The Official Selection

Read about the selection HERE.

Generation Kplus Shorts Competition

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! / En, ten, týky!

Generation Kplus Shorts Competition (screenings HERE)
Animation / CZ, SK 2026 / 13 min
Directed by: Andrea Szelesová
Produced by: Kristina Husová – Pure Shore (CZ) 
Co-produced by: CINEPOINT (CZ), ansze (SK)

Yios, a lonely mythical boy whose head shines like the sun, struggles to make friends in the clouds. After he falls down to Earth, everything changes...

In the clouds high above Earth lies a mythical playground where children of Greek gods and monsters come to play. Among them is Yios, a little boy with a shining sun for a head and an explosive energy that keeps the other children at a distance. When Yios creates yet another disaster, the annoyed children devise a prank, causing Yios to fall down to Earth. However, in this strange and unfamiliar place, Yios meets a curious boy. This unexpected encounter will change everything… 

Sales & Festivals
Luce Grosjean – Miyu Distribution
luce.grosjean@miyu.fr

Forum

If Pigeons Turned to Gold / Kdyby se holubi proměnili ve zlato

Forum (screenings HERE)
Documentary / CZ, SK 2026 / 110 min
Directed by: Pepa Lubojacki
Produced by: Wanda Kaprálová, Klára Mamojková – CLAW films (CZ) 
Co-produced by: Guča films (SK), Česká televize, FAMU

Have you ever grieved someone who hasn't died yet?

A raw, self-made and deeply personal work, IF PIGEONS TURNED TO GOLD cuts into addiction and intergenerational trauma, capturing several years in the lives of four family members. Pepa, the director, records on an iPhone and tries to understand why their beloved older brother and cousins live unhoused and experience substance addiction.  Formally inventive and playful, diaristic footage enters into dialogue with stylised memories, AI-animated photographs and graphic interventions, shaping a plural voice that negotiates with the past. Unsentimentally, the film traces the causes and fallout of addiction, asking where love ends, control begins, and what respect truly demands: to save, or to let go.

Sales & Festivals
Wanda Kaprálová – CLAW films
wanda.kapralova@gmail.com
Klára Mamojková – CLAW films
k.mamojkova@gmail.com

Panorama

Roya / Roya

Panorama (screenings HERE)
Fiction / DE, CZ, LU, IR 2026 / 93 min
Directed by: Mahnaz Mohammadi
Produced by: Farzad Pak – PakFilm (DE), Kaveh Farnam – Europe Media Nest (CZ)
Co-production: AMOUR FOU (LU)

Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession, or remain confined to her 5-square-metre cell.

Sales & Festivals
Totem Films

Berlinale Classics

PanelStory, or How a Housing Development Is Born / Panelstory aneb Jak se rodí sídliště

Berlinale Classics (screenings HERE)
Fiction / Czechoslovakia 1979 / 100 min
Directed by: Věra Chytilová

Sales & Festivals
Národní filmový archiv, Prague
Juraj Machálek, Head of Sales
sales@nfa.cz / +420 775 864 828

European Film Market

Berlinale Series Market Selects 2026

Monyová / Monyová

Berlinale Series Market Selects 2026
Fiction / CZ 2026 / 6x52 min
Directed by: Zuzana Kirchnerová
Produced by: Klára Follová – Oneplay (CZ)

She wrote about love. She lived in hell.

A six-part series inspired by the life of Simona Monyová, a successful writer from Brno who struggled with domestic violence for many years. It tells the story of a strong woman who pursued her goals, but was also an ordinary mother of three, dreaming of romantic love and a harmonious family. Just like her readers, to whom she was a friend they could carry around in their handbags in the form of a small paperback. Monyová described relationships with humour, sarcasm, and a sense of perspective. Her desire for great love led her to her second husband. However, the initially idyllic relationship gradually turned into a toxic and violent coexistence. Although she eventually managed to walk away from it, her life ended tragically.

Sales
Peter Chalupa – Oneplay
International Content Sales Director
peter.chalupa@cme.net

Festivals
Miriam Ryndová – Oneplay
Head of festival strategies
miriam.ryndova@novatv.cz / +420 775 060 821

Screenings
Feb 17 | 15:00-16:47 | CinemaxX 4 (market screening)
Feb 17 | 17:15 | Series Market Selects (market screening online)
Feb 18 | 11:00 | Series Marke Selects (market screening online)

European Film Market

CENTRAL EUROPEAN CINEMA STAND

Do you have inquiries about Czech cinema or the workings of the Czech Audiovisual Fund? The team of Czech Film Center, an international promotion division of the CAF, together with representatives from the Czech Film Commission, will be present at the EFM.

Book a meeting or stop by CENTRAL EUROPEAN CINEMA stand #112 in Gropius Bau.

Markéta Šantrochová, Head of Czech Film Center
11-18 February | marketa@filmcenter.cz
Zuzana Černá, International Promotion – Fiction
11-18 February | zuzana@filmcenter.cz
Vítězslav Chovanec, International Promotion – Non-fiction
13-19 February | vitezslav@filmcenter.cz
Eliška Děcká, International Promotion – Animation & Short Films
13-19 February | eliska@filmcenter.cz
Pavlína Žipková, Head of Czech Film Commission
12-17 February | pavlina@filmcommission.cz
Hedvika Petrželková, Publicist of Czech Film Commission
14-18 February | hedvika@filmcommission.cz
Petra Marková, Location Specialist, Czech Film Commision
12-17 February | petra@filmcommission.cz

PARTNERSHIP WITH BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET

Country Session (for registered participants of BCPM)
15 February | 15:30-16:30 | ATRIUM TOWER @ Berlinale Service Center

As a proud partner of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, the Czech Audiovisual Fund will present opportunities for cooperation with the Czech Republic, in particular support for minority co-productions and production incentives provided by the fund.

Learn more about the co-production possibilities in the Czech Republic >> HERE.

Co-production meeting with Central Europe and Young Horizons at EFM (invitation only)
15 February | 17:00 to 18:00 | Martin Gropius Bau, at Central European Cinema Stand #112

Together with Young Horizons Industry and our Slovak and Slovenian colleagues, the Czech Film Center is organizing a co-production meeting for producers specializing in children's content, where 9 Czech producers will meet their counterparts/colleagues from other European countries.

BOOKS AT BERLINALE

Books at Berlinale was launched in 2006 in cooperation with the Frankfurter Buchmesse, making it the first rights market of an A-list film festival to bring producers and literary rights holders together beyond the pitch event.

Out of nearly 100 submissions, ten books have been selected for the 21st edition of Books at Berlinale, which will be presented on February 16 in a pitch event moderated by author Syd Atlas during the Berlinale Co-Production Market.

The Czech Republic (this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honour) is represented by A Slight Loss of Loneliness by Eli Beneš, which follows Auschwitz survivor Peter Stein in a poetic narrative about loneliness, friendship, survival, and the deep longing for love.

More >> HERE.
 

ANIMATION DAYS

Animation Lunch (invitation only)

The Czech Film Center is a partner of the Animation Lunch networking event held as part of the European Film Market in Berlin, offering three animated film producers the opportunity to attend the event and meet producers and guests from other countries.

Attending producers: Karolína Davidová (13ka), Vladimír Lhoták (Hausboot), Martin Vandas (MAUR film).

Spotlight On: Central Eastern European Animation
Presented by CEE Animation | Find out more >> HERE
February 12 | 15:45 – 16:30 | Mirror Tent at Gropius Park

CEE Animation presents in this session five distinctive animation projects led by strong authors and experienced producers. These projects have recently participated in the CEE Animation Forum, the CEE Animation Workshop, or both. Presented by Juraj Krasnohorsky (Artichoke. CEE Animation Workshop, Slovakia).

Selected Czech project: Acorn's Adventure (d. Filip Mašek), produced by Pure Shore (CZ), Fabian & Fred (DE)
 

Riding the Waves of Real-Time Animation Production
February 14 | 13:15–14:15 | Producers Hub (Gropius Bau) | Find out more >> HERE.

This interactive panel dives into the making of The Last Whale Singer, a bold international animation project spanning three countries and multiple production cultures. Led by production and creative partners, the session unfolds as a candid case study, sharing firsthand insights from an animation production journey - from early development to international distribution.

MARKET SCREENINGS

How to Divorce During the War
dir. Andrius Blaževičius
108 min, LT, LU, IE, CZ, 2026

Feb 13 | 09:00 | Gropius Bau Cinema (market screening)
Feb 15 | 18:00 | CinemaxX 11 (market screening)

Father
dir. Tereza Nvotová
103 min, SK, CZ, PL, 2025

Feb 12 | 16:00 | Virtual Cinema 3 (market screening online)
Feb 15 | 11:30 | CinemaxX 13 (market screening)

Are You Mostafa?
dir. Baktash Abtin
65 min, CZ, 2025

Feb 13 | 17:00 | Cinemobile (market screening)

Dead Language
dir. Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun
110 min, IL, CZ, PL, 2025

Feb 12 | 10:45 | Marriott 1 (market screening)
Feb 17 | 11:00 | Virtual Cinema 3 (market screening online)

The Moon is a Father of Mine
dir. Giorgi Ovashvili
100 min, GE, DE, LU, BG, CZ, TR, 2025

Feb 15 | 16:20 | CinemaxX 8 (market screening)
 

BERLINALE SERIES MARKET

Changing The Narrative: Gender Balance In The Industry
February 16 | 14.00 - 15.00 | CinemaxX 3 | Find out more >> HERE

Panel discussion about needs of change for gender-balanced representation in the audiovisual system. With Barbora Námerová, the creator of Monyová.

Connect With Talent: Female Writers in the Spotlight
Presented by MIDPOINT Institute | Find out more >> HERE
February 16 | 15:00-16.30 | CinemaxX Lounge 

Meet award-winning writers Dóra Johannsdóttir and Joana Vilapuig as they discuss creative processes and international collaboration in a session that also introduces MIDPOINT Talent Connections - a unique curated database and collaboration-enhancing tool featuring exceptional European talent. Moderated by Ljubica Lukovic. Speakers: Dóra Jóhannsdóttir (Director, Writer, Iceland), Joana Vilapuig (Director, Writer, Spain).

Oneplay: The Czech Voice in Global Streaming
February 17 | 14:00 - 14:45 | CinemaxX 3

Presented by Michal Reitler and Lenka Szántó, Oneplay previews its upcoming originals, works-in-progress and development slate, exploring series built for international audiences, from large-scale genre projects to intimate dramas such as Monyová.
 

BERLINALE TALENTS

Lenka Tyrpáková is a Czech film programmer, curator, and consultant, currently serving also as Artistic Director of the Finále Festival in Pilsen, the country’s largest showcase of domestic cinema. She has extensive experience working with international film festivals and industry platforms (having programmed for Karlovy Vary IFF and currently collaborating with Pragueshorts, Riga IFF, and Cottbus IFF etc.), with a long-term focus on Central and Eastern European cinema. Find out more >> HERE.
 

OTHER EVENTS

Stronger Together; Rethinking Producing Through Collective Power
February 15 | 15:00 – 16:00 | Producers Hub at Gropius Bau | Find out more >> HERE

With Pavel Berčík of production company Film Kolektiv.

Work in Progress: Belarusian Independent Film Projects
14 February | 12:00 – 14:00 | CinemaxX Lounge / Studio Babelsberg Lounge  | Learn more >> HERE

Presentation of Kupala Night, the upcoming feature film by Liza Chakanava, produced by Iuliia Mamaeva of Prague-based Echo Stories.
 

CZECH FILM / Spring 2026

In the 2026 spring issue of CZECH FILM magazine, we focus on films screened at the Berlinale and IFF Rotterdam – Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe!, If Pigeons Turned to Gold, Orla, or Greetings from Rhodes. The newest piece in the ongoing series of articles introducing young filmmakers centers on Albert Hospodářský and Adam Koloman Rybanský. We offer a sneak peek into the production of Animal, a debut feature by screenwriter Milada Těšitelová. We zoom in on Monyová, a six-part miniseries by Zuzana Kirchnerová. In an article on film adaptations, we examine how literary works shaped the way Czech cinema engages with the history of the Czech people. In an interview with cinematographer and director Veronika Donutková, we discuss her work on the documentary Respect Her Game and the TV series Moloch Files. We introduce the production company Beginners's Mind. Read the magazine >> HERE.