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TEDDY TODAY: 16. Februar 2026

TEDDY TODAY
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Willkommen zum fünften Tag der Berlinale! Der 16. Februar bringt einen weiteren dynamischen Tag des queeren Kinos mit spannenden Premieren, zahlreichen Reruns sowie weiteren Screenings aus dem TEDDY-40-Sonderprogramm. Von mutigen neuen Perspektiven bis hin zu prägenden filmischen Stimmen spiegeln die heutigen Beiträge die kontinuierliche Weiterentwicklung und kreative Kraft des queeren Films wider.

Neben den Vorführungen laden wir euch herzlich zum zweiteiligen Directors Exchange ein.
In Directors Exchange: Cinematic Inheritance: Pioneers and Emerging Voices würdigen wir Filmemacher*innen, deren Mut und Vorstellungskraft das queere Kino geprägt haben, und richten zugleich den Blick auf eine neue Generation, die an diese Traditionen anknüpft.
Directors Exchange: Standing in the Way of Control widmet sich Filmen, die dominante Strukturen herausfordern, rassistische Mechanismen offenlegen, Genregrenzen hinterfragen und queeren Widerstand im heutigen kulturellen und politischen Kontext verorten.

Tickets für die heutigen Screenings und Veranstaltungen findet ihr hier .

Premieren

Whale 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale 
Mon 16.02. 09:30 - Zoo Palast 1 

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    Whale 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale

    United States | Directed by Daniel Neiden

    A quiet boy and a silently grieving widower who volunteers at the boy’s school discover a magical pen and journal that enable them to hear each other with a listening heart.

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At The Sea
Mon 16.02 18:45 - Berlinale Palast

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    At the Sea

    USA, Ungarn | Regie Kornél Mundruczó

    Nach einer Entziehungskur kehrt Laura in das Haus ihrer Familie in Cape Cod zurück. Früher war sie der Star der renommierten Tanzkompanie ihres verstorbenen Vaters, in dessen Schatten sie aufgewachsen ist und dessen Vermächtnis sie bis heute trägt. Ihr funktioneller Alkoholismus wurde von allen so lange ignoriert, bis es zu einem Unfall kam, bei dem ihr kleiner Sohn Felix mit im Auto saß. Nun kehrt Laura verändert nach Hause zurück.

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Die Blutgräfin
Mon 16.02. 21:15 - Zoo Palast 1

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    Die Blutgräfin I The Blood Countess

    Austria, Germany | Directed by Ulrike Ottinger

    The Blood Countess and her maid embark on a quest for the red elixir of life and a book that threatens the vampire realm. Hot on their heels are a police inspector, two vampirologists, a vegetarian nephew and his therapist.

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Reruns

Feito Pipa
Mon 16.02. 10:00 - Zoo Palast 2

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    Feito Pipa I Gugu’s World

    Brazil | Directed by Allan Deberton

    Gugu, an almost-twelve-year-old boy with football dreams, is raised in the accepting care of his grandmother, Dilma. As she becomes increasingly frail and their world shifts, he struggles to protect the place where he is free to be who he is.

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À voix basse
Mon 16.02. 10:00 - Urania

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    À voix basse I In a Whisper

    France, Tunisia | Directed by Leyla Bouzid

    Lilia returns to Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral and reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially her love life. Determined to confront her family’s secrets, Lilia sets out to unravel the mystery of her uncle’s sudden death.

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The Education of Jane Cumming 
Mon 16.02. 10:45 - Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    The Education of Jane Cumming

    Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain | Directed by Sophie Heldman

    Edinburgh, 1810. Two female teachers find themselves at the centre of a scandal when one of their pupils accuses them of having a love affair. A drama about prejudice, survival and the courage to stand up for the truth.

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Cesarean Weekend 
Mon 16.02. 11:00 - ADK am Hanseatenweg

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    Cesarean Weekend

    Iran | Directed by Mohammad Shirvani

    In a villa in the north of Iran, the dividing lines between different generations of a family and those separating celebration from discord are sounded out, as is the meaning of love. An intense, wild and philosophical depiction of contemporary Iran.

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Black Burns Fast 
Mon 16.02. 13:00 - Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

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    Black Burns Fast

    South Africa | Directed by Sandulela Asanda

    Adorkable Luthando is on track for an ordinary year at the prestigious boarding school she attends on scholarship – until the arrival of a new girl in her class ignites Luthando’s suppressed desires and threatens her self-image and relationships.

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I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival 
Mon 16.02. 13:00 - Bluemax Theater ·

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    I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival

    Brazil | Directed by Janaína Marques

    Fifty-something Rosa, lying in an MRI scanner, is prompted to summon a happy memory. She plunges into a meandering, subconscious road trip with her bubbly mother, where wild imagination becomes a tender, unruly form of therapy.

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Staatsschutz 
Mon 16.02. 13:00 - Cubix 7

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    Staatsschutz

    Germany | Directed by Faraz Shariat

    After surviving a racist attack, state prosecutor Seyo Kim takes her own case to court – confronting both the perpetrators and a justice system that turns a blind eye to right-wing extremism.

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Der Heimatlose 
Mon 16.02. 13:15 - Colosseum 1 

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    Der Heimatlose I Trial of Hein

    Germany | Directed by Kai Stänicke

    When Hein returns to his home village on a remote island after 14 years away, nobody in the close-knit community recognises him. Suspecting the young man to be a stranger, they demand a trial to determine his true identity.

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Rose
Mon 16.02. 13:30 - HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium

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    Rose

    Austria, Germany, France | Directed by Markus Schleinzer

    In the early 17th century, a soldier arrives at an isolated Protestant village in Germany claiming to be the heir to an abandoned farmstead. Even though he proves to be a good man, the villagers’ suspicions about his identity grow and they force a reckoning.

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À voix basse
Mon 16.02. 14:00 - Yorck Kino 

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    À voix basse I In a Whisper

    France, Tunisia | Directed by Leyla Bouzid

    Lilia returns to Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral and reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially her love life. Determined to confront her family’s secrets, Lilia sets out to unravel the mystery of her uncle’s sudden death.

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A Family
Mon 16.02. 16:00 - HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium 

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    A Family

    Netherlands, Belgium | Directed by Mees Peijnenburg

    Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina and Eli are torn between loyalty, anger and a longing to be seen. Through their mirrored perspectives the same story unfolds, revealing how love can fracture and still find its way home.

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TAXI MOTO 
Mon 16.02. 18:15 - Urania

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    TAXI MOTO

    Switzerland, France | Directed by Gaël Kamilindi

    A director has to reimagine his film – a love story between two men – because he was not allowed to shoot it in his home country. In a different location, he finds a new lead actor and, together with him, a tender gesture of resistance.

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Dust 
Mon 16.02. 18:45 - Uber Eats Music Hall

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    Dust

    Belgium, Poland, Greece, Great Britain | Directed by Anke Blondé

    At the end of the 1990s, during the height of the Belgian tech boom, visionary entrepreneurs Luc and Geert watch their empire collapse as news of their fraud breaks. With just one day of freedom left, they part ways in search of redemption.

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No Salgas
Mon 16.02. 19:00 - HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium

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    No Salgas I Don't Come Out

    Dominican Republic | Directed by Victoria Linares Villegas

    After her girlfriend’s death, Liz hides her true self until a weekend trip with friends awakens forbidden desires. The result is paranoia and violence that consumes the group as Liz’s secret unleashes a deadly force.

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Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry 
Mon 16.02. 19:00 - Cubix 6 

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    Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry I Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays

    Belgium, Netherlands, Germany | Directed by Frederike Migom

    On a sweltering summer day, Bianca feels unseen by her parents. An unexpected encounter with her favourite female actor, Billie King, helps her to find herself. A tender, imaginative tale about dreams and carving out a space for yourself in life.

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Mouse 
Mon 16.02. 20:00 - Yorck Kino 

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    Mouse

    United States | Directed by Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson

    Callie and Minnie’s relationship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer before their senior year of high school. Left rudderless without her charismatic best friend, Minnie starts to form a complicated friendship with Callie’s mother.

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Stallion y la bola de cristal 
Mon 16.02. 21:30 - Colosseum 1 

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    Stallion y la bola de cristal I Stallion and a Crystal Ball

    Spain | Directed by Christian Avilés

    In his dark, silent room, a secluded teenager casts a spell. As hallucinations warp his reality, a bubble threatens to burst. A poetic fever dream exploring queer longing and the magic and mysteries of adolescence.

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Enjoy Your Stay 
Mon 16.02. 22:00 - Cubix 7

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    Enjoy Your Stay

    Switzerland, France, Philippines | Directed by Dominik Locher

    To avoid losing custody of her six-year-old daughter in Manila, Luz, an undocumented Filipina cleaner working in a luxury Swiss ski resort, must earn money at any cost – even if it means transgressing her own moral limits.

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Animol
Mon 16.02. 22:15 - Cubix 8

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    Animol

    Great Britain | Directed by Ashley Walters

    Behind the walls of a young offender institution, Troy is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty and violence from the moment he arrives. When an unspoken bond develops with a fellow inmate, it becomes a dangerous vulnerability for them both.

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TEDDY 40 Retrospective Screenings

Kokomo City
Mon 16.02. 16:00 - Deutsche Kinemathek – Halle

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    Kokomo City

    United States | Directed by D. Smith

    Morning routines and conversations in bed, gossip and real talk. In encounters and interviews, D. Smith portrays four Black trans sex workers in New York and Georgia. The protagonists discuss their lives with relish but without any sugar-coating. The conversations that emerge are deep and passionate reflections on socio-political and social realities as well as perceptive analyses of belonging and identity within the Black community and beyond. D...

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The Watermelon Woman
Mon 16.02. 22:00 - Zoo Palast 2 

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    The Watermelon Woman

    United States | Directed by Cheryl Dunye

    In this riotous highlight of Black lesbian cinema, a young filmmaker researches the life of a forgotten Black bit player in old Hollywood movies. The film won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 1996 Berlinale.

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Ausstellung

Industries of Denial, Stage 10: From Musa Dagh to Port Saïd - Betonhalle@Silent Green
Öffnungszeiten: 13. Februar 19 - 22 Uhr | 14. - 22. Februar, täglich 12 - 22 Uhr | Eintritt frei

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