Overview
- Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle hailed Wenders as one of cinema’s most influential voices, citing his six-decade body of work.
- The International Jury he chairs will choose the Competition winners, with awards to be presented on Feb. 21, 2026.
- The 76th Berlin International Film Festival is scheduled to run Feb. 12–22, 2026 in Berlin.
- Wenders said he was surprised by the invitation and looks forward to watching and debating every Competition film with the jury.
- His credits span fiction and documentary, from Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire to Pina and Anselm, with Perfect Days recently earning an Oscar nomination, and he received the Berlinale’s Honorary Golden Bear in 2015.