This year's 26th edition will feature 26 feature films and 49 short films from around the world. Ten feature films will compete for the Grand Jury Prize. Queer Film Festival is organized by non-profit organizations Mezipatra and STUD Brno. Every year, it introduces around a hundred of Czech and international films on LGBTQ+ issues and their creators. The films are apprised by a professional jury as a part of a prestigious international competition. An inherent part of the program is the accompanying discussions, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and parties. The main part of the festival takes place in Prague and Brno, and its echoes follow in selected towns across the Czech Republic. Unless otherwise stated, all films will be shown in their original language with Czech and English subtitles. Czech-language films will be shown with English subtitles, and English-language films with Czech subtitles. The Prague part of the festival will kick off on November 6 at 7 p.m. at the Lucerna cinema. The evening will include a screening of the film Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst (When You’re Afraid, Put Your Heart in Your Mouth and Smile), which won the Teddy Award at the Berlinale. Directed by Marie Luise Lehner, the film follows 12-year-old Anna and her deaf mother in a Vienna housing estate and offers a sensitive look at difference and acceptance outside of traditional queer narratives. This year’s edition will also feature an accompanying program, including the Queering the Industry section, focusing on film production in the V4 region and Ukraine, queer gaming, and Czech Television series production. The free accompanying program dedicated to the world of film and audiovisual media is open to the general public and will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8, at the Anežka café in Prague. → Program Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office of the respective cinema before each screening. Advance sales and reservations are handled by the cinemas themselves. The standard admission price for screenings in Prague is CZK 170.