EFM Event Schedule 2026

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The Soul of Our Stories – Vol. 2: From Gatekeeping to Groundbreaking

The Soul of Our Stories – Vol. 2: From Gatekeeping to Groundbreaking

With: Stefanie Ren (she/her), Rosina Kaleab (she/her), Julia Penner (she/her), Aylin Kockler (she/her), Acerina Zambrano (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety, Seriencamp
Description
This panel creates a space for critical analysis, open exchange, and practical solutions. Together, we will explore how the contemporary series landscape can genuinely support diversity while safeguarding creative freedom—and how changing the narrative can go hand in hand with creating series that are both artistically bold and commercially successful.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution
Tue Feb 17 12:45 – 13:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD planned
The EURODOC Decolonial Archive Roadmap

The EURODOC Decolonial Archive Roadmap

With: Nora Philippe, she/her Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Presentation With: EURODOC
Description
EURODOC presents the launch of a renewed roadmap for decolonial uses of archive for filmmakers, funds and broadcasters.
Tags: #Archives #DocSalon #Documentary #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion
Tue Feb 17 13:00 – 14:00 Café Connect at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
Rebel Rebel: Series Battling the Status Quo

Rebel Rebel: Series Battling the Status Quo

With: Esra Phul (she/her), Patrick Phul (he/him), Pandora da Cunha Telles (she/her), Philipp Kreuzer (he/him), Marta Balaga (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety, TV Drama Vision at Göteborg Film Festival
Description
In this session, creators and producers unpack the craft of building anti-establishment narratives that resonate with today’s audiences. They will explore how rebellion can function as both a dramatic engine and a lens for examining power, justice, and the shifting boundaries of right and wrong in contemporary storytelling. In Collaboration with: TV Drama Vision at Göteborg Film Festival.
Tags: #Series #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers #Distribution
Tue Feb 17 15:00 – 15:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD planned
Balancing Cultural Diversity, Artistic Freedom, and Competitiveness in the Platform Era

Balancing Cultural Diversity, Artistic Freedom, and Competitiveness in the Platform Era

Associated Event
Access: On pre-registration Host: External organisation Format: Round Table With: European Parliament, European Film Academy
Description
Europe’s audiovisual sector is evolving rapidly, driven by global streaming platforms and market concentration. This event will explore balancing innovation and competitiveness with cultural diversity, democratic values, and regulation. The programme will include panel discussions, a Q&A session and a networking opportunity.
Tags: #Distribution #Diversity & Inclusion #Innovation #Producers #Sustainability
Tue Feb 17 16:00 – 19:00 Mirror Tent at Gropius Park
House of Yang: A Series Where Identity and Mystery Intertwine

House of Yang: A Series Where Identity and Mystery Intertwine

With: Stefanie Ren (she/her), Mia Spengler (she/her), Arto Sebastian (he/him), Katharina Dufner (she/her), Paula Essam (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
Meet the creator, director, producer, and commissioning editor of House of Yang as they discuss bringing this haunting, multi generational mystery to life. Set in a secluded Black Forest home marked by two decades apart disappearances, the series explores inherited trauma, cultural identity, and the shadows families pass down.The team will share how they shaped the show’s unsettling atmosphere, its emotional core, and the complex German Chinese family history at its centre—along with production insights on crafting a genre driven drama with depth, scale, and a strong sense of place.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution
Tue Feb 17 17:00 – 17:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD planned
TEDDY TALK: Queer Creations, part.4

TEDDY TALK: Queer Creations, part.4

With: Charles Bin, Andreas Bühlmann, Skadi Loist, Kat Setzer, Ray Yeung, Djamila Grandits (she/her) Access: Festival Accreditation Host: Festival Format: Talk With: Teddy Award, Queer Academy, EFM - European Film Market
Description
The Queer-Creation Talks serve as a platform for exploration, analysis, and connection within the queer film ecosystem—bringing together individuals, organizations, and initiatives that shape and support queer cinema.
Tags: #Distribution #Diversity & Inclusion #Documentary #Producers #Sustainability #Tech
Wed Feb 18 15:00 – 16:30 Gropius Bau Cinema
on-site only
TEDDY TALENTS TALKS: Confusion as Catalyst: Queering Cinema Beyond Boundaries

TEDDY TALENTS TALKS: Confusion as Catalyst: Queering Cinema Beyond Boundaries

With: Fallon Mayanja, Rebecca Zweig, Efrain Mojica, Sarnt Utamachote, Daniela Vega, Djamila Grandits (she/her) Access: Festival Accreditation & (Online) Market Badge Host: Festival Format: Talk With: Teddy Award, Queer Academy, Berlinale Talents
Description
Four film professionals explore how queer cinema harnesses ambiguity, resists categorization, and uses formal disruption to generate new ways of seeing from the margins.
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers
Wed Feb 18 17:00 – 18:30 Berlinale at Radialsystem
on-site only
Queer Your Program: Speedy Film Pitches

Queer Your Program: Speedy Film Pitches

With: Bartholomew Sammut (they/them) Access: Festival Accreditation & (Online) Market Badge Host: Festival Format: Presentation With: Teddy Award, Queer Academy, EFM - European Film Market
Description
Thirty Filmmakers whose films are ready for distribution will present their projects within two-minute pitches to programmers, distributors and sales agents. Join in to find potentially your next opening night film.
Tags: #Animation #Distribution #Diversity & Inclusion #Documentary #Producers #Tech
Wed Feb 18 17:00 – 18:00 Gropius Bau Cinema
on-site only
QUEER Industry Reception

QUEER Industry Reception

Access: Festival Accreditation Host: Festival Format: Networking Event With: Teddy Award, Queer Academy, EFM - European Film Market
Description
The annual gathering of industry professionals from the Queer Film Industry, from filmmakers to programmers, to distributors and sales agents.
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers
Wed Feb 18 18:00 – 20:30 EFM / Gropius Bau & Park
on-site only
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