The Festival

Queer Culture e.V. is a registered non-profit organization where professionals and supporters from different corners of queer lives come together in a well-connected environment. Founded in September 2015, the association aims to create a public space for intellectual, emotional and action-oriented engagement through its cultural work.

In 2015, a volunteer team of film enthusiasts came together to fill a gap in Munich’s festival calendar. The organization’s first project is QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich.

QFFM stands for diversity and acceptance of alternative ways of living and counters growing global populism and ignorance by making this diversity visible on Munich cinema screens.

QFFM presents films beyond mainstream cinema and its heteronormative rules. The festival programme focuses on local and international new productions as well as queer classics waiting to be rediscovered. Documentaries, feature films, animation, series and short films all have a home here.

Previous festivals and events

1. Dec 2015QFFM | Queer Shots short-film night
2. Apr 2016QFFM | Queer Night Stand
3. Nov 20161st QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
4. May 2017QFFM | Queer Weekender
5. Oct 20172nd QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
6. May 2018SHORTBUS + acoustic set by SCOTT MATTHEW
7. Oct 20183rd QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
8. Jul 201950 YEARS STONEWALL | RIOT SHORTS
9. Oct 20194th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
10. Aug 2020Open-air screening of NORMAL
11. Oct 20205th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
12. Jul 2021QFFM presents SUMMER OPEN AIR
13. Oct 20216th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
14. Oct 20227th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
15. Oct 20238th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
16. Oct 20249th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich
17. Oct 202510th QFFM | Queer Film Festival Munich