Queer Screen is the home of the Mardi Gras Film Festival (February), and Queer Screen Film Fest, (September). We are in Sydney, Australia. 10 Mar 2025 Blue Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF25) will be running 13-27 February in cinemas and 28 February – 10 March on demand! We’re excited to announce the first six films from our 2025 program, giving you an early taste of what’s to come. Queer Screen's 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival 2025 runs from Thursday, February 13–Thursday, February 27 at venues around Sydney — and online nationally from Friday, February 28–Monday, March 10. For more information, visit the festival's website. The complete lineup for Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival—running in Sydney cinemas February 13th – 27th, with highlights available to stream on-demand nationally in Australia from February 28th – March 10th—has just been announced. It marks the final edition of MGFF under the leadership of Festival Director Lisa Rose, who Come together . for the love of cinema. Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival returns to cinemas across Sydney 13-27 February and On Demand Australia-wide 28 February-10 March. Don’t miss almost 150 of the world’s best LGBTIQ+ films featuring stars like Alan Cumming, Murray Bartlett, Dylan O’Brien, Bette Midler, Ben Whishaw, Theo Germaine, Whoopi Goldberg, Juan Pablo di Pac Mardi Gras Film Festival is in Sydney cinemas from 13 — 27 Feb, and on demand Australia-wide from 28 Feb — 10 Mar. Posted Yesterday at 3:08am Thu 13 Feb 2025 at 3:08am Share options Queer Screen is calling on cinema lovers to come together at the 32 nd Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney from 13 to 27 February. And if you’re not heading east for the Mardi Gras celebrations, highlights from the program will be available to stream, on demand, around the nation from 28 February to 10 March. Festival Passes for Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival Are On Sale Now! Enjoy the freedom to experience Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival your way with a Festival Pass! The festival runs in cinemas from 13 – 27 February 2025, On Demand from 28 February – 10 March 2025 and On Tour: Blue Mountains 21 – 23 Mar 2025 Come together . for the love of cinema – Queer Screen’s 2025 Mardi Gras Film Festival 13–27 February in cinema. 28 February–10 March on demand . 08 January 2025. Queer Screen is calling on cinema lovers to come together at the 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney from 13 to 27 February. The Mardi Gras Film Festival is running from 13 to 27 February in Sydney. Highlights from the program will also be available to stream on demand across Australia from 28 February to 10 March Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival 13 Feb 2025 Progress Pride Flag Raising 14 Feb 2025 Watch the 2025 Festival trailer! Featuring over 30 members of our Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. The Biggest Little Mardi Gras Celebration - located right here in Waxahachie! Parade at 11am (rain or shine) followed by live music, food, and drink specials in the participating downtown establishments. Come see your favorite krewe! The Festival will wrap with the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Festival theme: Free to be The 2025 Festival theme Free to be is a celebration of the strides toward true LGBTQIA+ equality while also acting as a global reminder that our fight is far from over, and that we are not truly free until we are all free We asked them what Free to be meant to them, what they’re looking forward to most about the 2025 Festival and their favourite Mardi Gras memory in the interviews below. Aunty Kooncha 04 Nov 2024 KEY INFO FOR MARDI GRAS FILM FESTIVAL 2025. WHAT: Mardi Gras Film Festival 2025. WHERE: cinemas and other locations (such as the Bank Hotel, Newtown) in Sydney and via streaming. WHEN: In cinemas and other venues in Sydney 13 – 27 February 2025 (The On Demand program will be available Australia-wide from 28 February to 10 March 2025) Mardi Gras is almost upon us, and so is the 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF25)! Gay and lesbian film festivals have been around in Sydney since 1978, and officially a highlight of Mardi Gras since 1986. This year, MGFF25 will run from the 13-27 February in cinema and until the 10 March on demand. The oldest female Mardi Gras organization in Jefferson Parish will celebrate Carnival 2025 with a 200-member, 18-float parade. This year's theme is “Isis Goes on a Field Trip” Floats will include Rivertown Theater , Aquarium, and Circus . The Mardi Gras Parade. When: Saturday, March 1, 6:45pm to 11pm Where: Oxford St, Flinders St and Anzac Parade, Sydney Tickets: free, with tickets to special parade viewing areas, more info (some sold out) The Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is now in its 47th year and is the jewel in the crown of the two-week Mardi Gras festival. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info.
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