During the Prague Pride festival on August 2–⁠6, 2021, we will present a program called Identity in the City. In the pleasant environment of the Kasárna Karlín, you will be able to attend evening screenings and take part in debates on current queer topics. If necessary, the screening is moved from the Summer Cinema to the Garages, so we won't be stopped even by bad weather! Admission to discussions is free, for films voluntary.

We invite you to the screening of The 34th: The Story of Marriage Equality in Ireland, which we are co-organizing with the Embassy of Ireland. The screening of Linda Cullen & Vanessa Gildea's engaging documentary will take place on July 21 at 9:30 PM in a beautiful summer cinema in the Kinsky Garden. The film will be introduced by Czeslaw Walek from the Jsme fér (We Are Fair) initiative, which strives for marriage equality in the Czech Republic, and a representative from the Embassy of Ireland. You can buy tickets for CZK 99 directly on the spot and there is no need for booking (there are plenty of seats).

After a long break, the cinemas are finally reopening. With our Queer Kino distribution brand, we have decided to launch the new season with the dynamic Cocoon by the German director Leonie Krippendorff. You might have already seen an online screening of this film during last year’s Mezipatra festival. And now, the first opportunity for a true cinema experience is finally here.

After a long break, the cinemas are finally reopening. With our Queer Kino distribution brand, we have decided to launch the new season with the dynamic Cocoon by the German director Leonie Krippendorff. You might have already seen an online screening of this film during last year’s Mezipatra festival. And now, the first opportunity for a true cinema experience is finally here.

Recovery, happiness and joyful encounters. We wish you and our festival all this in 2021. And of course also amazing film screenings, a lot of love and the best queer experiences that we are so happy to share with you.

Your Mezipatra

Do you want to take a piece of the Mezipatra festival home as a souvenir? Come to the Saturday sale of our posters, catalogues, branded face masks and other festival merchandise in Patra Café (Krymská 17, Prague 10). The event takes place on December 12, from 5:00 p.m. Get there on time to get the best pieces and make it before the closing (8:00 p.m.). Up-to-date info on our FB event.

A bit non-traditionally, the Q&A for the One in a Thousand didn’t feature the director, Clarisa Navas, but the three main protagonists. But it was certainly worth it because during the shooting, a strong bond of a big close-knit family developed among the actors, the director and the whole crew. Watch the recording of the interview with Ana Carolina García, Mau Vila and Luis Molina.

The creation of a film is rarely accompanied by such a strong story as Make Up by British director Claire Oakley. Its main protagonist is nineteen-year-old Ruth who is about to spend a romantic summer with her boyfriend in a caravan camp at a coast in South England. But instead of days filled with sunshine, there comes the suspicion of her boyfriend’s cheating and Ruth becomes obsessed. In the labyrinth of campervans and relationships, she feels lost and starts discovering her true identity.

The decision to transfer this year’s Mezipatra completely online was made three weeks before the start of the festival. Such a radical step means that the organizers have to quickly renegotiate the rights for online film screenings, and that they probably won’t get back the money they had already paid for cinema screening rights. Simply put, this year had some hard times in store for queer film festival organizers, as if organizing such cultural events wasn’t difficult on its own. That is why festival representatives from four Eastern European countries met during Mezipatra on November 7, 2020 to share their experiences. Listen to the whole discussion How To Make a Festival, Eastern Edition where the participants also talk about festival funding, film selection, and the possibilities of screening queer films to school children.

Bruce LaBruce, an icon of Canadian queer cinema, is no newbie at Mezipatra. Four years ago, he was even a member of the Main Jury. This year, the festival introduced his latest film, Saint-Narcisse. The key motives of this feature film, which premiered at Venice festival in the summer, are narcissism and twincest – incest between twins.