Filmfest FrauenWelten
Human Rights Film Festival by TERRE DES FEMMES at KulturBrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg
About FrauenWelten
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Women's Rights on the Screen
Filmfest FrauenWelten is a festival with a clear stance: The focus is on films that tell the stories of women who advocate for human rights, self-determination, and against violence. Since 2001, TERRE DES FEMMES has annually invited audiences to a week of programming featuring feature films, documentaries, and short films from around the world, followed by discussions with filmmakers, activists, and experts. In 2020, the festival moved from Tübingen to Berlin and has since found its permanent home at the cinema in KulturBrauerei.
26th Edition from November 18 to 24, 2026
The 26th edition runs from November 18 to 24, 2026 — seven days, around 30 films, international guests. The films cover topics such as domestic violence, sexual self-determination, refugees, female genital mutilation, women's politics, religion, and work. The festival combines premieres, festival premieres, and rediscoveries — and emphasizes that every screening leaves room for discussion.
Cinema, Readings, City Tours
In addition to the films, the program includes a literary reading and historical city tours: TERRE DES FEMMES uses the festival to make the history of the women's movement in Berlin visible and to connect it with current struggles. This clearly positions FrauenWelten as a human rights festival with a political focus — rather than just a genre cinema.
Kino in der KulturBrauerei — Main Venue
The main venue is the cinema in KulturBrauerei at Schönhauser Allee 36 in Prenzlauer Berg (Pankow district). With eight screens, the cinema has been a central hub of Berlin's film culture for years and offers the screens where FrauenWelten can show its film week program in parallel. Additionally, a supporting online program with selected films is regularly available.
TERRE DES FEMMES — A German Voice for Women's Rights
Since 1981, TERRE DES FEMMES has been committed to the rights of women and girls — against violence, genital mutilation, forced marriage, and for equal participation. The film festival is the cultural extension of this work: films as a means of education, empowerment, and solidarity. In the state of Berlin, in the Pankow district, the festival annually sets a clear accent in a city that likes to see itself as the "capital of the women's movement."
FrauenWelten — edition 2026
Seven days of cinema with a political stance: From November 18 to 24, 2026, Filmfest FrauenWelten 2026 will show around 30 international films on topics such as domestic violence, sexual self-determination, flight, female genital mutilation, and women's rights policies. After most screenings, film discussions with female filmmakers, activists, or experts will take place. Complementing the film program are a reading and thematic Berlin city tours specially curated by TERRE DES FEMMES for the festival. A selected online program complements the cinema presentation.
Programme FrauenWelten 2026
Program framework for the 26th edition (as of preliminary information from TERRE DES FEMMES, berlin.de, and visitBerlin):
November 18–24, 2026 — Kino in der KulturBrauerei
- Opening Night with the premiere of a new international women's rights film and an opening address by TERRE DES FEMMES.
- Around 30 films from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America — feature films, documentaries, short films.
- Film discussions after most screenings with female directors, protagonists, or experts from TERRE DES FEMMES and partner organizations.
- Reading with an author on the thematic focus of the edition.
- City tours on the history of the Berlin women's movement.
- Online accompanying program with selected films for a nationwide audience.
The film schedule, festival motto, and exact showtimes will be published on filmfest-frauenwelten.de.
Highlights FrauenWelten 2026
- 26th edition — largest German-language film festival on women's rights
- Around 30 international films at Kino in der KulturBrauerei
- Film discussions, reading, and thematic city tours
- Organized by TERRE DES FEMMES since 2001
- Complementary online program nationwide
Prices FrauenWelten 2026
Single tickets, festival passes, and reduced rates (pupils, students, low-income individuals, TERRE DES FEMMES members) are available via the KulturBrauerei box office and filmfest-frauenwelten.de. Current prices are available on the festival website.
Practical information — FrauenWelten
Anreise
Kino in der KulturBrauerei, Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin. U-Bahn Eberswalder Straße (U2), ca. 200 m. Tram M1, M10, 12 sowie Buslinien direkt am Eingang.
Tickets
Ticketverkauf über die Kinokasse der KulturBrauerei und über filmfest-frauenwelten.de. Festivalpässe und Einzeltickets verfügbar; ermäßigte Tarife für Schülerinnen, Studierende, Geringverdienende und TERRE-DES-FEMMES-Mitglieder.
Gut zu wissen
Viele Filme im Originalton mit deutschen Untertiteln. Im Anschluss an die Vorführungen finden moderierte Filmgespräche statt. Begleitend ein Online-Programm für ausgewählte Filme. Veranstaltungssprache der Gespräche überwiegend deutsch, teils englisch.
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Where it takes place FrauenWelten
Kino in der KulturBrauerei
Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin