Hungarian Rainbow - Queer Films from Hungary 🌈
Schedule
Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Kino Moviemento | Berlin, BE
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🎬 For the first time in Berlin, Hungarian Rainbow presents a three-day film festival showcasing contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema from Hungary — exploring themes of social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression. The screenings take place in the presence of filmmakers, followed by Q&As. After the screenings, join us for a panel discussion with invited experts!
🎟️ Ticket sales begin soon!
All income will be donated to Budapest Pride and the Berlin-based ABqueer e.V.
⚡️ Why this festival?
Hungarian Rainbow is a response to recent developments in Hungary. Last year, the Hungarian Parliament passed a law banning the Pride parade — a demonstration that had raised awareness for LGBTQIA+ issues for over 30 years.
The decision sparked protests across Europe and a wave of solidarity. Despite the ban, Budapest saw one of the largest Pride marches in its history, with over 200,000 participants.
PROGRAM
DAY 1 — 📅 April 24 📍Moviemento
🎞️18:30 Her Mothers — by Sári Haragonics & Asia Dér (documentary, 75 min, 2020) | Q&A with Asia Dér
🎞️21:00 Árni — by Dorka Vermes (fiction, 103 min, 2023) | Q&A with Dorka Vermes
DAY 2 — 📅 April 25 📍Moviemento
🎞️16:00 Short films: Budapest, Closed City — by Máté Konkol | Alba Vulva — by Dorka Vermes | Mónika Doesn’t Want to Be Down on Earth — by Anna Korom | 27 — by Flóra Anna Buda
🎞️18:00 Colors of Tobi — by Alexa Bakony (documentary, 81 min, 2021) | Q&A with Alexa Bakony (online)
🎞️20:30 Without Air — by Katalin Moldovai (fiction, 105 min, 2023) | Q&A with Katalin Moldovai
DAY 3 — 📅 April 26 📍Moviemento & Zönotéka
🎞️16:00 Narrow Path to Happiness — Kata Oláh (documentary, 83 min, 2023) | Q&A with Kata Oláh & protagonists Gergő Gagyi and Lénárd Váradi
🎤18:30 Panel discussion @ Zönotéka
The panel discussion will focus on LGBTQIA+ themed films and related media: what opportunities and challenges arise in this field, with particular regard to the Hungarian and Eastern European context. Topics to be discussed include the issue of censorship, the shaping of the community's history (such as the impact of the communist regime on queer creators), and how social realities and personal stories can be addressed and represented within these frameworks.
Guests:
Directors Asia Dér, Katalin Moldovai & Dorka Vermes, Szymon Adamczak artist, writer, founding member of the QueerMuzeum Warsaw & Kata Krasznahorkai Berlin-based art historian, curator, and author. Moderated by the film critic and LGBTQIA+ media activist Mima Simić.
🪩20:00 Get together @ Zönotéka with music & drinks
Deep house, techno, bass by our amazing DJ-Duo VELA & Power Tulip 🔥
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Where is it happening?
Kino Moviemento, Kottbusser Damm 22, 10967 Berlin, Deutschland, Berlin, GermanyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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