# Love, Sex & Cinema Film Festival

**Type:** Film Festival
**City:** Berlin
**Dates:** 2026-09-15 — 2026-09-18
**Website:** [lovesexcinema.com](https://www.lovesexcinema.com/program)

## About

Inaugural edition of Love, Sex & Cinema, a curated, non-competitive Berlin film festival for films dealing openly with intimacy, sexuality, desire, and connection, created by filmmakers Ivan Malekin and Sarah Jayne. Screenings and filmmaker Q&As run September 15-18 at IL KINO and b-ware! Ladenkino, with opening night feature Modern Whore and showcases devoted to love and connection, sex and desire, and after-dark shorts.

## Participating Cinemas

- **[B-Ware Ladenkino](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/94-b-ware-ladenkino.md)** (Friedrichshain)
- **[IL KINO](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/41-il-kino.md)** (Neukölln)

## Movies & Showtimes

### 2026-09-15 (Tuesday)

- **[Modern Whore (2025)](https://ov-berlin.info/movies/11540-modern-whore.md):** [2026-09-15 19:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/il-kino/vorstellung/3629919367) (OmU) at IL KINO

### 2026-09-16 (Wednesday)

- **[Love & Connection Short Film Showcase (2026)](https://ov-berlin.info/movies/11541-love-connection-short-film-showcase.md):** [2026-09-16 19:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/il-kino/vorstellung/3629919629) (OmeU) at IL KINO

### 2026-09-17 (Thursday)

- **[Sex & Desire Short Film Showcase (2026)](https://ov-berlin.info/movies/11542-sex-desire-short-film-showcase.md):** [2026-09-17 21:30](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/il-kino/vorstellung/3629920436) (OmeU) at IL KINO

### 2026-09-18 (Friday)

- **[Love, Sex and Cinema Film Festival - Closing Night (2026)](https://ov-berlin.info/movies/11460-love-sex-and-cinema-film-festival-closing-night.md):** [2026-09-18 23:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/b-ware-ladenkino/vorstellung/3626071281) (OmeU) at B-Ware Ladenkino