The Diagonale Film Meeting, the festival’s two-day industry gathering, brings current topics and industry updates to the stage of the Heimatsaal on the first day. The content comes not only from the festival, but also from the industry itself. The Film Meeting sees itself as a contact point for the latest questions and topics and at the same time aims to provide impetus for current and future developments within the film industry. This year, the focus will be on children’s and family films, among other things. On the second (non-public) day, measures and processes will be considered and discussed in detail in groups.
Thursday, 19 March: News and updates
On the first day, the focus will be on updates from the past year, the production of children’s and family films, and image design and AI.
Friday, 20 March: Think tanks
On the second day of the Film Meeting, various closed think tanks will discuss and address current challenges facing the industry in greater depth. The think tanks will be rounded off with a wrap-up session open to the public.
The detailed program for the Film Meeting will be announced at the beginning of March.
Results and summaries of the Diagonale Film Meeting 2026 will be added here at the end of March.