Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival

01/06/2026

For more than 30 years, Q***r Screen has been bringing q***r stories to audiences across Australia.

Many of these films would not be screened otherwise.

This EOFY, help keep them on screen.

https://q***rscreen.org.au/support-us/donate/

31/05/2026

Paint the precinct purple! 💜 We’re bringing a fablous lineup of LGBTQIA+ cinema to Qtopia Sydney this June. Whether you want to dive into Sydney’s pride history with the 78ers or just need a room full of cackling q***rs at our Comedy Shorts.

🌈 SAVE THE DATES:
June 13: Out & Proud Shorts
June 14: 78ers Retrospective + Q&A
June 20: Q***r Comedy Shorts

Find out more:

We’re thrilled to partner with Qtopia Sydney’s Pride Festival for the first time, bringing audience-favourite shorts from to Out & Proud Shorts. Expect big laughs, bold stories, and plenty of q***r joy. The program also features a special retrospective of Witches and Faggots, D***s and P...

27/05/2026

Don’t miss this year’s powerful and award-winning LGBTQIA+ documentaries at Sydney Film Festival ! 🌈

From GIVE ME THE BALL!, which follows legendary tennis icon Billie Jean King—winner of 39 Grand Slam titles—as she battles for equity and navigates her identity; to the visionary Sundance NEXT Special Jury Award winner THEYDREAM, a moving Puerto Rican family portrait where a filmmaker and his mother use vibrant animation to bring lost loved ones back to life and heal through the magic of art.

Witness the Visions du Réel Special Jury Award winner BABY JACKFRUIT BABY GUAVA, a tender, intimate portrait of a family searching for healing; to the exhilarating CPH:DOX winner JUST LOOK UP, a galvanising call to action following Climate Defiance’s viral protests, set to a powerhouse soundtrack featuring Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish.

Find out more: https://www.sff.org.au/program/a-z/?genre[]=LGBTQIA%2B%20Films&strand[]=international-documentaries

24/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈2026 Q***R PALM WINNER🏆

With three massive sold-out sessions at Sydney Film Festival, Jane Schoenbrun’s latest masterpiece, TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, has officially taken home the prestigious Q***r Palm at Festival de Cannes!

This victory follows the cult success of their previous hits, I SAW THE TV GLOW, and WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR.

For the first time ever, the jury also opted to award a new 'Q***r Palm Revelation' prize.

22/05/2026

The clock is ticking! ⏳ Submissions for the 2026 Q***r Screen Film Fest close this Sunday, May 24. Submit your work now: https://filmfreeway.com/Q***rScreenFilmFest

We’re looking for the best in LGBTQIA+ cinema to showcase this September. Don't miss your chance to be part of the program!

Submission Categories:
• Emerging Narrative Feature Film Competition
• Feature Films (Out of Competition)
• Short Film Packages

20/05/2026

The countdown is officially on for the 73rd Sydney Film Festival, returning from 3–14 June!

One of the highlights this year is the retrospective strand, Barbara Hammer: Radical Visibility. Curated by former Q***r Screen Festival Director Lisa Rose, this program celebrates the pioneering le***an and feminist icon who famously declared, “Touching another woman's body changed my life. It had to be shown.”

The retrospective offers a rare chance to explore 19 of Hammer's works, including the groundbreaking features NITRATE KISSES and HISTORY LESSONS, alongside two curated short film packages.

Find out more: https://www.sff.org.au/program/strands/barbara-hammer-radical-visibility/

18/05/2026

Q***r Screen is honoured to partner with Navy Diversity and Inclusion and Chaplain Edds for ! 🏳️‍🌈

First established in 2025, this initiative has grown to screenings in Darwin, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and in HMAS Perth.

Chaplain Edds hopes to continue working with personnel to expand the initiative further, facilitating optional festivals for all HMA Ships and establishments across Australia.

Chaplain Simon Edds has brought LGBTQIA+ to the big screen across Navy.

14/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Lee Lai, who has just become the first-ever graphic novelist to win the Stella Prize for their masterful work, Cannon.

✨Lee is also the first non-binary and trans author to win the award in its 14-year history.

What a massive milestone for both graphic storytelling and gender-diverse voices in Australian literature. Now we look forward to seeing Cannon turn into an animation, perhaps.

Lee Lai's debut graphic novel, Stone Fruit, was longlisted for the Stella Prize in 2022. Four years on, she's won the prestigious award for her latest book, Cannon.

07/05/2026

After the success of last year’s Pride screening at Leichhardt Town Hall, we’re very excited to return on Saturday 16 May alongside other curators and community showcases.

The day’s program includes:
🎬 1:10pm — Young Creatives Showcase
🎬 2:35pm — CineFlu Screening + Panel Discussion
🌈 4:00pm — Q***r Screen Showcase

The Q***r Screen Showcase is a collection of short films featuring Sydney-based LGBTIQ+ productions that screened at the 2026 Mardi Gras Film Festival, celebrating the diversity and creativity of our local filmmaking community.

The five short films featured in the showcase are:
• Billie and Jesse — dir. AP Pobjoy
• Baby Talk — dir. Lizzie Cater
• If/When — dir. Courtney Westbrook
• Dance Like Everyone’s Watching — dir. Ashlea Hingston
• Ladies Night — dir. Lucy Bubalo & Shayla Nguyen

Find out more at https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/leichhardt-town-hall-film-showcase-16-may

05/05/2026

Ahead of IDAHOBIT Day (17 May), host your own screening of JIMPA with special live Q&A available for screenings on Wednesday, 13 May. 🔗 Find out how to host your own screening:
https://jimpafilm.com/host-screening

Funny, heartfelt, and deeply human, JIMPA is a celebration of LGBTIQA+ culture and intergenerational connection — starring audience favourites Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, and directed by Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande).

You can also join us with Twenty10 and Sock Drawer Heroes at Inner West Pride Centre on Wednesday, 13 May, 7pm.

🎟️ Special community tickets just $5:
https://events.humanitix.com/jimpa-innerwestpridecentre