The 22nd achtung berlin film festival came to a close with the awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, at the Babylon cinema. The feature film jury honored two actresses with the Best Acting Award, sponsored by UCM.ONE and its Berlin-based film label Darling Berlin: Lana Cooper for her role in “Das Glück der Tüchtigen” (directed…
In the Green Salon of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz — that roughly 200-square-meter salon space from the early 1950s reconstruction, whose oval glass chandeliers, heavy velvet curtains, and mirrored wall still evoke the 1920s flair of the Kaufmann Building — the panel discussion “Breaking the Stigma” took place on Monday, April 20, 2026, as part…
On Sunday evening, April 19, 2026, the feature film “Plan F” by director Ina Balon celebrated its Berlin premiere at the Babylon Berlin-Mitte cinema. The film was screened at 6:15 p.m. in the Feature Film Competition of the 22nd achtung berlin film festival – another important step toward its theatrical release in late 2026 via…
UCM.ONE / DARLING BERLIN is supporting the 22nd edition of the Achtung Berlin Festival with a film in the competition, a panel it organized during the industry days, and the endowment of the award for Best Acting. From April 15 to 22, 2026, the achtung berlin filmfestival will once again open its theaters to showcase…
On April 8, 2026, Mario Adorf passed away at the age of 95 in his apartment in Paris. With his passing, European cinema has lost one of its last great character actors—and a figure who helped shape postwar German cinema for over seven decades. Mario Adorf was never a conventional actor. He was a force…
In the first quarter of 2026, two British films “La Mala Monja 3” and “Bebé Demoníaco”, released on the on the Spanish CiNENET channel, took the top two position of the most sucessful movies in the first quarter of 2026. While Chinese films had consistently ranked highly in recent quarters, US productions now took the…
April 2026 will once again bring a large number of new releases in digital film distribution (aggregation). The spectrum ranges from sophisticated arthouse films and exciting genre productions from the fields of adventure, science fiction and horror to well-known classics. The range is supplemented by documentary films and new series that expand the programme in…
From March 13 to 27, 2026, NULPEN (“Slackers”) was screened as part of the SCHOOL CINEMA WEEKS in Bremen, Bavaria, Saxony, and Brandenburg—where it once again encountered a strikingly open and interested young audience. After the film had already opened the Berlin School Cinema Weeks in November 2025 at the sold-out Kino Toni, this positive…
From today, the Austrian hit comedy ‘Neo Nuggets – A Pulled Pork Comedy’ starring Paul Pizzera and Otto Jaus from director Andreas Schmied is available on Blu-ray, DVD, download portals and streaming services. The high-calibre ensemble around Paul Pizzera and Otto Jaus is rounded off by Benno Fürmann, Gizem Emre, Silvia Schneider and Melissa Naschenweng.…
In digital film distribution (aggregation), March 2026 once again presents a wide range of new releases. The spectrum ranges from artistically sophisticated arthouse productions to thrilling genre titles in the areas of adventure, science fiction, and horror, as well as popular classics. In the series sector, too, a wide variety of new releases add further…
