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  MEDIA funded films at the Berlinale 2026

  Berlinale Special Gala (Opening Film):

  No Good Men, by Shahrbanoo Sadat (Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Afghanistan, 2026). 

  Berlinale – Competition:

  À voix basse (In a Whisper), by Leyla Bouzid (France, Tunisia, 2026).

  Dust, by Anke Blondé (Belgium, Poland, Greece, UK, 2026). 

  Berlinale Special Gala:

  Die Blutgräfin (The Blood Countess), by Ulrike Ottinger (Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, 2026).  

  Heysel 85, by Teodora Ana Mihai (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, 2026). 

  Berlinale Special Series:

  Ravalejar (Ravalear: Not For Sale), by Pol Rodríguez, Isaki Lacuesta (Spain, Belgium, 2026).

  Perspectives:

  A Prayer for the Dying, by Dara Van Dusen (Norway, Greece, UK, Sweden, 2026). 

  Panorama:

  Iván & Hadoum, by Ian de la Rosa (Spain, Germany, Belgium, 2025). 

  Narciso, by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay, Spain, Germany, France, Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay, 2026). 

  Panorama Dokumente:

  The Other Side of the Sun, by Tawfik Sabouni (Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia). 

  Forum:

  De capul nostru (On Our Own), by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu (Romania, Italy, 2026). 

  Liebhaberinnen (Women as Lovers), by Koxi (Germany, Luxembourg, 2026). 

  Generation K Plus:

  En, ten, týky! (Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! / Ene, mene, muh!), by Andrea Szelesová (Czech Republic, Slovakia, 2026). 

  Imaginarni brojevi (Imaginary Numbers), by Jelica Jerinić (Serbia, Croatia, 2026). 

  Generation 14 Plus:

  Quatro Meninas (Four Girls), by Karen Suzane (Brazil, Netherlands, 2025). 

  Berlinale Shorts:

  Kozmonavti (Cosmonauts), by Leo Černic (Slovenia, Italy, 2026). 

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  6 MEDIA funded films, nominated for 13 BAFTA Awards 2026

  SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI), by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden). 8 Nominations:
  Best Film
  Film Not in the English Language
  Director (Joachim Trier)
  Original Screenplay (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)
  Leading Actress (Renate Reinsve)
  Supporting Actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas)
  Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgård)
  Casting (Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman)

  SIRĀT (SIRÂT), by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 1 nomination:

  Film Not in the English Language

  IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT(UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT), by Jafar Panahi (France, Iran, Luxembourg). 1 nomination:

  Film Not in the English Language

  ARCO, by Ugo Bienvenu (France). 1 Nomination:

  Children's & Family Film

  LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES), by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France). 1 nomination:

  Animated Film

  THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, by Kaouther Ben Hania (France, Tunisia). 1 nomination:

  Film Not in the English Language

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  7 MEDIA funded films, nominated for 17 Oscars 2026

  SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI), by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden). 9 nominations:

  Best Picture
  Best Directing (Joachim Trier)
  Best International Feature Film
  Best Actress in a Leading Role (Renate Reinsve)
  Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Elle Fanning)
  Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas)
  Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Stellan Skarsgård)
  Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)
  Best Film Editing (Olivier Bugge Coutté)

  SIRĀT (SIRÂT), by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 2 nominations:

  Best International Feature Film

  Best Sound (Yasmina Praderas, Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas)

  IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT(UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT), by Jafar Panahi (France, Iran, Luxembourg). 2 nominations:

  Best Internationa Feature Film

  Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators: Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian)

  ARCO, by Ugo Bienvenu (France). 1 Nomination:

  Best Animated Feature Film

  LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES), by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France). 1 nomination:

  Best Animated Feature Film

  THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, by Kaouther Ben Hania (France, Tunisia). 1 nomination:

  Best Internationa Feature Film

  Den stygge stesøsteren (The Ugly Stepsister), by Emilie Blichfeldt (Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, 2025). 1 nomination:

  Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg)

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  MEDIA funded films nominated and awarded for EFA Awards 2026

  SIRĀT (SIRÂT), by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 9 nominations, 5 Awards:

  European Film

  European Director (Oliver Laxe)

  European Screenwriter (Santiago Fillol, Oliver Laxe)

  European Actor (Sergi López)

  European Casting Director (Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo, María Rodrigo) WINNER

  European Cinematographer (Mauro Herce) WINNER

  European Editor (Cristóbal Fernández) WINNER

  European Production Designer (Laia Ateca) WINNER

  European Sound Designer (Yasmina Praderas, Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas) WINNER

  SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI), by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Denmark, Germanya, Sweden). 8 nominations, 6 awards:

  European Film WINNER

  European Director (Joachim Trier) WINNER

  European Screenwriter (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier) WINNER

  European Actress (Renate Reinsve) WINNER

  European Actor (Stellan Skarsgård) WINNER

  European Composer (Original Score) (Hania Rani) WINNER

  European Casting Director 

  European Production Designer

  SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN), by Mascha Schilinski (Germany). 8 nominations, 1 Award:

  European Film

  European Director (Mascha Schilinski)

  European Screenwriter (Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter)

  European Casting Director 

  European Cinematographer 

  European Composer (Original Score) 

  European Costume Designer (Sabrina Krämer) WINNER

  European Make-Up & Hair Artist 

  IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT), by Jafar Panahi (France, Iran, Luxembourg). 3 nominations:

  European Film

  European Director (Jafar Panahi)

  European Screenwriter (Jafar Panahi)

  ARCO, by Ugo Bienvenu (France). 3 nominations, 1 Award:

  European Film

  European Animated Feature Film WINNER

  European Young Audience Award

  LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES), by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Animated Feature Film  

  TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN (POHADKY PO BABICCE), by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, France). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Animated Feature Film 

  FIUME O MORTE!, by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia). 2 nominations, 1 Award:

  European Film

  European Documentary WINNER

  AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE (TARDES DE SOLEDAD), by Albert Serra (Spain, France). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Documentary

  RIEFENSTAHL, by Andres Veiel (Germany). 2 nominations:

  European Film

  European Documentary

  THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, by Kaouther Ben Hania (France, Tunisia). 1 nomination:

  European Film

  LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (KAJ TI JE DEKLICA), by Urška Djukic (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia). 1 nomination

  European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

  CASE 137 (DOSSIER 137), by Dominik Moll (France). 1 nomination:

  European Actress (Léa Drucker)

  DUSE, by Pietro Marcello (Italy, France). 1 nomination:

  European Actress (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi)

  FRANZ, by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic). 1 nomination:

  European Actor (Idan Weiss)

  THE LAST VIKING (DEN SIDSTE VIKING), by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark, Sweden). 1 nomination:

  European Actor (Mads Mikkelsen)

  SAUNA, by Mathias Broe (Denmark). 1 Nomination:

  European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

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  MEDIA funded films nominated for the Goya Awards 2026

  Los Domingos (Sundays), by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain, France). 13 nominacions:

  Best Film.
  Best Direction (Alauda Ruiz de Azúa).
  Best Original Screenplay (Alauda Ruiz de Azúa).
  Best Leading Actor (Miguel Garcés).
  Best Leading Actress (Patricia Lopez Arnaiz).
  Best New Actress (Blanca Soroa).
  Best Supporting Actor (Juan Minujín).
  Best Supporting Actress (Nagore Aramburu).
  Best Costume Design.
  Best Sound.
  Best Editing.
  Best Production Management.
  Best Cinematography.

  Sirât, by Oliver Laxe (Spain, France). 11 nominacions:

  Best Film.
  Best Direction (Oliver Laxe).
  Best Original Screenplay (Oliver Laxe and Santiago Fillol).
  Best Original Score.
  Best Production Direction.
  Best Art Direction.
  Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
  Best Editing.
  Best Sound.
  Best Cinematography.
  Best Special Effects.

  Sorda (Deaf), by Eva Libertad (Spain). 8 nominations:

  Best film.
  Best new director (Eva Libertad).
  Best adapted screenplay (Eva Libertad).
  Best new actress (Miriam Garlo).
  Best supporting actor (Álvaro Cervantes).
  Best supporting actor (Joaquín Notario).
  Best supporting actress (Elena Irureta).
  Best sound.

  Romería, by Carla Simón (Spain, Germany). 6 nominations:

  Best Director (Carla Simón).
  Best Adapted Screenplay (Carla Simón).
  Best New Actor (Mitch).
  Best New Actress (Llúcia García).
  Best Supporting Actress (Miryam Gallego).
  Best Costume Design (Anna Aguilà).

  Una Quinta Portuguesa, by Avelina Prat (Spain, Portugal). 3 nominations:

  Best Original Screenplay (Avelina Prat).
  Best Leading Actor (Manolo Solo).
  Best Supporting Actress (María de Medeiros).

  Molt lluny (Away), by Gerard Oms (Spain, Netherlands). 2 nominations:

  Best new director (Gerard Oms).

  Best main actor (Mario Casas).

  Tardes de soledad, by Albert Serra (Spain, France, Portugal). 2 nominations:

  Best documentary film.

  Best director (Albert Serra).

  Los Tortuga (The Exiles), by Belén Funes (Spain, Chile). 2 nominations:

  Best leading actress (Antonia Zegers).

  Best new actress (Elvira Lara).

  Leo & Lou, by Carlos Solano (Spain, UK, Romania). 1 nomination:

  Best original music.

  Rondallas, by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Spain). 1 nomination:

  Best actor in a supporting role (Tamar Novas).

  Decorado, by Alberto Vázquez (Spain, Portugal). 1 nomination:

  Best animated film.

  El Tresor de Barracuda, by Adrià García (Spain, Belgium). 1 nomination:

  Best animated film.

  Bufet Pardís, by Héctor Zafra and Santi Amézqueta. 1 nomination:

  Best Animated Short Film.

  El cuento de una noche de verano, by María Herrera. 1 nomination:

  Best Fiction Short Film.

  De sucre (Made of sugar), by Clàudia Cedó (Spain). 1 nomination:

  Best Fiction Short Film.

  La misteriosa mirada del flamenco, by Diego Céspedes (France, Chile, Germany, Spain, Belgium). 1 nomination:

  Best Ibero-American Film.

  The Girl with the Needle, by Magnus Von Horn (Denmark, Poland, Sweden, France, Belgium). 1 nomination:

  Best European Film.

  A simple accident, by Jafar Panahi (France, Iran i Luxembourg). 1 nomination:

  Best European Film.

  Sentimental Value, by Joachim Trier (Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden). 1 nomination:

  Best European Film.

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  15 MEDIA funded films, nominated for the Gaudí Awards 2026

  Romería, by Carla Simón (13 nominations)

  Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language
  Best Direction (Carla Simón)
  Best Adapted Screenplay (Carla Simón)
  Best New Performance (Llúcia Garcia)
  Best Cinematography (Hélène Louvart)
  Best Music (Ernest Pipó)
  Best Editing (Sergio Jiménez and Ana Pfaff)
  Best Art Direction (Mónica Bernuy)
  Best Costume Design (Anna Aguilà)
  Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Paty López and Paco Rodríguez H.)
  Best Visual Effects (Anna Aragonès, Bernat Aragonès, Alice Rathert and Christian Pundschus)
  Best Sound (Eva Valiño and Alejandro Castillo)
  Best Production Design (Elisa Sirvent

  Sirât, by Oliver Laxe (12 nominations):

  Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language
  Best Direction (Oliver Laxe)
  Best Actor (Sergi López)
  Best Cinematography (Mauro Herce)
  Best Music (Kangding Ray)
  Best Editing (Cristóbal Fernández)
  Best Art Direction (Laia Ateca)
  Best Costume Design (Nadia Acimi)
  Best Make-up and Hairdressing (Zaira Eva Adén)
  Best Visual Effects (Pep Claret, Lluís Rivera and Benjamin Ageorges)
  Best Sound (Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas)
  Best Production Management (Oriol Maymó)

  Sorda, by Eva Libertad (10 nominations):

  Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language
  Best Direction (Eva Libertad)
  Best Adapted Screenplay (Eva Libertad)
  Best Actress (Miriam Garlo)
  Best Supporting Actress (Elena Irureta)
  Best Supporting Actor (Álvaro Cervantes)
  Best Art Direction (Anna Auquer)
  Best Costume Design (Désirée Guirao and Angélica Muñoz)
  Best Sound (Urko Garai, Enrique G. Bermejo and Alejandro Castillo)
  Best Production Direction (Goretti Pagès)

  Fontera, by Judith Colell (8 nominations):

  Best Film
  Best Actress (Maria Rodríguez Soto)
  Best Supporting Actress (Bruna Cusí)
  Best Supporting Actor (Asier Etxeandía)
  Best Art Direction (Marta Bazaco (AEDAA))
  Best Costume Design (Mercè Paloma)
  Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Barbara Boucke)
  Best Visual Effects (Xavi Molas and Oliwa Trybel)

  Tardes de soledad, by Albert Serra (6 nominations):

  Best Direction (Albert Serra)
  Best Documentary Film
  Best Cinematography (Artur Tort)
  Best Editing (Albert Serra and Artur Tort)
  Best Visual Effects (Xavier Pérez and Arnaud Chelet)
  Best Sound (Jordi Ribas and Bruno Tarrière)

  Esmorza amb mi (Join Me for Breakfast), by Iván Morales (5 nominations): 

  Best Film
  Best Adapted Screenplay (Iván Morales and Almudena Monzó)
  Best Actor (Álvaro Cerantes)
  Best New Director (Iván Morales López)
  Best Supporting Actor (Ivan Massagué)

  Molt lluny (Away), by Gerard Oms (5 nominations):

  Best Film
  Best Original Screenplay (Gerard Oms)
  Best Actor (Mario Casas)
  Best New Director (Gerard Oms)
  Best Editing (Neus Ballús)

  Los Tortuga (The Exiles), de Belén Funes (3 nominations):

  Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language
  Best Original Screenplay (Belén Funes and Marçal Cebrián)
  Best New Performance (Elvira Lara)

  Una quinta portuguesa (The Portuguese House), by Avelina Prat (1 nomination):

  Best Actor (Manolo Solo)

  La marsellesa de los borrachos (The Drunkmen's Marseillaise), by Pablo Gil Rituerto (1 nomination):

  Best Documentary

  La llum de l’Aisha (The light of Aisha), by Shadi Adib (1 nomination):

  Best Animation

  El tresor de barracuda (The Treasure of Barracuda), by Adrià Garcia (1 nomination):

  Best Animation

  De sucre (Made of Sugar), by Clàudia Cedó (1 nomination):

  Best short film

  Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (1 nomination):

  Best European Film

  The Seed of the Sacred Fig, by Mohammad Rasoulof (1 nomination):

  Best European Film