…and welcome to the 31st queerfilm festival Bremen and the 2nd queerfilm festival Bremerhaven!

In the year of the spotted hyena, we want to growl at the queerphobic patriarchy, break down gender stereotypes and leave binary thinking behind us. Contrary to prejudices and clichés, spotted hyenas are very social animals that live in matriarchal structures. At first glance, there is no recognisable difference between their sexual organs and they only have sex consensually. That’s why we’re celebrating the spotted hyena as this year’s festival animal!

We have put together a programme of the finest queer films for you to bring diverse life perspectives and realities to the screen. The festival will, of course, open with our legendary short film evening. Afterwards, 12 feature-length films await you in Bremen and three in Bremerhaven. They will be accompanied by a supporting programme to which we have invited various guests. You can find more information on our website and our social media channels. We are particularly pleased about our cooperation with Queeraspora e.V. and Trans*Recht e.V., who are organising the Thursday of the festival this year. They will be screening the film Joyland, which will be followed by a panel discussion. The end of the festival will be crowned by another screening of the short film evening and a party in Bremerhaven.

We also want to celebrate City46 in particular, which has turned 50 this year! As an independent community cinema, it makes it possible to bring diverse perspectives into the programme. We are delighted that the queerfilm festival has grown from within City46 and that queer realities can be shown at this venue every year.

Even after 31 years of the queerfilm festival, we still have a lot to do. Progress is being made, such as the Self-Determination Act, which will make life for trans people in Germany easier. At the same time, right-wing voices are becoming louder, gender-inclusive language is being banned in some German states and queer people still have to deal with discrimination. We are appalled by the direction in which societal discussions are slipping and want to stand up to this together. Right now, we think it’s important to remain visible and take up space. That’s why we don’t just want to show films at the festival, but also open up a space for the community. Let’s stick together and empower each other! 

We look forward to an exciting queerfilm festival with you!

Bar & Audience Award

Everyone is invited to enjoy delicious drinks and lively conversations before and after the films in our self-designed queerfilm bar. And our beautiful raffle fairies* will sell you tickets for great prizes. Grab your tickets and win small and big treasures at our raffle!

Once again this year, the audience can crown the most popular film with the Audience Award. Voting is possible after each full-length film!

Support at the festival

Racism, sexism, homo-, trans- and queerphobia as well as any other form of discrimination will not be tolerated at the queerfilm festival Bremen. The queerfilm team will support you if you feel uncomfortable and you experience or observe assaultive situations.
Our awareness concept will be displayed in the premises of City 46 and JUB during the festival and shared on social media.

It’s important to us to make the festival as accessible as possible for everyone.

The CITY 46 is partially accessible, the JUB (Junges Theater Bremerhaven is also partially accessible. Admission is free for assistants/support persons, but seats for them must be reserved as well.

The CITY 46 is partially accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. There is a fully accessible wheelchair entrance and lift. To use it, please inform the staff. There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom that is fully equipped but there is a 4.5 cm threshold to enter the room. The auditoriums have ground level access and their smallest passage widths are 88 cm. Wheelchair access for auditorium 2 is through a side entrance via another room with the help of the staff. This way is not marked.

The closest disabled parking lot is located one street over, in front of Bahnhofstraße 4.

For users of cochlear implants and hearing aids, there is an audio induction loop available in auditorium 1. Please contact the box office if you want to use it. Our movies will be shown in the original language version with German or English subtitles. We try to provide sign language interpretation into German Sign Language for as many panel discussions as possible. For this, please check the notes of the respective film descriptions.

More details on the physical accessibility of the City 46 is available and can be found under:
https://www.bremen.eu/visitenkarte/city-46–kommunalkino-bremen-ev-334600/ (only in German)

The JUB (Junges Theater Bremerhaven) is also partially accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. There is a mobile ramp at the entrance. There are spaces for wheelchairs in the auditorium and a wheelchair-accessible toilet. For more information, please send an e-mail to bremerhaven@queerfilm.de.

If you have specific questions concerning the content and content-warnings of individual films, please contact wasistdasfuer1film(at)queerfilm.de in advance.

If you have any other questions, a concrete need for help, or further ideas how we could make the festival more accessible, please e-mail us at teilhabe(at)queerfilm.de

We try our best to organize a solution for different situations. More ways to participate will be announced via our website and social media channels prior to the festival.

Sign Language Interpretation:

On Tuesday 22.20 at 7 pm at the short film opening evening there will be sign language interpretation in DGS (german sign language) for the additional program with the queerfilm team and the drag collective FC Pepi.

The short films are in the original language with German subtitles.

The film Acsexybility will be shown on Saturday, October 26 at 5:30 pm.
Afterwards there will be a performance and a discussion by and with Mieze & Dysplasia McCripple with sign language interpretation in DGS (german sign language).

The documentary is in original Portuguese with German subtitles.

We have reserved some seats in the front rows. If you would like to attend one of these events, please send an email to simone@queerfilm.de and we will be happy to reserve tickets in your name.
An induction system for hearing aids and cochlear implants is available.

Of course, you can also purchase tickets independently via the City 46 website ticket@city46.de
https://www.city46.de/service/kartenreservierung.

Further information on the program and location can be found at www.queerfilm.de,
If you have any questions or need specific assistance, please send an e-mail to teilhabe@queerfilm.de

The queerfilm festival team – volunteer film enthusiasts and an “office” – works all year to make the festival in October possible and is pleased to be able to present an interesting and diverse program again this year. But without the financial and idealistic support from many sides, the queerfilm festival would not be possible. Several films are only brought to Germany for a few screenings or even only to Bremen.

The costs of the festival are not covered by the entrance fees.

Thank you to our sponsors, media partners and cooperation partners who have supported us for all these years:

Funded by:

Sponsors:

Media partners:

Supported by:

The queerfilm festival team – volunteer film enthusiasts and an “office” – works all year to make the six-day festival in October possible and is pleased to be able to present an interesting and diverse program again this year. But without the financial and idealistic support from many sides, the queerfilm festival would not be possible. Several films are only brought to Germany for a few screenings or even only to Bremen.

The costs of the festival are not covered by the entrance fees.

Thank you to our sponsors, media partners and cooperation partners who have supported us for all these years:

Funded by:

Sponsors

Media partners:

Sponsors:

The queerfilm festival Bremen is not only made possible by the voluntary work of many film enthusisasts and the support of the CITY 46 team – we also depend on financial support to be able to present the high-quality film program our audience has enjoyed for more than 30 years. 

If you wish to fund our festival, you can do this in many different ways: You may, for example, place an ad in our festival program brochure or in our trailer that is shown before every performance.
Please contact info (at) queerfilm.de for more information or special arrangements. 

Donations are also much appreciated. Please write to spenden (at) queerfilm.de for more information. 

We no longer accept submissions for the 2024 festival.

If you’d like to submit a film for 2025 (deadline: May 31st, 2025), please send a preview (online link or DVD) of your film to the address below. Include the following information and use the suggested e-mail subject.

Subject: Submission 2025: [title]

• title
• length
• film info: documentary/drama/etc., queer/lesbian/gay/trans/etc.
• country
• year of production
• director
• language
• subtitles
• contact details

Please include press material and stills if available.

Address:

queerfilm festival Bremen
c/o CITY 46
Birkenstr. 1
28195 Bremen
Germany

or via e-mail:

info(at)queerfilm.de