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Inwave Films has secured international rights to 'Lust' by Ralitza Petrova for the Berlin market.
'Lust' will world premiere in the Forum at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
Petrova’s prior work, ‘Godless,’ won Locarno’s Golden Leopard, establishing high expectations for 'Lust'.
The project is produced by Aporia Filmworks with co-producers Snowglobe and Silver Films.
The film follows Lilian, a parole officer, as a personal crisis unfolds in a journey through grief and control.
The project is supported by multiple European film funds and institutions.
Inwave Films’ execs praised Petrova’s minimalist, intimate approach to storytelling.
Lust is described as a coming-of-mid-age psychodrama with mystery, fantasy, and a ghost story element.
The Berlin Festival runs February 12–22, 2026.
Juried praise from Inwave Films co-founders touts the film’s existential themes.

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Haile Gerima returns to feature filmmaking with Black Lions – Roman Wolves, a documentary in Berlin’s Berlinale Forum lineup.
The Berlinale Forum lineup includes Black Lions – Roman Wolves, described as a reckoning with suppressed history of Ethiopia under Italian colonialism.
Gerima’s last feature Teza premiered in 2008 at Venice, winning the Special Jury Prize and Best Screenplay.
Restorations of Gerima’s early works have gained renewed attention through Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing.
Gerima has long fundraising ties to Sankofa Video Books & Café, recording accounts of resistance fighters from the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
Berlin’s 2026 edition runs February 12–22, featuring several notable lineups alongside Gerima’s project.
Gerima’s past works, including Ashes And Embers (1983) and Sankofa (1993), have received restored releases.
Gerima’s public fundraising has included his Sankofa Video Books & Café in Washington, D.C.
The Berlinale announced additional titles, including Chronos and Eight Bridges, alongside Gerima’s project.
Berlin Film Festival 2026 features German and international projects, with Gerima among notable returnees.
Gerima’s project underscores a long-standing scholarly and cultural engagement with Ethiopian history.

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