Founding Edition · Berlin, Germany
75 films.
One edition.
Berlin.
The online screening of the Founding Edition has closed. The nominees are announced on 17 October 2026, and the winners at the awards gala on 7 November 2026.
In a world saturated by market-driven algorithms and filtered narratives, BIUFF rises as a sanctuary. A sanctuary not of walls, but of light projected in the dark — a space for the preservation of cinematic integrity.
— The programme
Four strands. Seventy-five films.
— Two juries
The jury decides. So do you.
An invited jury awards the 4U Grand Trophy and the honours. The audience, ticket by ticket, decides six Audience Awards of its own. The two never touch.
The awards→— 17 October · 7 November 2026
The winners.
The nominees are announced on 17 October. The jury honours and the six Audience Awards are presented together at the awards gala on 7 November 2026.
The awards night→— The Programme
Seventy-five films. One window, 21 September to 5 October.
Official Selection, Founding Edition 2026. Every film, with synopses and credits.
— News
Latest from the festival
Festival Leadership
Founded by working filmmakers
BIUFF is founded and led by Amir Morsali — director, producer and cultural manager with more than twenty years in theatre, film and cultural management, and Production Manager on “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes 2024 and an Academy Award nominee in 2025.
Read about the festival→
Thank you for watching.
The nominees are announced on 17 October 2026. The jury honours and the six Audience Awards are presented at the awards gala on 7 November.