News - TEDDY AWARD - The Queer Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival

TEDDY TODAY: 13th of February 2026

Welcome back to day two of the 76th Berlinale and its queer program. Today, you can expect five premieres of fascinating queer films, as well as the opening of the TEDDY 40 Retrospective Screening with the film Verführung: Die grausame Frau.

We mark this special moment with a unique event at the Aquarium, TEDDY 40: Queer Cinema, Activism, and Cultural Impact , where we explore the origins of the TEDDY AWARD and its international impact on the film industry. The event is followed by the TEDDY Jury Reception .

You can buy your tickets for today’s film screenings here .

Premieres

Iván & Hadoum:
Fr. 13.02. 14:00 - Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Iván & Hadoum

Spain, Germany, Belgium | Directed by Ian de la Rosa

In a greenhouse in southern Spain, Iván falls in love with his newly hired co-worker, Hadoum. But his long-awaited promotion interferes with their relationship, forcing Iván to decide what kind of person he wants to be.

À voix basse:
Fr. 13.02. 15:00 - Berlinale Palast

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.

Der Heimatlose:
Fr. 13.02. 18:00 - Bluemax Theater

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.

Mouse:
Fr. 13.02. 18:15 - Zoo Palast 1

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.

Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest:
Fr. 13.02. 21:30 - Zoo Palast 2

Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest

Germany, Netherlands | Directed by Viv Li

A Chinese wannabe artist drifts between Berlin’s overwhelming alternative scene and her traditional family in Beijing. With wit and insight, the film follows her search for identity and belonging in a globalised but polarised world.

TEDDY 40 Retrospective Screening

Verführung: Die grausame Frau:
Fr. 13.02. 19:00 - Zoo Palast 2

Verführung: Die grausame Frau I Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Directed by Monika Treut, Elfi Mikesch

A Forum film that today remains what the heart desired in 1985: queer and sensual, drama and S&M, cool and hot, avant-garde and subversion, dreamers and toilet slaves, camp and critique, “Venus in Furs” and pure Eighties. Treut and Mikesch – and Udo forever!

Berlinale Retrospective

Lola und Bilidikid:
Fr. 13.02. 20:00 - Deutsche Kinemathek – Halle

Weltpremiere der digital restaurierten Fassung

Lola und Bilidikid

Germany | Directed by Kutluğ Ataman

Lola is part of “The Migrant Workers”, a Turkish drag queen troupe who perform to great acclaim. Lola’s gay little brother Murat, on the other hand, is just beginning his search for an identity. An intense family drama set in “Anatolian” Berlin-Kreuzberg.

Exhibition

Industries of Denial, Stage 10: From Musa Dagh to Port Saïd - Betonhalle@Silent Green
Opening hours: February 13 7pm - 10pm | February 14 - 22, daily 12pm - 10pm | Admission free