From Friday, 3rd to Sunday, 5th October 2025, the first German MUBI FEST Berlin will take place, the cinema festival organised by MUBI, a global film distributor, streaming service and production company.
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Over three consecutive days, silent green Kulturquartier will celebrate cinema and film culture in all its facets with selected film screenings, international guests, talks, live music and get-togethers.
The first edition of MUBI FEST Berlin will kick off with the Berlin premiere of the quirky heist film THE MASTERMIND, starring Josh O'Connor in the lead role. Director Kelly Reichardt is returning to Europe for this occasion after the successful world premiere in Cannes to personally present the film at MUBI FEST Berlin.
Also on offer: a hand-picked selection of special feature films, such as NO BEARS by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, the sensational feature film debut DIE TOCHTER (THE DAUGHTER) by Mascha Schilinski, and APRIL by Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili, who is expected to attend a Q&A in person at the silent green Kulturquartier.
In addition to David Lynch's FIRE WALK WITH ME, there will be a screening of the pilot episode of the first season of his legendary series TWIN PEAKS. MUBI podcast host Rico Gagliano is looking forward to live recordings with director Kelly Reichardt, among others.
The diverse MUBI FEST Berlin programme will be rounded off with captivating short films from the MUBI series SHORT FILMS BIG NAMES, in which some of the most renowned directors of our time demonstrate that cinematic greatness is not a question of film length.
The MUBI FEST Berlin program:
FRIDAY, October 3, 2025
● THE MASTERMIND | Berlin premiere in the presence of director Kelly Reichardt
SATURDAY, October 4, 2025
SCREENINGS
● APRIL | Screening in the presence of director Dea Kulumbegashvili
● SORRY, BABY by Eva Victor | Berlin premiere
● SHORT FILMS BIG NAMES | Screening | Short films by Bong Joon Ho, Mati Diop, and David Cronenberg, among others
● SOLO SUNNY by Konrad Wolf | Screening | In celebration of Konrad Wolf's 100th anniversary
● THE DAUGHTER | Screening in the presence of director Mascha Schilinski
● FOR EXAMPLE BALTHASAR by Robert Bresson | a film from the SELECTED BY WIM WENDERS series | Screening in the presence of Wim Wenders
TALKS
● NOTEBOOK Talk | with Tom Lobo Brennan and Matt Turner
● MUBI Podcast Live | MUBI Podcast host Rico Gagliano in conversation with Kelly Reichardt
● MUBI Podcast Live | MUBI Podcast host Rico Gagliano in conversation with Wim Wenders
SUNDAY, October 5, 2025
● FIRE WALK WITH ME by David Lynch | Screening
● TWIN PEAKS by David Lynch & Mark Frost | Season 1 – Pilot Episode | Screening and virtual Q&A with Mark Frost
● LA GRAZIA by Paolo Sorrentino | Berlin Premiere
● MY FATHER'S SHADOW | Berlin Premiere in the presence of director Akinola Davies Jr.
● BRIEF ENCOUNTERS | Screening | Short films by Flóra Ana Buda and Djiby Kebe, among others
● SHORT FILMS BIG NAMES | Screening | Short films by Bong Joon Ho, Sofia Coppola, Mati Diop, and David Cronenberg, among others
● NO BEARS by Jafar Panahi | Screening
● MIU MIU WOMEN'S TALES | FRAGMENTS FOR VENUS by Alice Diop and AUTOBIOGRAFIA DI UNA BORSETTA by Joanna Hogg
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