The films must:  

• Meet the festival’s admissibility criteria (to be consulted on the festival website). 
• Be completed in the 12 months preceding the festival. 
• Have a running time of 60+ minutes. 
• Not have been released commercially, nor telecast or webcast, outside their country of origin or in Europe. 

1. Complete the “Berlinale 2027 preselection screenings” form on Telefilm Canada’s Dialogue platform.  
2. Provide a downloadable Vimeo link available until September 1, 2026.   
3. Your image editing should be final. The programmers are used to viewing work at the post-production/rough cut stage (i.e. with no colour timing, no final mix, temporary music, etc.) and, as such, know how to “fill in the technical gaps.” 

Films entered through this process that meet the eligibility criteria of the festival will be screened by the festival. Telefilm Canada does not filter nor preselect films.   

Once the Montreal’s screenings are over, Telefilm will email each applicant to let them know the results, if their film was either rejected or ‘shortlisted’ by the festival delegate. Shortlisted films will move to step 2 and be reviewed by the rest of the festival committee between October-December 2026. Final decisions will be communicated directly to the applicant by the festival in December 2026. 

The Berlinale, along with Cannes and Venice, counts as one of the oldest and most important competitive festivals in the world. It is one of the largest public film festivals in the world, with more than 240 films and over 300 000 screening tickets sold. The last edition attracted 17 000 professionals from 157 countries, as well as 2 600 journalists.  

Canadian films are eligible for consideration in different sections of the Berlinale, each with its own unique profile. The festival comprises the Official Competition Berlinale Special, Perspectives, Panorama, Generation and Forum.  

Canadian feature-length films invited at the BERLINALE in recent years: NINA ROSA, YUNAN, SPACE CADET, WRONG HUSBAND, BEDROCK, WILD BUNCH, PAUL, WHO DO I BELONG TO?, INTERCEPTED, MATT & MARA, WHO BY FIRE, BLACKBERRY, THAT KIND OF SUMMER, QUEENS OF THE QING DYNASTY, NIGHT RAIDER, BEANS, STE. ANNE, THIS HOUSE, MY TWO VOICES, GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE, CONCRETE VALLEY, INFINITY POOL.