Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct Anti-Discrimination

We claim our festival to be as non-discriminatory, inclusive and as safe as possible by treating each other with respect.

INTERFILM & KUKI do not accept any form of discrimination, preferential treatment, offensive language, abuse, exclusion and offensive behaviour, based on e.g. gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion and ideology, (social) origin and class, skin colour, disability or age. All festival participants (employees, guests, audience, industry & partners) are responsible for shaping solidarity with one another.

We do not tolerate any form e.g. of sexism, racism, colourism, homo-, bi-, inter- and transphobia or transphobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, fascism, ageism, ableism and other and/or intersectional forms of discrimination.

If you experience discrimination in any form or observe any form of deviant behaviour that contradicts our Code of Conduct, you can report the incident to Javier Weisson (he/him) and Elisa Fink (she/no pronouns) (INTERFILM Production) at the following address: awareness@interfilm.de.

Your request will be treated anonymously and confidentially. INTERFILM reserves the right to exclude persons from the festival in the event of violations of the anti-discrimination Code of Conduct. We are aware that discriminatory structures and power relations are deeply rooted in our society - and therefore also in film and cinema. For this reason, we also critically scrutinise ourselves as a festival regarding discriminatory practices, and gratefully accept feedback in order to continuously improve.

During our evening events at the UNTERFILM Clubkino on Friday, 8 November and Saturday, 9 November, an Awareness Team will be available on site. The Awareness Team can be recognised by purple vests. Anonymous reports can be made to awareness@interfilm.

This code of conduct is based on the German Basic Law (GG) and the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) and thus forms the legal framework for social interaction to which INTERFILM is committed.

Festival Culture

We would like to invite everyone to be creative together, to experiment, to learn from each other and to be inspired.

We wish for respectful and open-minded interaction with one another, characterised by openness towards different positions and artistic approaches. In order to create a respectful interaction and an atmosphere that is as safe as possible, it is important to take care of yourself and others. This means respecting your own boundaries as well as those of others and establishing a culture of mutual tolerance.

We ask you to treat both people and films with respect. Each of the films were created with unique perspectives, passion and a lot of work that we want to honour together. Inappropriate or derogatory comments and disruptive noises in the cinema are not part of our festival culture.

Content  Warnings

Film content which might  be stressful and retraumatising for some people will be highlighted as a content warning. A list of films and the respective content warnings can be found online on our website and at the cinema entrance. You are welcome to  leave the screening at any time, e.g. if you do not feel comfortable with the content or images, and of course return to the screening for the next short film.