Lust*streifen Film Festival Basel

About

The Lust*streifen Film Festival is an independent festival centered around the themes of queerness, gender, sexualities, and body politics. The festival takes place once a year in Basel-Stadt and is recognized both in Switzerland and internationally as an important queer-feminist platform and networking opportunity.

At the heart of the festival is the film program, which is intentionally designed to question dominant visual regimes and societal norms. The accompanying program offers a wide range of events such as artist talks, Q&As, workshops, concerts, performances, public screenings, and panel discussions.

What began in 2008 with the question “What is queer cinema?” as an initiative by “habs queer basel” has developed into a vibrant cultural meeting point that explores sexuality, desire, identity, and politics through film and other art forms. The festival has steadily grown and become more professional. Since 2018, the Lust*streifen Film Festival Basel has been organized as an independent association, led by Xenia Nguyen, Tara Toffol, Pascale Thomann, and later Toni Kovacevic. Since 2023, the festival has been led by Michelle Nüssli (Managing Director) and Gin Burri (Artistic Director).

Former board members:
Guilherme Bezerra, Florian Eckert, Beat Scheidegger, Kayleigh Wittlin

Current board members:
Alessandra Wittmer (President), Michelle Nüssli (Treasurer), Gin Burri

Locations

neues kino

Klybeckstrasse 247, 4057 Basel

Stadtkino Basel

Klostergasse 5, 4051 Basel

Hafechäs / Patschifig

Uferstrasse 40, 4057 Basel

Padel Halle Klybeck

Gebäude K-102, Klybeckstrasse 141, 4057 Basel

ROXY Birsfelden

Muttenzerstrasse 6, 4127 Birsfelden

Accessibility

At neues kino, people who rely on walking aids and mobility aids are welcome to ask the bar staff to help them into the cinema auditorium, as it can only be accessed via a few steps.

The Stadtkino Basel has two wheelchair spaces (located next to the top row of seats). Please reserve a wheelchair space for the desired film screenings via kasse@stadtkinobasel.ch or by telephone on +41 61 272 66 88.

ROXY Birsfelden and Padel Halle Klybeck are wheelchair accessible.

Hafechäs unfortunately is not accessible.

Awareness

Consent is key!

Consent means that conversations and actions can only happen if mutual agreement and approval is given. Respect your boundaries and those of others. Only yes is yes!

Be respectful!

Disrespectful and intrusive behaviour such as molesting chat-ups do not belong here (or anywhere else!).

We are here for you!

If you witness or experience offensive, intrusive, or discriminatory behavior, or if you feel uncomfortable due to a situation at the festival, you can approach anyone wearing a Luststreifen lanyard. If something has happened that you don't wish to address directly with someone, or if you simply want to provide feedback for the festival, you can drop a note in this box or send us an email.

Safer Space Policy!

This means we have a zero tolerance policy of Discriminatory and intrusive behaviour, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, bi-erasure and violence have no space here. How and where an assault begins is always determined by the person affected.

Ask!

We often assume that we can identify someone else's gender or sexuality. However, our assumptions may differ from reality. Therefore, ask people about their pronouns or sexual orientation before making any assumptions about them.

Pictures & videos at Lust*streifen

Pictures and videos will be taken at the festival. If you don‘t want to be photographed, contact the person taking the picture. If you want us to remove an image from our website or social media channels, please contact medien@luststreifen.com directly.