QFFM 2026 – 11th Queer Film Festival Munich

QFFM 2026 – 11th Queer Film Festival Munich For eight days, Munich's cinema screens belong to queer film: QFFM – Queer Film Festival Munich will show international premieres, festival winners from Berlinale and Cannes, short films and classics beyond hetero- and homonormative cinema from 16 to 23 October 2026. Screenings take place at ten venues, from the Kammerspiele and the HFF to Neues Rottmann, Neues Maxim, Arena and Theatiner. The festival has existed since 2015 and is organised on a voluntary basis by the association Queer Culture e.V. The motto of the eleventh edition fits the hissing cat on the poster: films will be shown that get under your skin, scratch, bite and caress. In addition to the feature films, there will be a three-day retrospective on the cinema of cruising, the Naughty Shorts will be in a club for the first time, a Date Night at the cinema and, to finish, the festival party at the Milla. It opens on Friday, 16 October, at 7 pm at the Münchner Kammerspiele with the Brazilian Berlinale winner “Gugu’s World”, with sign-language interpreting and a reception afterwards in the foyer (for the opening). Highlights with trailer Gugu’s World (Feito Pipa) Allan Deberton, Brazil 2026, 93 min. The almost twelve-year-old Gugu loves football, make-up and, above all, his grandma Dilma, with whom he can be completely himself in the Sertão. When she falls ill, he faces the threat of moving in with his father. Awarded at the Berlinale (Generation Kplus) and Brazil's Oscar submission for 2027. Fri 16.10., 7 pm, Münchner Kammerspiele · Watch trailer Iván & Hadoum Ian de la Rosa, Spain/Germany/Belgium 2026, 100 min. In a greenhouse in Andalusia, foreman Iván falls in love with seasonal worker Hadoum, then his promotion puts the love in conflict with class and solidarity. Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film, shown in the MonGay series. Mon 19.10., 9:15 pm, City Kino · Watch trailer Bouchra Meriem Bennani & Orian Barki, Italy/Morocco 2025, 82 min. A queer Moroccan coyote in New York is stuck in writer's block for her first film until long-overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca set everything in motion. Funny, tender animated film between documentary and art. Sat 17.10., 9 pm, Neues Rottmann · Watch trailer Flesh and Fuel (Du fioul dans les artères) Pierre Le Gall, France/Poland 2026, 91 min. Long-distance lorry driver Étienne lives on Europe's motorways; closeness exists only at service stations. Then he meets his Polish colleague Bartosz. A love drama m