Frohes Festival

joyful and political

Over two days, the festival will bring together authors, journalists, politicians, artists, activists and visitors. Through readings, discussions, panel discussions, workshops, film screenings and podcasts, they will explore the most important social and political issues of our time.

The literary programme is complemented by perspectives from the worlds of law, politics, culture and journalism. The programme features panel discussions, well-known podcasts, readings and innovative event formats.

The focus is on coming together: learning from one another, listening to one another, exchanging ideas and finding new allies.

Participants include, amongst others:

Mo Amjahid ∙ Aida Baghernejad ∙ Batila Kübra Beydaş ∙ Andrea Böhm ∙ Yağmur Ekim Çay ∙ Sissi Chen ∙ Deniz Cınbıl ∙ Christina Clemm ∙ Christina Feist ∙ Reiner Gabriel ∙ Heike Geißler ∙ Sandra Gugić ∙ Asha Hedayati ∙ Ciani Sophia Hoeder ∙ Clara Hoheisel ∙ Julia Jirmann ∙ Dilar Kisikyol ∙ Samah Khalaf Allah ∙ Nina Kolleck ∙ Kevin Kühnert ∙ Julia Malik ∙ Achan Malonda ∙ Bijan Moini ∙ Ann-Katrin Müller ∙ Janina Nagel ∙ Sara Öztürk ∙ Eda Öztürk ∙ Benjamin Radjaipour ∙ Cécil Ludwig Röski ∙ Mithu Sanyal ∙ Claudia Schaefer ∙ Stephan Schill ∙ Andrea Seitz ∙ Senthuran Varatharajah ∙ Sinthujan Varatharajah ∙ Annie Wenstrup ∙ Mirjam Zadoff