Queer Screen is the home of the Mardi Gras Film Festival (February), and Queer Screen Film Fest, (August). We are in Sydney, Australia. 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. Stay tuned for the full program reveal on 8 January. The Mardi Gras Film Festival is an Australian LGBTQ+ film festival held in Sydney, New South Wales annually as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrations. It is organised by Queer Screen Limited, a non-profit organization, and is one of the world's largest platforms for queer cinema. Just something so that you can be prepared and can get yourself a festival flexi pass before the early bird sale ends on the 7th of January. And also so you can become a Queer Screen member in time to access the MGFF24 presale on the 8th of January. Something like a sneak peek of seven of the films featured in the 2024 Mardi Gras Film Festival. 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 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 Mardi Gras Film Festival, put on by Queer Screen, is the perfect way to celebrate the glory of queer history, identity and expression, all while sitting down. Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF) is back in 2025, with the 32nd iteration of the festival once again presented by Queer Screen. This beloved celebration of LGBTQIA+ cinema offers Sydneysiders an 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 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. Single mother Nicole navigates falling out with her son and unexpected romance in this touching film about showing up for the ones you love. Thu, Feb 27, 7:00pm In Cinema Selling Fast Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 is here! Free to party, free to celebrate, free to laugh, free to be Festival-favourites, revamped returns and new queens on the block join the line-up for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025! 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 The 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival will run from: 13th – 27th February 2025 In Cinema. 28th Feb – 10th March 2025 On Demand. Program now on sale. Opening Night Gala | 2025 Mardi Gras Film Festival. We have officially rolled out the pink carpet and opened our 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival for the Sydney Premiere of Young Hearts presented with European Union Delgation in Australia. The Aperture Club captured the entire night – from our opening night Pre Party to our gala afterparty. You Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival will be bigger and better than ever, featuring some of the most exciting premieres from across the globe in cinemas and on demand. There are dozens of creative works from Australia and many countries worldwide to enjoy. The Mardi Gras Film Festival enters its 32nd year in Sydney from February 13 to 27. The festival holds a mix of in cinema screenings, on-demand streaming around the nation from 28 February to 10 March. 🌈 Fall in love with queer cinema at #MGFF25! 💖Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival is all about celebrating love—love for stories, love for communi -Visit www.queerscreen.org.au, use the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival app, or call (02) 9280 1533 to book your tickets. For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagra m and YouTube. Mardi Gras Film Festival 2024. View the program now. In 2024, we celebrated our 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival #MGFF24. The festival featured an epic 161 films and events spread across 77 unique programs held in Sydney over 15 days from February 15th to 29th, before an on-demand encore of 25 programs from March 1st to 11th, and a tour to the Blue Mountains and Canberra.
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