Queer Screen
Queer Screen Limited is a not-for-profit organisation running out of Sydney, Australia.[1] Its primary goals are to advance public debate and promote and protect human rights, specifically in the LGBTIQ+ global community.[2]
It organizes the Mardi Gras Film Festival, 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 one of the world's largest platforms for queer cinema.
History[edit]
Queer Screen was incepted in 1993, when a group of queer Sydney filmmakers, students, and supporters approached Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to establish an independent organisation whose focus would be queer film and screen culture and take over the running of the Mardi Gras Film Festival,[3] which it has done since.
In addition to the Mardi Gras Film Festival, Queer Screen organises the Queer Screen Film Fest,[4] My Queer Career and queerDOC as part of its aim to celebrate and promote Australian and international queer screen culture in all its diversity and richness.[5][6] In 2021, it moved to a hybrid online and in-person approach, to adapt to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
For ten years, Queer Screen’s documentary festival, queerDOC, was the first and only LGBTIQ+ documentary festival in the world. The annual My Queer Career competition pioneers queer short film competitions exclusively for Australia-produced work. Both events are now part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival.
Previously working out of an office on Oxford St, Sydney, Queer Screen currently operates through the Powerhouse NSW Creative Industries Residency Program.[7]
Events[edit]
Mardi Gras Film Festival[edit]
Queer Screen has organised the Mardi Gras Film Festival since 1993 and collated films from around the world made by queer people and telling stories of the LGBTIQ+ experience.
Festival Directors[edit]
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2008-12 | Lex Lindsay |
| 2012-13 | Jain Moralee[8] |
| 2014-17 | Paul Struthers[9] |
| 2018-present | Lisa Rose[10] |
My Queer Career[edit]
My Queer Career runs as an event during the Mardi Gras Film Festival. It is billed as Australia's richest queer short film competition, with over AU$10,000 in prizes on offer. A notable recipient has been Australian director Craig Boreham.[11]
Queer Screen Film Fest[edit]
Queer Screen Film Fest began in 2013, and has become a major event that delivers the latest LGBTIQ movies to Sydney’s screens in the month of September.
Festival Directors[edit]
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013-17 | Paul Struthers |
| 2018-present | Lisa Rose |
Queer Screen Film Fund[edit]
The Completion Fund,[12] or Queer Screen Film Fund, was established to provide support to Australian LGBTIQ+ filmmakers and storytellers whose work is consistent with the vision and mission of Queer Screen. It brings financial assistance to selected LGBTIQ+ screen projects.[13]
queerDOC[edit]
Queer Screen’s first queerDOC commenced with a screening of Paragraph 175 (dir. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman)[14] in 2000 and ran annually for ten years until 2010.
References[edit]
- ↑ Queer Screen, ed. (2001). Queer Screen. Sydney: Queer Screen. Search this book on
- ↑ "Queer Screen Limited | ACNC". www.acnc.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Mother's 'final wish' after 'sorely missed' soap star son dies suddenly aged 33". 7NEWS. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "What to watch at this year's Queer Screen Film Festival". SBS Movies. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "History Behind the Screen: Archiving Sydney's Queer Film Festivals". History Matters. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Brook, Benedict (2021-02-25). "10 mins of TV that changed Australia". news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Powerhouse announce NSW Creative Industries Residencies". ArtsHub Australia. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Hawker, Philippa (2013-02-22). "Gay sex too much for Australian film censor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Beauty and the Beast fans in Sydney welcome 'queer' twist". ABC News. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Power, Shannon (2018-08-09). "Queer film festival leads world with majority female directors in its lineup". Gay Star News. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2022-01-26). "Berlinale Teddy Award Nominee Craig Boreham's 'Lonesome' to Be Launched at Berlin by M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Queer Screen Completion Fund". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Winners of Queer Screen's Completion Fund Announced". FilmInk. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Bartone, Richard (2002). "Documentary film - GLBTQ Archive" (PDF). GLBTQ Archives. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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