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- DirectorOlaf SaumerStarsKlaus Dieter BangeHildegard SchroedterKatja GötzAt sunrise five people meet on a high rise rooftop in order to leap to their deaths.
- DirectorHans-Christian SchmidStarsKerry FoxAnamaria MarincaStephen DillaneHannah Maynard, a prosecutor of Hague's Tribunal for war crimes in former Yugoslavia, charges a Serbian commander for killing Bosnians. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate.
- DirectorBenjamin QuabeckStarsDaniel BrühlJessica SchwarzMarie-Lou SellemA recent high school grad still pines for an old classmate, and devises a stunt to get her attention.
- DirectorDani LevyStarsHenry HübchenHannelore ElsnerUdo SamelA Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he has to meet his brother to whom he has not talked for years and to meet all his other family members. But during the preparations for the funeral he plays a snooker-cup for paying his debts with the money for the victory, and many other things mixes up.
- DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsJürgen VogelChristiane PaulRicky TomlinsonAfter he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...
- DirectorZoltan SpirandelliStarsMichael GwisdekDaniel BrühlTraugott BuhreThree monks are making their way from Germany to a monastry in Italy, because they cannot afford the rent for their facility any longer.
- DirectorTomasz Emil RudzikStarsJuli AlexandrovSonja BeckPaul BintzTheir paths cross in the elevator of an anonymous student block in Munich: Clara, Motek, and Sin are three strangers in Germany, longing for acceptance and warmth, searching for a spark of the feeling we call "home".
- DirectorAlain GsponerStarsDaniel BrühlHannah HerzsprungHenry HübchenDavid, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller the real author introduces himself in his life and begins to take-over David's life.
- DirectorMonika Anna WojtylloStarsClaudia EisingerSebastian SchwarzBozena BaranowskaShortly before Christmas, a mismatched German couple is driving not-completely-voluntarily through Poland in a ratty old car. Square lawyer-to-be Max Lowenberg investigates a formerly-German property; constantly-gabbling Anna just wants her car to be stolen. Both are surprised by Polish hosts and Santa Clauses. They become closer to their Polish neighbors--and each other--with help from hearty hospitality and lots of vodka.
- DirectorAndreas DresenStarsHenry HübchenCorinna HarfouchSylvester GrothA renowned actor named Otto is the epitome of the problematic but beloved ladies man. Even when drunk he still knows more about filmmaking than does the amateur who is directing him in his latest movie. But what should the unreliable star do when a local actor joins the crew as his understudy? Comic situations arise not only because of the well-known environment, but also from an inclination to authentically capture the various relationships.
- DirectorDito TsintsadzeStarsFabian HinrichsLavinia WilsonJohan LeysenDito Tsintsadze's drama focuses on a loner whose life changes dramatically, when he gets to know a beautiful, but strange girl. Lukas, a young man doing "meals on wheels" instead of military service, doesn't have many friends and leads a boring life, until he meets Isabella. The fascinating girl soon becomes his best friend, but Lukas learns she has a sexual relationship to her stepfather. Thus, he is obsessed with the idea of delivering Isabella by killing the man...
- DirectorAngela SchanelecStarsUrsina LardiAndreas PattonAnne TismerA woman faces a variety of emotional crises as she spends the summer interacting in various ways with friends, family, and lovers.
- DirectorAndreas DresenStarsAxel PrahlInka FriedrichAnne Ratte-PolleBernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house in the country--these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction: Although he loves his wife, Willenbrock is attracted to a young student who keeps him at distance. To do her a favor, he gives her father a night-watchman job. But one night, the watchman gets cruelly beaten by burglars. And a bit later, the burglars come to Willenbrock's house at night. This is where the illusion of a quiet, secure, and self-satisfied life reaches an end. Things start to go wrong, well-known procedures don't work anymore, hopes and expectations of all kinds turn into disappointments. Willenbrock is challenged by an increasing feeling of lost safety and control, and he must find a way to cope with that.
- DirectorAndreas DresenStarsMyriam AbbasDominique HorwitzOliver BreiteThe Pope is in town and the night of his visit is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin's inhabitants. The down-and-out, the rich and the poor, the polizei, the street kids and taxi drivers, in search of a little bit of happiness, all end up going for a harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossDevid StriesowHinnerk SchönemannYella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.
- DirectorPhilip KochStarsConstantin von JascheroffJoel BasmanFrederick LauKevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is dominated by violence and latent aggression. Oppression and beatings are a daily occurence. It is hard for Kevin to establish himself. Especially Marc and Andy are after him. He's afraid of not sticking it out. Only Tommy gives him an amicable advice: In this system, you're either a victim or a culprit. If he doesn't want to be a loser anymore, he has to start fighting. A piece of advice that will trigger most dire consequences...
- DirectorMichael GlawoggerStarsHelmut KöppingSabine TimoteoUlrich TukurThe story and fate of three families: a Jewish family destroyed by the massacres of the Nazis in Lithuania; the family of the culprit, who flew to America and keeps grotesque family cohesion; and the family of Ratz, a social democratic family, dissolving itself miserably in today's Vienna. The condemnation of the last century bundled in these three families showing clearly that nobody can ever escape from his or her own past.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsBenno FürmannNina HossAntje WestermannPhilipp Gerber is a smart, self-satisfied car salesman. In an inattentive moment at the wheel of his car, he runs over a young boy riding a bike and drives away. As he has feelings of guilt, he tries to find out more about the accident's victim and learns that the boy lies seriously injured in a hospital. Philipp wants to tell his mother, Laura Reiser, the truth, but he doesn't. After a carefree holiday with his girlfriend Katja, he learns that the boy is dead. Meanwhile, Laura staggers between grief and the desire for revenge. One evening, she can't bear it anymore and jumps off a bridge, but Philipp saves her life.
- DirectorOskar RoehlerStarsMartin WeißMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupThis drama focuses on three very different siblings, all searching for happiness. Hans-Jörg is a sex addicted librarian, who is interested in young students. Werner is a successful politician with a dysfunctional family. Agnes, a trans woman, works as a table dancer in a nightclub. The three siblings just have one thing in common: their longing for a happy life.
- DirectorRobert GlinskiStarsFilip GarbaczBogdan KocaDorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli14-year-old Tomek falls in love with Marta. Being poor he seeks ways of earning money so as to please her. He approaches a man who was seeking people for work. Not realizing the man is a pimp, Tomek has no idea of what awaits him.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsJulia HummerBarbara AuerRichy MüllerClara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.
- DirectorMaren AdeStarsEva LöbauDaniela HoltzJan NeumannAs an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.
- DirectorMaria SpethStarsSabine TimoteoHiroki ManoFlorian Müller-MohrungenLynn (22) lives with her brother in Berlin. There she enjoys the advantages of family life, without really feeling involved in it. She does not have any precise aim in life, but manages to awaken the interest of many people with her direct and spontaneous character. Her boyfriend David is very different: he is entirely engrossed in his very disciplined swimming training for the world championships. David does not intend to allow himself to be distracted by the complicating factors of a relationship with Lynn. When Lynn, working behind the till of restaurant, meets the Japanese student Koji, everything gets more complicated. They can't exchange many words, but it is soon clear that their moments together mean a lot to both of them.
- DirectorValeska GrisebachStarsAndreas MüllerIlka WelzAnett DornbuschA metalworker and volunteer firefighter, who is content with his marriage to his childhood sweetheart, sees his life turn upside down when he falls in love with an attractive waitress from a nearby town.
- DirectorThomas DurchschlagStarsLavinia WilsonMaximilian BrücknerRichy MüllerMaria is a student at the university of Essen, Germany, living and working in a gray, unpleasant, and anonymous environment. While she has little problem finding someone for a one night stand, she rebuffs her lovers in such a rude way that they actually don't know what's going on. But what seems to be a negative attitude at first glance is in fact much worse: Maria is suffering from borderline syndrome, a serious psychotic disease that makes her fail to develop a continuous, reliable personality, from her own perspective as well as from the perspective of those she meets. Then one day, she bumps into Jan, a student who falls in love with her without delay. He's awaiting a hard time when he has to learn how hard it is to stay loyal and faithful to a person who, in her own words, "has a different world inside of her head" and who feels that "there is something inside of me that eats me up."
- DirectorChristoph HochhäuslerStarsSophie Charlotte ConradLeo BruckmannJudith EngelThis is the story of Sylvia, who intentionally loses her stepchildren on a shopping trip in Poland. For fear of also losing her husband's love, she is unable to tell him what actually happened and returns home, pretending everything is fine. After realizing that his children are missing, the father begins a desperate search, ready to give up anything in order to find them. Sylvia supports him in a way, attempting tries to comfort him and takes care of his vulnerable flame. For the first time, he really needs her. While the children are trying their best to get home, the police can not find them. When a very vague trace leads to Poland, the parents hit the road to find their children themselves.
- DirectorPia MaraisStarsCeci ChuhBirol ÜnelPascale Schiller
- DirectorLuc MoulletStarsLuc MoulletAntonietta PizzornoClaire BouanichInspired in Cecil B. DeMille's The Whispering Chorus (1917), but turning what once was drama into a black comedy, Moullet stages a deviant remake in order to put forward his reflections about fame and his own work by telling the story of a film director, played by Moullet himself, who feigns his own death and adopts a new identity.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobJean-Louis TrintignantFrédérique FederA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.
- DirectorRaúl RuizStarsBernard GiraudeauElsa ZylbersteinJean-Luc BideauA father (Michel Piccoli) is scheming to have his slightly mental daughter from an earlier marriage (Elsa Zylberstein) killed by allowing a murderous psychopath (Bernard Giraudeau) to be released from the asylum and led to his house. However, the psychopath and the daughter fall for each other.
- DirectorJoana HadjithomasKhalil JoreigeStarsZiad SaadJulia KassarAlexandra KahwagiA day in the life of Malek, a young man who suffers from sleep disorders and is obsessed with thoughts of his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, his overprotective mother struggles with the disappearance of her husband, who was kidnapped more than 15 years ago during the civil war.
- DirectorRobert GuédiguianStarsAriane AscarideJean-Pierre DarroussinGérard MeylanA dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a moody bartender with a shocking secret life.
- DirectorClaire DenisStarsAlex DescasMati DiopNicole DoguéThe relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.
- DirectorOtar IosselianiStarsJacques BidouAnne Kravz-TarnavskyNarda BlanchetVincent lives in a village. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One day, he decides to go on a trip with the money given by his father.
- DirectorOtar IosselianiStarsNiko TarielashviliLily LavinaPhilippe BasNicolas, the eldest son of a wealthy family, works far from his home environment as a window washer and dishwasher in a bistro. He does not notice at all the baseness of his new relationships.
- DirectorSophie LetourneurStarsSarah-Jane SauvegrainEulalie JusterMahault MollaretA group of students share their joys and sorrows in an apartment on the Paris Rive Gauche.
- DirectorLucas BelvauxStarsYvan AttalAnne ConsignyAndré MarconA rich industrialist is brutally kidnapped. While he physically and mentally degenerates in imprisonment, the kidnappers, police and the board of the company of which he is director negotiate about the ransom of 50 million euro.
- DirectorLionel BaierStarsRobin HarschNatacha KoutchoumovElodie WeberPsychological drama about a young, inexperienced film reviewer who falls for the charms of a well-established female colleague. A challenging look at the essence of film critique as well as an erotic encounter between two unequals.
- DirectorJoana HadjithomasKhalil JoreigeStarsCatherine DeneuveBrigitte CurmiJoseph SilvaJuly 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine Deneuve and a friend, actor and artist Rabih Mroue;, on the roads of South Lebanon. Together, they will drive through the regions devastated by the conflict. It is the beginning of an unpredictable, unexpected adventure...
- DirectorRaúl RuizStarsElsa ZylbersteinJean-Marc BarrLaurent MaletSurreal gothic comedy about a gambler who wins a strange Chilean mansion and takes his frail wife there.
- DirectorMia Hansen-LøveStarsPaul BlainMarie-Christine FriedrichVictoire RousseauA father and daughter are reunited some 11 years after the father's drug addiction tore the family apart.
- DirectorVladimir PerisicStarsRelja PopovicBoris IsakovicMiroslav StevanovicA recent recruit is one of seven soldiers posted to an abandoned farm with little information. Soon a bus full of frightened men arrive and the soldiers are told they are the enemy.
- DirectorTobias LindholmMichael NoerStarsPilou AsbækDulfi Al-JabouriRoland MøllerThe R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.