Freiburg gay film week

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Kino Kandelhof for the gay film week
Passage 46 of the Freiburg City Theater at the time of the Gay Film Week as Passage aux Folles

The Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg (SFF) is the oldest continuously existing all-gay film festival in the German-speaking area . It has taken place annually and without interruption since 1985. Alongside the CSD Freiburg, the SFF is one of the highlights in gay life in the university city .

The SFF shows films from all over the world that deal with gay topics. Films in foreign languages ​​are usually shown in their original version with German subtitles, less often with English subtitles. Individual films are shown in German dubbed versions.

The SFF is carried out entirely by volunteers. In addition to a website, the volunteers design a program and a poster every year. The SFF is financed by the institutional support of the cultural office of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, as well as by sponsors, admission fees and donations.

history

The SFF was brought into being in 1985 by the then predecessor of Rosa Hilfe Freiburg eV. The aim of the Rosa Telefon campaign group was to help gay films reach an audience that barely had a chance in classic cinemas in the mid-1980s. In 1984 a corresponding event was initiated in Würzburg that no longer exists today. The world's first gay film festival was held in San Francisco in 1977.

In 1996 a "LesBiSchwule" film series was put together for the Academic Film Club at the University of Freiburg eV . In 1997 the Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg became a registered association. In the same year, the organizers added La Mediterranée first time a focus ( Focus ). Other, sometimes large, gay film festivals also took up this idea later. In addition, this film week aroused the interest of national media ( 3sat , Südwestrundfunk ), which reported on it from Freiburg.

An exhibition was shown in individual years parallel to the film week in the art space of the independent artist group freiburg in the old Wiehrebahnhof.

Until the year 2000 the festival location was the municipal cinema in the old Wiehrebahnhof with almost 100 seats. For reasons of space, in 2001 the SFF moved to the Kandelhof cinema with 200 seats.

Since the 24th SFF 2008, the films shown have been rated by visitors using voting slips. The winning films will receive an (undoped) audience award.

In 2009 the SFF celebrated its 25th anniversary with an extended supporting program and a series of supporting films.

For the 30th birthday, the team organized an anniversary gala with guests from politics and the creative industries, moderated by music cabaret artist Holger Edmaier .

The Film Week team currently consists of a dozen gay men who volunteer to take care of the organization and all aspects of the small festival.

An overview of the individual film weeks

No. year date Duration Programs particularities
36 2020 planned May 13th to 20th canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
35 2019 May 1st to 8th 8th
34 2018 May 2nd to 9th 8th
33 2017 April 26th to May 3rd 8th
32 2016 April 27th to May 4th 8th 24 Film breakfast for makers and guests, party in cooperation with the rainbow lecture of the StuRa of the University of Freiburg
2015 December 16 1 Christmas Special: Tangerine ( Tangerine LA ) by Sean Baker
31 2015 April 29th to May 6th 8th 23 Second short film program "3 for 1" with three films each about 25 minutes
2014 December 17th 1 Christmas special: The Imitation Game by Morten Tyldum
30th 2014 April 30th to May 7th 8th 24 Anniversary gala on April 30, 2014 with music cabaret artist Holger Edmaier
2013 December 18th 1 Christmas special: Rosie by Marcel Gisler
29 2013 May 1st to 8th 8th
2012 December 17th 1 Christmas special: All the time in the world from Job Gosschalk
2012 August 22nd 1 Summer Night Cinema: Beginners by Mike Mills (Director)
28 2012 May 2nd to 9th 8th 22nd 9th Gay Book Night with Sebastian Reiss, guests: Detlef Stoffel , Stefan Westerwelle , Jan Rothstein, Udo Lutz, Sascia Haj, Till Caspar Juon, Kai Schwartz, Tim Staffel , first performance of men to make out in a European cinema
2011 19. December 1 Christmas Special: Weekend, Andrew Haigh
27 2011 April 27th to May 4th 8th 20th 8th Gay Book Night with Sebastian Reiss, guests: Directors Dennis Todorović and Tamer Ruggli
2010 20th of December 1 Christmas Special: A surprise to celebrate - Make The Yuletide Gay
26th 2010 April 29th to May 5th 7th 20th Surprise film, no film week party, short film program
25th 2009 May 6-13 8th 20th Anniversary film week, author reading with Michael Flotho , film week party with Ades Zabel , guest: director Ingo Rasper , short film program, supporting films, champagne bar on 4 days
24 2008 April 24-30 7th 16 first film week party since 2002, short film program, “audience's favorite film” on May 1st, guest: Ades Zabel , SFF with the smallest program
23 2007 May 3rd to 9th 7th 21st Fucking Different 2 instead of short film program, Focus USA
22nd 2006 May 4th to 10th 7th 19th Short films before individual main films
21st 2005 May 5th to 11th 7th 21st last desired film, Fucking Different instead of short film program, Focus Switzerland
20th 2004 May 6th to 12th 7th 23 Dream film
19th 2003 May 1st to 7th 7th 26th Dream film
18th 2002 May 2nd to 9th 8th 19th Desired film, last film week party, Focus Spain , Latin America
17th 2001 May 10-16 7th 17th Desired film, first SFF in the Kandelhofkino, film screening at the Filmwoche party in Gasthof Waldsee , Focus Iberia , François Ozon
16 2000 April 13-16 4th last SFF in the municipal cinema, shortest SFF
15th 1999 April 16-25 9 22nd Carte Blanche, film screening at the Filmwoche party in Gasthof Waldsee , exhibition homage to Gonzales Torres , short film programs, guests: directors Wayne Yung and Marcel Gisler , Focus Asia
14th 1998 June 1-7 8th 24 Opening films in the Waldsee , exhibition Matinée - Tutto l'amore possibile , 2 short film programs, carte blanche, focus on cruelty
13 1997 April 15-20 6th 20th Opening films in Waldsee , 2 short film programs , 2 surprise films, simultaneous translations of some films, late night hardcover avant-garde duo , concert of the queer flutes on Sunday afternoon, reading with Lutz Büge Uschi, Lotte and the cleaning crew , introduction to Vingarne , piano accompaniment to the silent film program, guests: Vincent Dieutre, Stéphane Deraucroix, Focus Mediterranée
12 1996 March 12th to 17th 6th 20th Queer flutes concert on Sunday afternoon
11 1995 March 10-19 10
10 1994 March 14th to 20th 7th
9 1993 March 15-21 7th 21st
8th 1992 March 16-22 7th 21st
7th 1991
6th 1990
5 1989 May 22-28 7th 21st
4th 1988 April 25th to May 1st 7th 19th
3 1987 March 30th to April 5th 6th 19th
2 1986
1 1985 April 23-28 6th

Audience Favorite Movies (since 2008)

2019

2017

2016

  • 1st place (grade unknown) The Abominable Crime - US 2013 - Director: Micah Fink
  • 2nd place (note unknown) Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures - GB 2016 - Director: Randy Barbato , Fenton Bailey
  • 3rd place (note unknown) Honeymoon (Líbánky) - CZ 2013 - director: Jan Hřebejk

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Opening films

2012

2011

  • Sascha (Saša / Sasha) - DE 2010 - Director: Dennis Todorović
  • Supporting film: The Saddest Boy in the World - CA 2006 - Director: Jamie Travis

2010

2009

2008

2007

  • Fucking Different - New York - US, DE 2007 - Director: Stephen Gallagher, Todd Verow, Barbara Hammer, Andre Salas, Abigail Child u. a.
  • Boyculture - US 2006 - Director: Q. Allan Brocka
  • Big Bang Love, Juvenile A - JP 2006 - Director: Takashi Miike

2006

2005

  • La Parade - CH 2001 - Director: Lionel Baier
  • Garçon stupide - CH 2004 - Director: Lionel Baier
  • Cowboys and Angels - UK, IE 2003 - Director: David Gleeson

2004

2003

2002

2001

1999

  • Yellow Fever - GB / HK 1998– Director: Raymond Yeung
  • Waves - NO 1998 - Director: Frank Mosvold

1998

  • Porcaria - CA 1994 - Director: Filipe Paulo
  • Spindift - UK 1996 - Director: Simone Horrocks
  • Boot Camp - US 1996 - Director: John S. Matthews

1997

  • Black Sheep Boy - US 1995 - Director: Michael Wallin
  • On Earth As It Is In Heaven - UK 1996 - Director: Ross Crookshank

1996

1993

  • Enchanted - DE 1992 - Dorothee von Diepenbroick, Jörg Fockele, Jens Jolombeck, Dirk Hauska, Silke Jehma, Claudia Kaltenbach, Ulrich Prehn, Johanna Reutter, Kathrin Schmehrsal

1992

1989

  • Silent Pioneers - US 1985 - Director: Lucy Winer
  • Where There Was Silence - UK 1988 - Director: Stephen Bourne
  • The Dream Machine - UK 1983 - Director: John Maybury
  • The Gay Deceivers - US 1969 - Director: Bruce Kessler
  • David, Montgomery and I - DE 1981 - Director: Wieland Speck
  • Farewell Glances (Parting Glances) - US 1986 - Director: Bill Sherwood

1988

1987

  • Surprise film

See also

literature

  • Posters, programs and flyers for the Schwulen Filmwoche Freiburg 1, 3–5, 8–30, Freiburg 1985, 1987–1989, 1992–2014

Web links

Commons : Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files