About the Festival

Luststreifen wants to enable an active, enlightening exchange by means of workshops and screenings of international films on the subject of queer feminism. Gender and sexual orientation do not play a role here. We give filmmakers and creative people a platform to show themselves and their work to the world. Everyone is welcome to come and wipe the everyday dust off their soul.

Locations

Neues Kino,

Klybeckstrasse 247, Basel

kult.kino camera,

Rebgasse 1, 4058 Basel - Film Program

Humbug,

Klybeckstrasse 241/K104, 4057 Basel - Side Program, Festival Center

Kasko/Werkraum Warteck pp,

Burgweg 7, 4058 Basel - Side Program, Lust*Art

Stadtkino Basel,

Klostergasse 5, Basel - Film Program

Awareness

We are a Safer Space. Be Aware!

Even though it is often not our Intention to (deliberately) hurt or embarrass anyone or even to put someone in an uncomfortable Situation, it can happen sometimes. It is important to realize that there are some people that have to endure these hurtful situations daily. The culprit behind this is a System which we know to be heteronormative patriarchy, which, sadly, can show up unconsciously even in those who are aware about it. Discrimination can happen without any malicious intent and can be camouflaged as innocent curiosity or as ones need to put people in categories. This curiosity and behaviour are anything but innocent. It can be hurtful, cross people’s boundaries and is discriminating. “I didn’t mean it like that” will not be tolerated here! It is up to the affected person to decide if discrimination has taken place. It is our collective responsibility to create a respectful and safe environment for everyone. Please follow our Safer-Space Policies! Affected persons are not obligated to provide education. Respectful interaction requires the willingness to deal independently with various forms of discrimination.

Accessibility

At neues kino, people who rely on walking and mobility aids are welcome to ask the bar staff to help them into the movie theater, as it can only be reached via a few steps. All other locations are wheelchair accessible.

Covid Info

We would like to give access to our festival to as many people as possible. If you feel sick, please stay home. Wash your hands regularly at the festival. 

Luststreifen venues are all accessible via BVB public transportation.

Getting to neuen kino, Humbug:
Tram line 8 from SBB railway station in the direction of Kleinhüningen/ Weil am Rhein, tram stop Ciba

Getting to kult.kino camera:
Tram line 8 from SBB railway station in the direction of Kleinhüningen/ Weil am Rhein, tram stop Claraplatz

Getting to Stadtkino Basel:
Tram line 8 from SBB railway station in the direction of Kleinhüningen/ Weil am Rhein, tram stop Bankverein

Jury and Awards

The Lust Awards are presented in recognition of outstanding cinematic achievements in relation to their queer feminist contribution to society by a select, professional jury of experts. The Lust Awards only consider Short Films submitted to the festival.

A total of 4 Lust Awards will be presented in the following categories

  • Audience Award
  • Best Documentary Short
  • Best Fictional Short
  • Best Porn Short

This year we announce our winners of the Lust Awards with a BANG. Get ready for the Award Ceremony on Saturday evening, 11pm at neues kino. Cheers.

Avril Nyx

Avril Nyx is a sexworker based in Lausanne. They exerce as an escort and dominatrix and were certified as a sexual assistant in 2021 by Corps Solidaires. In accordance with their clients’ wishes, they explore gender and power dynamics in sexuality and body intimacy through various practices. They also performed in Fondre and Mirage, two short porn movies selected for the 2023 edition of the Fessestival in Geneva.

Laura Yuri Rivas Kaufmann

Laura Yuri Rivas Kaufmann (*1989) studied Fine Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts and holds a Master in Design in the field of Trend and Future Research. As part of her research on women's football fan culture, she has explored identities, gender, queerness, race and body images. For the last ten years, Laura Yuri has worked as a teacher at elementary school, as a journalist at tsüri.ch, as a photo editor at Tages Anzeiger, and in marketing at FC Zurich and Schauspielhaus Zurich. The only constant was photography. Since 2017, she has been photographing FINTA*s in sports, political campaigns, theater plays, and social movements such as the feminist, queer, or anti-racist movement in the city of Zurich.

Ella Rocca

Ella Rocca (none/they) is a filmmaker, born in 1999 and raised in the Zürich area. After the preliminary design course at the F+F School of Art and Design, they studied at the HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts) and graduated this year with a Bachelor in Video. With their films Ella explores questions about gazes, queer film forms and identities.

Team

With more than 20 freelancers, from creative minds to administrative cracks, a colourful festival is put together with a lot of love and enthusiasm. We are inspired by the queer world, where being different is normal and love knows no boundaries. We would like to bring this barrier-free universe closer to you with the Luststreifen Film Festival. We are a team that creates an unforgettable festival experience for you every year. Hand in hand, we want to encourage you to rethink and together with you, we want to create more space for diversity.

Board
Alessandra Widmer, Kayleigh Wittlin, Beat Scheidegger, Florian Eckert

Film Programmation & Coordination
Katja Morand, Anna Bell, Noemi Daugaard, Michelle Beutler, Luisa Durrer, Gin Burri, Paula Savary, Fabienne Bieri, Renée Steffen

Administration
Michelle Beutler, Gin Burri, Paula Savary, Anna Peyre

Media & Communication
Stella Auburger, Victoria Paeva, Maria Fratta, Anni Spörri, Yannick Gerber, Julia Schwamborn, Michael Kempf, Michelle Nüssli

Production
Lotta Breitenfeld

Side Program
Gabi Soliman, Anaïs Rufer, Sophie Felber

Lust*Art
Stella Auburger, Maria Fratta, Pietro Vitali

Accounting and Cash Register
Anna Grossenbacher, Gin Burri, Renée Steffen

Film Technic
toby Voss




Members

Would you like to support Luststreifen Film Festival?

Become a member and benefit from our goodies!

The non-profit association Luststreifen Film Festival Basel is dedicated to the cultural-political mission of promoting the queer-feminist film and cultural scene in Basel and Switzerland. The main goal of the association is to strengthen diversity and tolerance in society and thereby to promote and display social acceptance of different ways of living. Luststreifen does not pursue commercial gain and does not seek to make a profit. It is politically and denominationally neutral and independent.

As a member you will receive information on all events, Goodies and the programme booklet will be sent to you in advance. Within the association, you will encounter a large community that actively promotes discussion and diversity and is characterized by strong social cohesion. Corporate members and organizations also benefit from reduced sponsorship options.

Membership fee

Annual membership fee: CHF 40.- / 20.-
Reduced: AHV/IV, unemployed people
Corporate members and organizations: from CHF 240.-.