vladimir Eremin
Germany
aflatsprite
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Production
The observation
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Işıl Yaman
Turkey
İFSAK
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Cinema
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Aram Romeih
Germany
Director
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Saturday, 23 May 2026
Clemens von Wedemeyer
Germany
Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
Theme
Podium and Talks
Curator
University
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sophie Charlotte Erichsen
Germany
Essener Filmkunsttheater GmbH
Cinema
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Michelle Potschka
Germany
Kulturbüro Oberhausen
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Hans Erlinger
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Doris Gerusel
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 3 April 2026
Julia Sedlak
MuVi
Other
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Giulia Savorani
Italy
Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Esther Neumann
Germany
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
Film archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Miriam Glaser
Germany
Other Programmes: Festival Bar
Other
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
C.A. Ramirez
Germany
Other Programmes: Festival Bar
Art space
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Joerg Mazur
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Art space
Curator
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Ute Stasik
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Art space
Curator
Institution
Gallery
Dr. Wilfried Darlath
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Art space
Curator
Institution
Gallery
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Stefan Hassels
Germany
Matthias-Film gGmbH
Distributor
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Zijian Li
China
MovieMonthly
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Carolina Bonzinho
Portugal
Other Film Programmes: Zeig Mal Film
Director
Mnema
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sarnt Utamachote
Germany
Xposed Queer Film Festival Berlin
Theme
Cinema
Curator
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Georg Graw
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
No More Roses
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Brigitte Strubel-Mattes
Germany
NRW Competition
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Eva Könnemann
Germany
German Competition
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mikosch Horn
Germany
German Competition
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ebba Jahn
Germany
German Competition
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Laurent Bilodeau
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Distributor
Festival
Des Gens Vivent Ici
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kenji Kadowaki
Japan
Distributors
Film archive
Distributor
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Nikita Diakur
Germany
Other Film Programmes: Zeig Mal Film
Director
backflip
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Maria Guadalupe Anaya Alderete
Germany
Other Film Programmes: Zeig Mal Film
Director
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Irem Tas
Germany
kinoundkultur.de
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Linus Krömer
Germany
NRW Competition
Other
Producer
Beneath the Night
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christine Gensheimer
Germany
MuVi International
Other Film Programmes: NRW persönlich
Director
Director
Work in ProRes + The Source of the Absolute Knowledge + Time Travellers
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Yeva Yesayan
Armenia
Kinolaboratory
Cinema
Director
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Petr Vasku
Czech Republic
Dresdner Schmalfilmtage
Curator
University
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yuchi Ma
China
Seminar
Director
Cinema
Art space
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Andrei Rus
Romania
UNATC „I.L.Caragiale”
Other Programmes
Curator
Monday, 27 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Juana Lotero López
Colombia
Noctámbulos Cine
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Production
Niña Chilapa
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Xizi Hua
China
Seminar
Art space
Cinema
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Gloria Hasnay
Germany
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen
Art space
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Markus Grafenschäfer
Germany
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Redaktion Oberhausen
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Theresa Bienen
Germany
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Redaktion Oberhausen
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rusen Tayfur-Kniel
Germany
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Redaktion Oberhausen
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Nadine Gewehr
Germany
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Redaktion Oberhausen
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Peter Szymaniak
Germany
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Redaktion Oberhausen
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rachel Ashton
Germany
Oberhausen Semina
Seminar
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jonida Laçi
Austria
sixpackfilm
Profiles
Distributors
Distributor
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Lisa Bülow
Germany
NRW Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Garden of Edie
Friday, 1 May 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Melina Steude
Germany
Siegersbusch Film
Production
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Dr. Kathrin Mädler
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Institution
Production
Other
Laura Mangels
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Curator
Institution
Director
Nadine Huebsch
Germany
Other Programmes: Festival Bar
Other
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Moritz Ridder
Germany
Other Programmes: Festival Bar
Other
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Fynn Grünwald
Germany
Filmfest Aachen
Curator
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Matthias Schunter
Germany
Kulturmetzgerei.com
Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Dilek Aydin Waszczuk
Germany
Katze Media
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christoph Henkel
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Curator
Institution
Gallery
Christoph Kaiser
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Institution
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Niels Mlynek
Germany
Other Programmes: Festival Bar
Other
Monita Wagma
Germany
Other Programmes: Festival Bar
Curator
Other
David Siegmund-Schultze
Germany
Junge Welt
Press
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Aleksander Huser
Norway
Z Filmtidsskrift
Press
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Heikki Kossi
Finland
International Competition
Cinema
Art space
Other
Other: Sound Design
An Underground Bird
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Gunter Deller
Germany
Mal Seh'n Kino Frankfurt
Cinema
Director
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kseniia Reutova
Russia
Curator
Press
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Anna Zalevskaya
USA
University of California, Irvine (Masters of Fine Arts)
International Competition
Cinema
Director
University
Director
The Day's Mother, the Night's End
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Fabian Martin Anger
Germany
German Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Only Making Out
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yarema Malashchuk
Ukraine
International Competition
Director
Director
Homecoming
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Roman Khimei
Ukraine
International Competition
Director
Director
Homecoming
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Simon Alexis Sotiropoulos
Germany
NRW Competition
Other
Music
Garden of Edie
Friday, 1 May 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Yanyu Dong
China
International Competition
Cinema
Production
Director
Other: Executive Producer
A Flower Falling Back Into the Earth
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Miri Klischat
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Garden of Edie
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ivan Dovranic
Croatia
Croatian Audiovisual Centre - Hrvatski audiovizualni centar
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Wenfei Zhao
China
Seminar
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Hans-Christian Grimm
Germany
MuVi
MuVi International
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Elaine Wong
Hong Kong
Seminar
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Linn Löffler
Germany
German Competition
Other
Other: Archivrecherche
Ein Meter Neunzig
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Rajee Samarasinghe
USA
Envy the Monster
International Competition
Director
Director
A Flower Falling Back Into the Earth
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Chi Jang Yin
USA
DePaul University
Seminar
University
Curator
Production
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Anton Wolff
Germany
German Competition
Other
Actor
Only Making Out
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Felix Klee
Germany
German Competition
Other
Other: Animation
How Do You Spell This Word?
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Luisa Nöllke
Germany
German Competition
Other
Producer
Movchat' Ptakhy / The Birds Are Silent
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Alexander Bartsch
Germany
Theme
Director
Director
Imitation Machines
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Myriam Brüger
Germany
MuVi
MuVi International
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Timo Schierhorn
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
Rentrer à la maison
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ulu Braun
Germany
MuVi
Production
Producer
Erst zahlen, dann malen!
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Gerhard Wissner Ventura
Germany
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Filmladen Kassel e.V.
Cinema
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rosel Faulhaber
Germany
Die Bilderwerfer e.V., Open Air Filmfest
Cinema
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Marcio Zygmunt
Brazil
Three Seals Studio
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Production
San Zhi Hai Bao
Monday, 27 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Dik Sum Man
Germany
Seminar
Production
Director
Curator
Monday, 27 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Corinna Weiß
Germany
Stadt Oberhausen, Fachbereich 0-1-10 / Oberbürgermeisterangelegenheiten
Institution
Rita Hajjar
Germany
German Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Je croyais que la vie était un poème
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ivet Doychevska
Bulgaria
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Production
Cinema
golishar
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Heinz Kasper
Austria
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Helene Baur
Austria
Profiles
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Olaf Hans Peter Möller
Germany
Profiles
Curator
Press
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Vedant Srinivas
India
Seminar
Curator
Festival
Art space
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Prof. Dr. Romi Domkowsky
Germany
Stadt Oberhausen, Bereich 0-6-00-300 / Kulturbüro
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Carsten Tritt
Germany
Filmclub BUIO OMEGA
Institution
Film archive
Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Violetta Vigh
Hungary
Magyar Képzömüvészeti Egyetem, Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Seminar
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Han Loong Lim
Malaysia
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
niǎo, fēi xíng zhōng
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Gregory Boa
Canada
International Competition
Film archive
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Gernot Wieland
Germany
Profiles
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Elie Maissin
Belgium
Profiles
Director
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mieriën Coppens
Belgium
Profiles
Director
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yuri Muraoka
Japan
International Competition
Director
Director
Tristesse
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Aivars Šaicāns
Latvia
Pilna
International Competition
Cinema
Director
Production
Director
Slush
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Astrit Kabashi
Kosovo
International Competition
Other
Actor
From 6 to 5
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Jan Verbeek
Germany
Production
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Julian Schmiederer
Austria
Seminar
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
André Malberg
Germany
Eskalierende Träume
Press
Film archive
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Eshref Durmishi
Kosovo
International Competition
Other
Actor
From 6 to 5
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Yevheniia Moliar
Ukraine
Freelancer
International Competition
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Igor Zelić
Croatia
International Competition
Director
Director
Opera
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Teboho Edkins
Germany
International Competition
Director
Director
an open field
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jeanne Finet
France
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Au gré del'iode
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Léa Déprez
France
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Au gré del'iode
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Pierre-Luis Bordes
France
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Au gré del'iode
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Elliot Desmarets
France
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Au gré del'iode
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Katharina Schröder
Germany
Festival
Curator
Institution
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
KaPe Schmidt
Germany
Other
Cinematographer
KOMMUNIST KAR KOMMANDOS
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Kelly Egan
Canada
Trent University
International Competition
University
Director
Custom Trailer Series: Austin Powers
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Miguel Miceli
France
Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains
International Competition
Director
Director
Hulum
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sandra Nogino
Brazil
Batata Frita na Chuva
International Competition
Cinema
Producer
French Fries in the Rain
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rudolf Boettcher
Germany
Wikimedia
Press
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Shira Orion
Germany
MuVi
Other
Music
Editor
Rote Süden
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Nathalie Brum
Germany
German Competition
Other
Sound
Catacombs
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yu Zhe
China
International Competition
Director
Director
Dark Channel
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Luise Hoyer
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Karin Boersch
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Catharina Matthäus
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Marlies Böttcher
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Georgi Martev
Bulgaria
BYWAYS
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
golishar
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Narges Kalhor
Germany
Oasysdigital GmbH
Theme
Director
Director
Love Your Nails!
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Peter Nadarzy
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Slection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Hannelore Kugelmann
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Heidemarie Nadarzy
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Angela Munkert
Germany
Stadt Oberhausen, Bereich 9-7/Pressestelle und Virtuelles Rathaus
Institution
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Leonard Mann
Germany
NRW Competition
Other
Other: Schnittbetreuung
Eine Tochter und zehn Söhne
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Tim Tzscheppan
Germany
Stadt Oberhausen, Musikschule
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Júlia Polo
Spain
Artangel
Seminar
Curator
Art space
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Linda Schmitz
Germany
LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen, Bereich 0-8/Kunst
Curator
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Stefan Lampadius
Germany
MuVi
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Everybody (A 21 Years Later Video Edit)
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Bhavya Karthikeyan
India
International Competition
Director
Director
tea powder
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
启东 朱
China
Director
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Anna Heisterkamp
Ireland
International Competition
Director
Director
Daylight
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Jēkabs Okonovs
Latvia
Pilna
International Competition
Director
Director
Slush
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Elza Siliņa
Latvia
Pilna
International Competition
Production
Producer
Slush
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Sana Serkebaeva
United Kingdom
Seminar
Director
Film archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Maryam Zuhuri
Austria
International Competition
Director
Director
Letters from home
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ahmed Chahed
Morocco
Other
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Birgit Hauska
Germany
SK Stiftung Kultur der Sparkasse KölnBonn
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Felix Wagner
Germany
Filmmuseum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Cinema
Museum
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Benedikt Guntentaler
Germany
Artechock
Press
Curator
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Zach McLane
USA
University of California Santa Barbara: Film and Media Studies
Seminar
University
Cinema
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Letícia Hayashi
Brazil
Batata Frita na Chuva
International Competition
Cinema
Cinematographer
French Fries in the Rain
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Masha Matzke
Germany
Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek
Film archive
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Annelie Wallin
Sweden
Filmform - The Art Film & Video Archive
Distributors
Art space
Director
Director
Growing Tree
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Elly Jarvis
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Dressing Up Together
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Jagoda Czarnek
Poland
International Competition
Director
Other
Director
slow, fast, slow
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Wenting Song
China
Parallax Films
International Competition
Cinema
Director
Director
Chirp Chirp
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yifu Leng
China
Seminar
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Dou Dou
Germany
Three Seals Studio
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
San Zhi Hai Bao
Monday, 27 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Andreas Bunte
Germany
International Competition
Director
Director
Slow Dissolve
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Kin Choi Lam
Hong Kong
Seminar
Art space
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Felix Herrmann
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Je croyais que la vie etait un poeme
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Haoyang Wang
China
International Competition
Cinema
Production
Cinematographer
Chirp Chirp
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Georg Immich
Germany
Film, TV, Camera
Press
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Ruby Sircar
Austria
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Seminar
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ninah Nogino
Brazil
International Competition
Director
Cinema
Director
French Fries in the Rain
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Benjamin Tiven
USA
Library Stack
International Competition
Director
Director
Slow Dissolve
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Magda Tothova
Germany
Profiles
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
M. Safa Karataş
Turkey
Department of Radio, TV and Cinema Faculty of Communication Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Cinema
University
Festival
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sandra Schäfer
Germany
Theme
University
Director
Director
Into the Magnetic Fields
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Regina Wiebe
Germany
German Competition
Other
Cinematographer
Berlin, Europacity
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
José Ángel Tomasis Briseño
Mexico
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Cinema
Production
Ilhuícatl Nextli
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yung Shiuan Yang
Taiwan
International Competition
Director
Director
I'm on the Way to You
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Graham Kelly
Belgium
International Competition
Director
Director
20 Hz – 384,400 km
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Kim Collmer
Germany
Production
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Debanjan Dhar
India
HighOnFilms
Press
Saturday, 25 April 2026
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Marianna Makowka
Poland
Wroclawska Fundacja Filmowa
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ruzan Petrosyan
Armenia
Other Film Programmes
Art space
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Nelly Shylova
Ireland
International Competition
Director
Director
Self-Preserving Nudity
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Georg Simbeni
Germany
Seminar
Curator
Museum
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Charlotte Pryce
USA
Profiles
Director
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Eero Tammi
Finland
International Competition
Director
Director
An Underground Bird
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ross Lipman
USA
Other Film Programmes
Curator
Other
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Elina Reitere
Latvia
Kino Raksti
Press
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Stéphane Degoutin
France
Theme
Director
Art space
Curator
Director
Everything is Real (Chapter Contagion)
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Robert Martinez
Spain
Expanded Cinema
Director
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Luis Macías
Spain
Expanded Cinema
Art space
Director
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Graw/Böckler
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
No More Roses
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Leonardo Severino
Italy
Seminar
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Jaime Llorca Prades
Spain
International Competition
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Ayce Kartal
Turkey
International Competition
Director
Director
Who Killed Narin G****?
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Fabián Baños
Spain
International Competition
Director
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Mense Reents
Germany
MuVi
Other
Music
Everybody (A 21 Years Later Video Edit)
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rebecca Fuxen
Austria
German Competition
Production
Producer
Dressing Up Together
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Irene v. Alberti
Germany
Other Film Programmes: Reisegefährten
Director
Production
Director
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Jerónimo Rincón Diaz
Colombia
International Competition
Director
Director
The Fall
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sousana Maragkou
USA
Seminar
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Edgaras Bolsakovas
Lithuania
Suspaustas laikas
Seminar
Curator
University
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Christos Dassios
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Production
Director
KOMMUNIST KAR KOMMANDOS
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Finn Ole Weigt
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Eine Tochter und zehn Söhne
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Irfan Akçadağ
Germany
Irfan Akcadag
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Kenger
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Marie Gavois
Sweden
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Borderland
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Markus Mischkowski
Germany
Westendfilme
NRW Competition
Director
Director
KOMMUNIST KAR KOMMANDOS
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Michel Klöfkorn
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Borderland
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Paula Milena Weise
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Eine Tochter und zehn Söhne
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Simon Rittmeier
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Ku Yendza (Trajectories)
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Susann Maria Hempel
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Director
Hope Road
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Ewa Einhorn
Germany
International Competition
Production
Director
University
Director
Green Noise
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Alexander Scholz
Germany
Duisburger Filmwoche
Festival
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Amirali Ghasemi
Germany
Director
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Tharaka Sriram
Germany
Seminar
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Maximilian Breckwoldt
Germany
Wikimedia
Press
Other
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Anja Jansen
Germany
Werkhaus e.V. Krefeld
Art space
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ariane Mueller
Germany
Starship
Profiles
Art space
Cinema
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Agnieszka Preibisz
Germany
Preibisz-Film-Production
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
ildikó
MuVi
Other
Music
All Glock No Cock
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Matt Lambert
MuVi
Director
Director
No Lube So Rude
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Tim Daniel Huys
Germany
Expanded Cinema
Production
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Olga Ringleb
MuVi
Director
Director
All Glock No Cock
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jeuno Kim
Sweden
International Competition
Director
University
Production
Director
Green Noise
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ardian Dubova
Kosovo
International Competition
Production
Cinema
Producer
From 6 to 5
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Bastian Benjamin
Netherlands
Bastian Benjamin
International Competition
Production
Cinema
Music
Dogs and Dust
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Erlisë Beqiri
Kosovo
International Competition
Director
Director
From 6 to 5
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Tanatat Khuttapan
Thailand
International Competition
Director
Director
Habitare
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Gregor Collins
USA
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Aiya Akilzhanova
Kazakhstan
International Competition
Director
Director
Let Me Circle Around You
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Sven von Reden
Germany
stadtrevue, Kultur Politik Stadtleben in Köln
Taz. Die Tageszeitung
Taz. Die Tageszeitung
Press
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ahmad Hammoud
Lebanon
International Competition
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Simona Jurkuvenaite
Lithuania
Antarktika
International Competition
Cinema
Director
University
Director
After Classes
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Fabian Tietke
Germany
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kamal Pariyar
Nepal
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Cinema
Taste of Water
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Diwas Shrestha
Nepal
Everest Film Academy
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Director
Taste of Water
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Fee Kürten
Germany
TEll A ViSiON
MuVi
Other
Music
IDLU
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jyotsal Rajbhandari
Nepal
Everest Film Academy
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Director
Taste of Water
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Stefanie Weberhofer
Austria
International Competition
Production
Producer
Call of the Void
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Leandro Netzell Cerón
Sweden
Valfisken
International Competition
Director
Director
August and the War
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Samori Tovatt
Sweden
International Competition
Director
Director
August and the War
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Adebukola Bodunrin
USA
International Competition
Director
Director
Leaks in the Lines
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Georg Tiller
Austria
Subobscura Films
Other Film Programmes: Reisegefährten
Director
Production
Director
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Angelika Reitzer
Austria
International Competition
Director
Director
Call of the Void
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Gustavo de Mattos Jahn
France
International Competition
Director
Director
In Search of S.
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Weronika Szyma-Chahed
Poland
International Competition
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Katja Faulhaber
Germany
Die Bilderwerfer e.V., Open Air Filmfest
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Deimantas Narkevičius
Lithuania
International Competition
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Klaus Baumgärtner
Germany
Other Film Programmes: The Oberhausen Selection
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Katrin Küchler
Germany
mdr | mitteldeutscher rundfunk
Buyer
Curator
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Alina Titorenko
France
La Fémis
International Competition
Director
Director
Women on fire
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Balázs Szövényi-Lux
Hungary
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Nils Claesson
Sweden
Stockholm University of the Arts
University
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sven Pötting
Germany
Filmfest Dresden, c/o Filminitiative Dresden e.V.
Curator
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Paula Kiermaier
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
All Glock No Cock
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Michael Berger
Switzerland
Radio Kanal K
Press
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Noa Simhayof Shahaf
Israel
International Competition
Director
Director
Escape Will Get You Tonight
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Germany
EFS Film School
Other Film Programmes
Director
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Elika Ostrov
Germany
Production
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Chris Ross
United Kingdom
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB PRODUCTIONS LTC
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Our Kingdom
Monday, 27 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Lin Htet Aung
Myanmar
International Competition
Director
Director
A Gentle Breeze
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Sonja Nilsson
Sweden
Sonja Nilsson
International Competition
Director
Director
Liminal Beings
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Franziska Schönenberger
Germany
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Production
Mappilai
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Jayakrishna Subramanian
Germany
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Mappilai
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Serdar Kökçeoğlu
Turkey
Other Programmes
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Gorka Carcedo Labayen
Spain
International Competition
Director
Director
Open Secrets
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Max Hilsamer
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
Rote Süden
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
María Martos
Spain
International Competition
Director
Director
La Pegaso
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Ece Era
Turkey
International Competition
Director
Director
Dogs and Dust
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Noé Garcia
Belgium
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Cinema
Director
Poisson Nuage
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Diego Rojas
Canada
International Competition
Director
Cinema
Production
Director
Prayer for All Simple Things
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Lukas Foerster
Germany
Other Film Programmes: Traveling Companions
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Eva Hegge
Germany
Universität zu Köln, Institut für Kunst und Kunsttheorie
University
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
May May Luong
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Cinema
daylight
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Andreas Beilharz
Germany
DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V.
Curator
Cinema
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Mirela Hadzic
Germany
Stadt Essen, Rathaus
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rainer Komers
Germany
NRW Competition
Director
Other
Director
Cinematographer
Kamogawa + Ein Meter Neunzig
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Thomas Janzen
Germany
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jonas Hey
Germany
Wikimedia Deutschland
Press
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jessica Manstetten
Germany
MuVi
MuVi International
Distributors
Kurzfilmtage-Team
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Cyrielle Decherf
France
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Other
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Petronella Van der Hallen
Belgium
Dokma Film
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Ik Zou Je Graag Zien
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Harumi Yamanaka
Japan
Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Film and New Media
University
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Rita Schwarze
Germany
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
NRW Competition
University
Institution
Other: Schnittbetreuung
Eine Tochter und zehn Söhne + Garden of Edie
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Salym Fayad
Colombia
MUICA African Film Festival
Other Programmes
Curator
Cinema
Festival
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Annie Song
China
Vita Shorts Shanghai
Other Programmes
Curator
Festival
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Vanessa Sonia Santos
Brazil
Other Programmes
Curator
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Acosta Vinasco Gustavo Adolfo
Colombia
Pasaje Audiovisual Podcast
Press
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Patxi Meerman
France
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Jésus Marie Joseph
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mohamed Saber
Egypt
Akhbar El Nogoom
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Esther Niemeier
Germany
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
El Paraíso de Ainara
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Komlanvi Amedji Somabey
Togo
Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Mirjam Baumert
Germany
Other Programmes
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Ariela Bergman
Netherlands
MuVi International
Director
Director
The Laptop Is Purring on My Lap and I Am Lonely Like a Cat
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Cana Bilir-Meier
Germany
Cana Bilir-Meier
German Competition
Director
Other
Director
Ein neues Wort
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Célia Caroubi
France
German Competition
Director
Director
Dressing Up Together
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Ceren Oykut
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Until It's Hard To Tell
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Gregor Bartsch
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Ein Meter Neunzig
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
James Edmonds
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Forming en Route
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Leo Dzhyshyashvili
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Movchat' Ptakhy / The Birds Are Silent
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Lilli Strakerjahn
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Dressing Up Together
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mariola Brillowska
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
POLLY POCKET
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Marlon Weber
Germany
German Competition
Director
Production
Director
Only Making Out
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Petra Graf
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Forming en Route
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Rainer Knepperges
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Holz!
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Shehab Fatoum
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Catacombs
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Stefanie Schroeder
Germany
Filmische Initiative Leipzig
German Competition
Podium and Talks
Director
Art space
Director
Cold Call
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yi-Chen Huang
German Competition
Director
Director
Liquor
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Yulia Lokshina
Germany
German Competition
Cinema
Director
How Do You Spell This Word?
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Andreas Birkenheier
Germany
German Competition
Director
Director
Knockout Dreams
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Fenja Holz
Austria
Totale, Feministisches Filmmagazin
Press
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Rainer Bellenbaum
Germany
Texte zur Kunst
Cinema
Press
Director
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Awais Gohar
Pakistan
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Director
Attock
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Nela Gluhak
Croatia
International Competition
MuVi
Director
Director
Töst
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Jim Avignon
Germany
MuVi
Director
Other
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Tintin Patrone
Germany
MuVi
Other
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kathrin Häger
Germany
Filmdienst
Press
Curator
Buyer
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Elke Aus Dem Moore
Germany
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Chris Regn
Germany
Wikimedia Edit-a-thon
Art space
Press
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Kathrin Herwig
Germany
Edit-a-thon
Press
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Hano Loggen
Germany
Wikimedia Deutschland
Press
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christiane Hartter
Germany
Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln / SK Stiftung Kultur
Curator
Institution
Film archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ulrike Zimmermann
Germany
Wikimedia
Press
Institution
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Elke Koepping
Germany
Wikimedia Deutschland
Press
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ömer Alkin
Germany
Hochschule Niederrhein Mönchengladbach, Fachbereich Sozialwesen: Angewandte Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften
Other Film Programmes: What's Left
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Nikolas Müller
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
Floating
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Gabriela Gazova
Slovakia
VIS Vienna Shorts
Curator
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Angela Hinz-Marica
Germany
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Giulia Maion
Germany
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit/Film
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Christina Romano
Germany
MuVi
Director
Other
Director
Sailing Away
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Toby Cornish
Germany
MuVi
Director
Director
The Way Through The Woods
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Eduardo Möking
Germany
Deutsche Bischofskonferenz, Bereich Kirche und Gesellschaft
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Meena Karnik
India
Press
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Philipp Aubel
Germany
Bundesverband Jugend und Film e.V. (BJF)
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Linda Chiu-han Lai
China
Seminar
Curator
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Sebastian Spors
Germany
Open Eyes Filmfest Marburg
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Niyaz Saghari
United Kingdom
International Competition
Director
Director
The Walnut of Knowledge
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Andrea Wink
Germany
Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden, Wiesbadener Kinofestival e. V.
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Tilman Schumacher
Germany
critic.de
Luru Kino in der Spinnerei Leipzig
Luru Kino in der Spinnerei Leipzig
Press
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Matthias Müller
Germany
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
Other Film Programmes: NRW persönlich
University
Director
Manual
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Misha de Ridder
Netherlands
The One Minutes
Curator
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Julia van Mourik
Netherlands
The One Minutes
Curator
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christopher Jones
Germany
Production
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Leonard Geisler
Germany
Bad Deals
Filmdienst
Filmdienst
German Competition
Director
Press
Director
Berlin, Europacity
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Eunice Wehnl
Germany
Contact GmbH
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Alexandra Safriuc
Netherlands
Culmea Festival
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Valentina Musitani
Argentina
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Kryštof Kočtář
Czech Republic
Film a Doba
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Iva Folajtárová
Czech Republic
International Competition
Institution
Other
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Rinke Dellebeke van Hell
Netherlands
International Competition
Curator
University
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Julia Fleißig
Germany
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Daniel Lundquist
Sweden
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Johannes Tschepe
Germany
Arctic Bleu
Production
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Dr. Rainer Holzborn
Germany
Rheinisches Ärzteblatt
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Martin Kanuch
Slovakia
Slovak Film Institute
Press
Curator
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sandra Vogel
Germany
Institution
Klaus Reimann
Germany
WDR, Westart
Press
Institution
Nicole Bitter
Germany
Institution
Maria Guthoff
Germany
Institution
Andreas Kußel
Germany
Institution
Jan Küppers
Germany
Institution
Margit Fink
Germany
Institution
Eva Lenhardt
Germany
International Visitors Programme at NRW KULTURsekretariat
Other Programmes
Institution
Monday, 27 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Carolin Ritter
Germany
NRW KULTURsekretariat Besucherprogramm
Other Programmes
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Lea Sprenger
Germany
Institution
Heike Meyer-Döring
Germany
Institution
Katja Birnmeier
Germany
Institution
Andreas Reinberger
Germany
Institution
Lars Karmark Obel
Denmark
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Irina Grassmann
Germany
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Thomas Willecke
Germany
Institution
Marina Mizurko
Germany
Institution
Stadtverordnete Stefanie Opitz
Germany
Institution
Stadtverordneter Axel J. Scherer
Germany
Institution
Sandra Hallen
Germany
Institution
Bärbel Bandel
Germany
Institution
Beigeordneter Apostolos Tsalastras
Germany
Institution
Stadtverordnete Marita Wolter
Germany
Institution
Stadtverordnete Silke Wilts
Germany
Institution
Stadtverordneter Erich Friedrich Noldus
Germany
Institution
Margrit Lang
Germany
Internationales Filmfest Braunschweig
Curator
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Marija Georgiev
Croatia
Children’s and Youth Film Competition
Institution
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Lisa Rave
Germany
Lisa Rave Studio
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Chloë van Baar
Netherlands
Cinekid Festival
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Nathalie Hénon
France
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin
Festival
Curator
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Elif Tunca
Germany
Freelancer
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Daniel Hercenberger
Germany
International Competition
Curator
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Mariángela Martínez Restrepo
Argentina
International Competition
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Angela Summereder
Austria
International Competition
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Andrea Rosenthal
Germany
FUNKE Media Sales NRW
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Lennart Brauwers
Germany
Kaput, Magazin für Insolvenz & Pop
Press
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Werner Busch
Germany
Filmszene Köln
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Martin Blisse
Germany
Kinoptikum Landshut
Cinema
Monday, 27 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Barbara Eder
Austria
nd - Neues Deutschland
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Jiseok Kim
South Korea
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Georg Czeranski
Germany
Stadtbücherei Gladbeck
Institution
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Sven Niedrig
Germany
Freelancer
Press
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Angelika Lepper
Germany
International Competition
Curator
Director
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Faris Alrjoob
Germany
International Competition
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Danila Lipatov
Germany
International Competition
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Ruth Schiffer
Germany
Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
International Competition
Institution
Andrea Grunert
Germany
Shomingeki
Press
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Višnja Pentić Vukašinović
Croatia
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
zonafilma.com
zonafilma.com
University
Press
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Samuel Waltz
Switzerland
Schweizer Jugendfilmtage
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ivana Frigo
Switzerland
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Curator
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Roman Zajaczkowski
Germany
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Annika Schmidtmann
Germany
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Araksya Musheghyan
Armenia
Director
Production
Other
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Natalia Fernandez Markus
Denmark
Odense International Film Festival
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Catherine Colas
Germany
ZDF, Redaktion ARTE
Buyer
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Dr. Doris Krystof
Germany
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20/K21
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Garegin Vanisian
Germany
Cinema
Director
Production
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Marie-Hélène Gutberlet
Germany
Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach
Institution
Curator
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Arkadij Koscheew
Germany
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
Curator
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Christian Engels
Germany
Evangelisches Zentrum für entwicklungsbezogene Filmarbeit
Distributor
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Claudia Slanar
Austria
Diagonale, Festival des österreichischen Films
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Cornelia Klauß
Germany
Akademie der Künste
Institution
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Heike Ander
Germany
Curator
University
Art space
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Jens Pecho
Germany
Director
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Jörg Heiser
Germany
Universität der Künste Berlin, Fakultät Bildende Kunst: Institut für Kunst im Kontext
Podium and Talks
Press
University
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Peter Zorn
Germany
Worklights Media Production
Production
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Sprenger
Germany
International Competition
University
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Wolfgang Luley
Germany
Katholisches Filmwerk gGmbH
Buyer
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Zoë Schmederer
Germany
Crossings Micro Film Festival Vardø
Festival
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
John Sundholm
Sweden
Stockholm University, Department of Media Studies
Curator
University
Film archive
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kathy Rae Huffman
USA
FACES: gender, technology, art
Curator
Press
Other
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Madi Piller
Canada
Pix Film
Director
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Maija-Lene Rettig
France
Arte Studio, Karambolage
Production
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mario Kozina
Croatia
International Competition
Cinema
Festival
Monday, 27 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Michal Matuszewski
Poland
The Lodz Film School
Curator
Production
University
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Mikhail Zheleznikov
Russia
Message to Man International Film Festival
International Competition
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Naz Önen
Turkey
İstanbul Experimental Film Festival
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Petar Milat
Croatia
Human Rights Film Festival
Festival
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Tim Leyendekker
Netherlands
WORM, Filmhaus
Cinema
Director
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christophe Guérin
France
Musée d'Art moderne André Malraux (MuMa Le Havre)
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Claudia Shneider
South Africa
Joburg Fringe
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Frédéric Maufras-Samson
France
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Jean-François Rettig
France
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin
Festival
Institution
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Laurence Rilly
France
ARTE G.E.I.E.
Institution
Buyer
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Mário Micaelo
Portugal
Festival
Gallery
Distributor
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Aldana Duhalde
Argentina
Freelancer
Director
Cinema
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Aleksandra Sekulić
Serbia
Center for Cultural Decontamination/CZKD, Paviljon Veljković
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Andrea Slováková
Czech Republic
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Festival
Curator
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Christiana Ioannou
Cyprus
Images and Views of Alternative Cinema Festival
Director
Festival
Cinema
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Ding Dawei
China
Beijing International Short Film Festival
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Dmitry Frolov
Germany
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Geert Neckebroeck
Belgium
Filemon
Festival
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Chen Sheinberg
Israel
Art space
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Theus Zwakhals
Netherlands
LIMA
Distributors
Curator
Distributor
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Anna-Karin Larsson
Sweden
Filmform - The Art Film & Video Archive
Distributors
Distributor
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Angelika Ramlow
Germany
Arsenal Filminstitut e.V.
Distributors
Distributor
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Camila Belleza
Germany
Förderverein Filmkultur Bonn
Cinema
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Susanne Heinrich
Germany
Curator
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sarah Adam
Germany
A Wall Is A Screen
Curator
Friday, 1 May 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Henner Branding
Germany
Filmhaus Köln
Institution
Cinema
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Luc-Carolin Ziemann
Germany
AG Filmvermittlung e.V.
Curator
Festival
Press
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Carsten Happe
Germany
Filmfestival Münster, c/o Filmwerkstatt Münster
Festival
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Amrei Keul
Germany
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Andreas Friedrich
Germany
Neisse Filmfestival, c/o Kunst-Bauer-Kino e.V.
Curator
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Andreas Heidenreich
Germany
Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit e.V.
Cinema
Institution
Festival
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Borjana Gakovic
Germany
Curator
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Christiane Schleindl
Germany
Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit, Edgar Reitz Filmstiftung
Cinema
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Christine Rüffert
Germany
Universität Bremen, FB 9: Institut für Kunstwissenschaft - Filmwissenschaft - Kunstpädagogik
Cinema
University
Museum
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Debora Fiora
Germany
Kino Krokodil
Cinema
Curator
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Dirk Steinkühler
Germany
Filmpalette Köln
Cinema
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Erwin Heberling
Germany
Film- und Kinobüro Hessen
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Giovanna Thiery
Germany
Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media, c/o Wand 5 e.V.
Festival
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jan Wagner
Germany
Filmwerkstatt Düsseldorf
Art space
Curator
Production
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jutta Wille
Germany
AG Kurzfilm e.V. - German Short Film Association, Bundesverband Deutscher Kurzfilm
Institution
Curator
Other
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Marie Kersting
Germany
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Filmladen Kassel e.V.
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Martin Scheuring
Germany
German Films, Service + Marketing GmbH
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Natascha Gikas
Germany
DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V.
Cinema
Festival
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sebastian Gebeler
Germany
Gegenkino Leipzig
Curator
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Sonja Hofmann
Germany
Filmbüro NW e.V.
Other Programmes: NRW-Filmemacher:innen Beratung des Filmbüro NW
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Steffi Köhler
Germany
Filmwerkstatt Münster
Institution
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Ute Dilger
Germany
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
University
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Ute Mader
Germany
Kommunales Kino der VHS Leverkusen
Curator
Cinema
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Lili Hartwig
Germany
NRW Competition
Festival
Other
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Monday, 4 May 2026
Alice Koegel
Germany
Hamburger Bahnhof, Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Museum
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Christian Exner
Germany
Institution
Friday, 1 May 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Hilde Steenssens
Belgium
Filemon
Director
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Jan-Willem Bult
Netherlands
JWB media & sport B.V.
Director
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mika Anttolainen
Finland
Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival
Festival
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Uli Tondorf
Germany
HAW Kiel
University
Monday, 27 April 2026
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Samuel Codjovi
Côte d'Ivoire
Director
Monday, 27 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Yang HeeUng
South Korea
Director
Friday, 24 April 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026