QUEER-Streifen – Queer Film Festival Regensburg

Queer Cinema in Regensburg Since 2011

The film series QUEER-Streifen was founded in 2011 by an association in Regensburg to create a platform for queer film culture in Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate. In a region without permanent LSBTIQ* film offerings, the festival has since become an annual major event for the queer community and the film-interested public between the Danube and the Bavarian Forest.

The Cinemas in the Andreasstadel

The venue is the Kinos im Andreasstadel — a traditional arthouse cinema on the right bank of the Danube in Regensburg-Stadtamhof. The venue shows arthouse programming year-round and dedicates itself entirely to the festival for the QUEER-Streifen week: several screens, international film prints, original versions with subtitles.

Short Film Competition with Audience and Jury Award

The hallmark of QUEER-Streifen is the short film competition with two awards: the Audience Award and the Jury Award. The selection usually includes 15–20 short films from Europe, North and South America, and Asia — it shows "humanity in its diversity" and provides a stage for filmmakers off the beaten track. Filmmakers can submit via FilmFreeway.

Feature Films from the International Festival Selection

In addition to the short film blocks, international feature films from the most important queer festivals of the year are shown every evening — from Berlinale's Teddy section to Outfest Los Angeles. The award winners of QUEER-Streifen are regularly passed on to other QueerScope festivals later.

QueerScope and Institutional Funding

QUEER-Streifen is a member of QueerScope — Independent German Queer Film Festivals, a network of around 15 German queer film festivals that jointly curate programs and generate political visibility. The festival is also a member of the Bavarian Film Festival Association. Sponsors include the City of Regensburg and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.