Name: Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin & Brandenburg (JFBB) 2026
Start: 2026-05-05T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Filmkunst 66 (Hauptspielort), Moviemento, Bundesplatz-Kino, Kino Krokodil

JFBB

About JFBB

The Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin & Brandenburg (JFBB) is the only festival in the region exclusively showcasing Jewish cinema. Since 1995, it has been held annually in May at arthouse cinemas in Berlin and venues in Potsdam — from Filmkunst 66 in Charlottenburg and Moviemento in Kreuzberg to the Filmmuseum Potsdam. You'll see feature films and documentaries from around the world, competitions, retrospectives, and meet filmmakers from Israel, the USA, Europe, and the Jewish diaspora.

Dates 05 May — 10 May 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices 8.00€ — 12.00€

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Edition 2026

JFBB — edition 2026

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The 32nd edition of JFBB runs from May 5th to 10th, 2026, in four Berlin cinemas and two venues in Potsdam. 60 films from 22 countries are on the program, featuring competitions for feature films and documentaries, the Nordic Jewish Focus, the Other Israel series, and a Kino Fermished retrospective.

32nd JFBB — May 5–10, 2026

The anniversary edition brings together 60 films from 22 countries and highlights two thematic focuses: Nordic Jewish Focus (Jewish life in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) and Other Israel (complex Israeli-Palestinian realities). The competition includes ten feature films and ten documentaries each. The Kino Fermished series plays a special role with classics such as the 16mm re-release of "Hotel Berlin" (Peter Godfrey, USA, based on Vicky Baum), two restored films from Artur Brauner's workshop, and a new screening of the Oscar winner "Son of Saul" (László Nemes).

Highlights JFBB 2026

Feature and Documentary Film Competitions • Nordic Jewish Focus • Other Israel • Kino Fermished Retrospective with "Son of Saul" and "Hotel Berlin" 16mm • Nosh Nosh Short Film Program • 60 films from 22 countries

Programme JFBB 2026

2026 Program

Competitions

Feature Film Competition — 10 international productions
Documentary Film Competition — 10 international productions

Thematic Focuses

Nordic Jewish Focus — Jewish life in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden
Other Israel — multifaceted Israeli-Palestinian film realities

Kino Fermished (Retrospective)

"Hotel Berlin" (Peter Godfrey, USA — 16mm print based on Vicky Baum)
Two newly digitized films from Artur Brauner's productions
"Son of Saul" (László Nemes, HUN — Oscar winner, re-screening)

Nosh Nosh — Short Film Program

Humorous, experimental, and surprising short films from contemporary Jewish filmmaking.

Venues

Filmkunst 66, Bleibtreustraße 12, Charlottenburg
Moviemento, Kottbusser Damm 22, Kreuzberg
Bundesplatz-Kino, Bundesplatz 14, Wilmersdorf
Kino Krokodil, Greifenhagener Straße 32, Prenzlauer Berg
Thalia — Programmkino Babelsberg, Potsdam
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Marstall

Tickets

Program and tickets at jfbb.info/programm.

Prices JFBB 2026

Single ticket approx. €10 (concessions €8), festival pass and discounts available. Tickets directly at the cinema box offices or online via the respective venues.

Practical information

Practical information — JFBB

Getting there

Filmkunst 66: S-Bahn Savignyplatz or U-Bahn Ernst-Reuter-Platz/Uhlandstraße (5 min. walk). Moviemento: U-Bahn Schönleinstraße. Bundesplatz-Kino: U/S Bundesplatz. Thalia Potsdam: S-Bahn Babelsberg.

Tickets

Single tickets approx. €10 (concessions €8). Festival passes available. Tickets directly at the cinema box offices or online via the respective venue websites.

A festival week, two federal states, many stories

The Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin & Brandenburg — JFBB for short — has been a fixture on the Berlin film calendar since 1995. Every spring, it showcases contemporary Jewish filmmaking from Israel, the USA, Europe, and wherever Jewish life creates cinema. It is supported by the Förderverein des Jüdischen Filmfestivals Berlin & Brandenburg e.V., funded by the City of Berlin and the State of Brandenburg.

Where the festival takes place

Unlike the Berlinale, the JFBB deliberately spreads across several arthouse cinemas in Berlin and Brandenburg:

Filmkunst 66, Bleibtreustraße 12, Charlottenburg — traditional main venue
Moviemento, Kottbusser Damm, Kreuzberg — Germany's oldest cinema
Bundesplatz-Kino, Wilmersdorf
Kino Krokodil, Greifenhagener Straße, Prenzlauer Berg
Thalia — Programmkino Babelsberg, Potsdam
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Marstall

Programmatic pillars

Feature Film Competition with ten international productions
Documentary Film Competition, also ten films
Nordic Jewish Focus: Jewish life in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden
Other Israel: multifaceted Israeli-Palestinian film realities
Kino Fermished: Classics, rediscoveries, 16mm prints
Nosh Nosh: Short film program — humorous and experimental
Film discussions, Q&As, receptions

More than just films

The JFBB also serves as a cultural platform for Jewish life in Berlin and Brandenburg. International directors, actors, and producers are guests at the festival, with film discussions accompanying every screening, and many films having their German premiere. Berlin, as the city with Germany's largest Jewish community, offers the festival a unique resonance space.