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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival

Horror cinema directed, written, or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers.


02/03/2026

Final Girls Berlin film festival showcases horror cinema that’s directed, written, or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers. We are committed to creating space for female voices and visions, whether monstrous, heroic or some messy combination of the two, in the horror genre. We’ve seen more than enough representations of women as beautified victims and constructions of male fantasies or anxieties, and are working towards the primacy of women as subjects and storytellers in horror.

Our definition of women includes anyone with female experience –past or present– and is trans-inclusive. Anyone who feels addressed by the term is welcome to submit their films to the festival.

Get ready for a diverse and expansive experience at this year’s Final Girls Berlin—featuring FGB’s most international selection yet! The opening film, Laura Casabé’s THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE from Argentina, centers on a spell-binding teen who uses her powers to satiate her dark desires.

Folk horror is well-represented this year, with Aislinn Clarke delving into Irish folklore and trauma in FREWAKA, a retrospective screening of Kasi Lemmons’ Southern Gothic tale about a young girl confronting family secrets, and the Adams’ family MOTHER OF FLIES (German Premiere) about a young woman striking a sinister deal with a witch after receiving a terminal diagnosis.

The talents of Canadian director and actress Grace Glowicki are on full display—she directs and stars in the unconventional DEAD LOVER (German Premiere) about a grief-stricken gravedigger trying to resurrect her beloved, and can be seen in Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli’s HONEY BUNCH, a twisty love story about a husband trying to help his amnesiac wife.

On the lighter side of things, we have Tina Romero’s (daughter of George) zombie comedy QUEENS OF THE DEAD, full of glitter, and drag queens. The feature program is rounded out by the moving, otherworldly CAMP (German Premiere) directed by Avalon Fast and the award-winning panic attack of a movieIF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU directed by Mary Bronstein starring a never better Rose Byrne.

As always, you have your share of short blocks to choose from—there’s Final Girls Berlin staples such as Midnight, Queer Horror, and Social Horror, as well as Religious Horror, the Psychosexual, films exploring the dark side of Ambition and Friendship, and more!

Sound is at the forefront of the events in 2026. There’s the very first FGB Live Score event with horror prog trio Pavone Cristallo accompanying Maya Deren’s MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1943) and Germaine Dulac’s THE SEASHELL AND THE CLERGYMAN (1928) as well as two sonic workshops: “Make Your Own Damn Sounds: How to make sound effects and foley for your film“ and “Hysterics Unplugged—the Sound of Horror.“ In addition, there will be talks about “Deconstructing Sex/Gender and the Body in Contemporary Horror Shorts“ and “Female Hunger, Appetite, and Consumption“ as well as an empowerment through horror workshop for BIPOCs and a “Frankenstein Technique“ collage workshop.

Berlin Peace Conference

Disarmament


24/02/2026

In the German economy, the prevailing mood is tense. The German government is spending hundreds of billions on war production while cutting social programs and healthcare. It demands that we work longer hours and robbing us of our youth. For some of us, these are friends, for others, children or grandchildren—they all face the same fate: being prepared for war.

In times of crisis, there is no room for peace; in these times, we are supposed to tighten our belts and join the war machine.

But why should we? We gain nothing from their warmongering! We will not participate in this game of more drudgery, suffering, and destruction!

It is time for anger—let us defend peace against the threat of war.

The Berlin Peace Conference is intended to provide a forum for joint discussion, networking, and uniting our efforts for peace.

The Conference takes place between February 27th and March 1st in the City Kino Wedding. Discussion will be in German.

Bake Sale for Palestine

All donations go to Palestine


17/02/2026

The Bake Sale for Palestine is a cozy community event that pops up every few months here in Berlin. What started as a few friends baking together has turned into a heartfelt fundraiser supporting grassroots NGOs in Palestine, like the Gaza Soup Kitchen.

Each edition has its own vibe, sometimes there’s live music or art, always plenty of good company, and, of course, tables full of homemade treats. Sweet or savory, cakes or quiches, these gatherings are a delicious way to connect, chat, and contribute to a good cause.

Our next bake sale is on February 22 from 13:00-19:00 at K-Fetisch, with a special brunch edition running all afternoon. Come by, grab a bite, share a laugh, and help support people in Palestine, one slice at a time.

Palinale

Berlin’s biggest Palestine Film festival


10/02/2026

From 12–22 February 2026, Palinale takes place in Berlin: a film festival born out of the urgent need to resist the repression of Palestine solidarity in Germany and the silence and complicity of many cultural institutions in the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Following last year’s powerful edition—which presented more than 60 films from over 20 countries, 15 political and cultural panels, and numerous exhibitions and performances—Palinale returns this year with a new selection of films, exhibitions, and events amplifying women, queer filmmakers, refugees, and marginalized voices from Palestine and the Global South.

Join us for our opening night on Thursday, 12 February, at 10:00 at Akaoda (Karl-Marx-Platz 16, 12043 Berlin). The evening features the film Fertile Memory, a discussion with Iskandar Abdalla (Artistic Director of ALFILM), as well as live acts and vendors. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to Taawon UK.

You can find our entire program on our Instagram. The festival is free and donation-based to maximize accessibility. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their ability to pay. All films will be in the original language with English subtitles. In the case where a film does not have English subtitles, it will be indicated clearly in our social media communication.

Duterte Panagutin

Network of individuals and organizations in Europe campaigning to hold Rodrigo Duterte accountable for crimes against humanity


03/02/2026

On 21 March 2025, 20 organisations and 14 individuals signed the Statement of Unity on Duterte Panagutin Campaign Network to campaign for the accountability of Rodrigo Duterte for his crimes against humanity. Here is that statement.

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, stand united in our unwavering commitment to seek truth, justice, and accountability together with the victims of human rights violations which were carried out under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The sham drug war and Duterte’s war against dissent, which claimed the lives of thousands of Filipinos and left many more orphaned and grieving, continues to haunt our nation. It has disregarded the basic tenets of human rights and justice and deepened the culture of impunity.

We are one with the families and communities that have suffered from the extrajudicial killings and other crimes of Duterte. The pain of losing a loved one to state-sponsored violence is immeasurable. The climate of impunity, made worse by the curtailment of civil liberties and the repeated failure of domestic mechanisms to deliver justice, extends to this day. We thus stand with them in their demand for justice. Their grief is our grief; their struggle, our struggle.

At this critical juncture, we are committed to galvanizing efforts to ensure the prosecution of those responsible for these heinous crimes—no less than former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte himself, and ensuring that justice is rendered to the victims and their families. This fight for justice is a fight for the very future of human rights and democracy in our beloved country.

We call on the government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to take the necessary steps to ensure accountability. We call on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other international bodies to pursue and expedite their investigations into the extrajudicial killings under the Duterte regime. We demand that the perpetrators face prosecution for their crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

We call upon all Filipinos, especially those who believe in the principles of justice and human dignity, to join us in this fight. The truth cannot be silenced, and justice should not be delayed. Together, we will hold those responsible to account and work toward healing the wounds of our nation.

As one, we demand: Duterte, Panagutin!