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Melbourne Queer Film Festival

MQFF is a celebration of 30 years of sharing the stories of LGBTQI+ people and their community through film and the moving image. The festival, renowned for bringing the best of queer culture to Melbourne, aims to educate, entertain and celebrate diversity by showcasing the best LGBTQI+ film content

In its 30^th year, MQFF is expanding its footprint, introducing a new venue in Melbourne’s CBD, the newly refurbished Capitol Theatre, joining the Village Cinema Jam Factory and Nova Cinema Carlton Festival hubs

Melbourne (March 2021)

Melbourne Queer Film Festival News, Reviews & Interviews

Film Club, Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Interviews, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Monster Fest, News, Setting Sun Film Festival, SF3, St Kilda Film Festival, Static Vision, Sydney South African Film Festival, Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival / 1 May 2020 / Festevez

Film Festivals Bridging the Void

Film Festivals Bridging the Void

"My son turns around to me and says, take it online, go for it" ...

COVID-19, Festivals, Film and where we're at

COVID-19, Festivals, Film and where we’re at

It's a concerning time for the Australian industry with a number of Film Festivals cancelling ...

Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews / 30 September 2019 / Festevez

Benjamin

Benjamin

Despairing of his second feature, British filmmaker Benjamin (Merlin’s Colin Morgan) quickly falls for singer ...

Brisbane International Film Festival, Brisbane Queer Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival, Caloundra Film Festival, Darwin International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews, Screenwave International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Travelling Film Festival, Westpac Openair Cinema / 25 June 2019 / Festevez

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

One rarely expects a film as good as ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ to ...

Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Interviews, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Veterans Film Festival / 24 June 2019 / Festevez

‘Transmilitary' doc sets out to 'change hearts and minds'

‘Transmilitary’ doc sets out to ‘change hearts and minds’

Gabe Silverman and Fiona Dawson discuss the origins and impact of their powerful documentary, and ...

Did you hear? The amazing Julia Zemiro will be chatting to Kerrie & Dolly tonight! Tune into our Facebook Live from 7:30pm. ❤️🌈✨ 📷 By John Feder

We stand in solidarity with black communities in the US, and blak communities in so-called Australia. Black Lives Matter protests are taking place across the country. In Melbourne, the ‘Stop Black Deaths in Custody - Justice for George Floyd’ protest is taking place this Saturday 6 June. If you're attending, bring masks, hand sanitiser, water, snacks, and clapsticks. 🖤 Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2523873747926996/

It's the final day to vote for the Time Out Melbourne Time In Awards, where we're nominated for 'Favourite Virtual Experience' for our Virtual Film Night! Please help us win by voting here: bit.ly/timeinawards ❤️

Rest in power Larry Kramer. ✊ Playwright of 'The Normal Heart', and fierce outspoken gay activist, who exemplified the power of our voices. His activism helped end the silence and stigma of HIV/AIDS, which led to changes in health policy in the 1980s and ’90s, saving countless lives. "I was trying to make people united & angry. I was known as the angriest man in the world, mainly because I discovered that anger got you further than being nice." RIP Larry Kramer (June 25, 1935 - May 27, 2020) #larrykramer #ThankYouLarry

Happy Pansexual Visibility Day to our pan friends, a day for our community to uplift, elevate and celebrate those who identify as pansexual. We see you and we love you 💗💛💙

Every year we have an incredible team of 150 volunteers generously give their time and support to help MQFF make our festival the best it can be, many returning year after year. Without our volunteers, we simply could not bring our queer stories to the screen. To our volunteers over the last 30 years, you have our endless thanks and gratitude. Happy #NationalVolunteerWeek! ❤️💗🙌🙏🎉🌈🥰❤️ Photo: Teague Leigh, from #MQFF30 Opening Night.

Happy IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination & Transphobia. We stand in solidarity with our LGBTIQ+ community today and always. It's been 30 years since the WHO removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. All our love to our queer community. 💜💜💜💜🌈 #IDAHOBIT2020

Make sure to catch the amazing Mama Alto leading a Queer History Lesson, at 3pm today as part of Minus18's IDAHOBIT digital events this weekend. 🌈🌈🌈 She's not just an incredible singer – and she's got the history credentials to prove it. ⁠This event will be held via Zoom, head over to Minus18's Instagram stories for a link during the event.

In order to inform their work, let Equality Australia know the impact COVID-19 is having on you by completing this survey. Your response is confidential and will help them build a clearer picture of the needs of LGBTIQ+ people during this time, so they can advocate strongly and effectively for our community to ensure nobody is left behind in Australia’s response to COVID-19. equalityaustralia.org.au/impact-of-covid-19-survey

Happy International #LesbianVisibilityDay to lesbians everywhere, sending all our love 🌈🥰 "A DAY WITHOUT LESBIANS IS LIKE A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE,” Gay Freedom Day Parade, San Francisco, California, June 1979. Photographer unknown, c/o @chicagotribune. #regram @lgbt_history #lesbian #loveislove

Which house will you choose? 💜🌈

To our trans and gender-diverse siblings, we see you, we love you, we celebrate you. Happy Trans Day of Visibility. 💜💜💜 Photo of incredible Mama Alto by Alexis Dlea Photography #tdov #transgenderdayofvisibility