German Films received five film submissions for the 98th Oscar® Competition in the category "Best International Feature Film". The selection of the German entry for the Academy Awards® 2026 will take place with an independent jury of experts on August 20 and 21, 2025 in Munich.

The following five German films were submitted to German Films by German producers and qualify for the final selection:

AMRUM  by Fatih Akin (Bombero International)
CRANKO (JOHN CRANKO) by Joachim A. Lang (Zeitsprung Pictures)
RIEFENSTAHL by Andres Veiel (Vincent Productions)
☀️SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN) by Mascha Schilinski (Studio Zentral)☀️
THE TIGER (DER TIGER) by Dennis Gansel (Pantaleon Films)