Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2026

A must-attend event dedicated to cinema and contemporary art, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin returns to Paris for a new edition across several iconic venues.

This new edition will feature:

- Screening sessions (with 90% French, European, or international premieres)

- Highlights, carte blanche sessions, and special screenings

- Exhibitions, VR programming

- Panel discussions, a forum, and an awards ceremony

The program highlights established artists and emerging creators. Among the first announced names: Meg Stuart, Rosa Barba, Dora Garcia, Ed Atkins, Sandro Aguilar, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Sebastián Díaz Morales, Kevin Jerome Everson, Leopold Emmen, Silvia Maglioni and Graeme Thomson, Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, and Lina Selander, who will explore innovative approaches to the moving image in response to the challenges of our time (ecological crisis, AI, geopolitical upheavals, etc.).

Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin is also a true laboratory for discovery and experimentation. Each year, it represents an important gathering for artists and filmmakers, emerging and established, who offer innovative approaches defying traditional frameworks at the intersection of cinema, contemporary art, and digital arts. This creativity bears witness to the vitality and plurality of current practices, while unveiling new artistic perspectives.