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Ro Bright, Program Director MQFF has curly brown hair, glasses and is wearing a khaki blazer. They stand next to David Martin Harris, CEO MQFF they have a beard, short hair and are wearing a black biker jacket. The background is a textured timber wall.

Melbourne Queer Film Festival welcomes Ro Bright as Program Director

Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) is thrilled to announce that Ro Bright (they/them) has been appointed as our Program Director….

MQFF ANNOUNCES $10,000 CASH PRIZE – THE PITCH IS BACK! 

Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) is calling on queer filmmakers to submit their short film proposals for the 2025 Pitch,…

Melbourne Queer Film Festival announces Jury Award Winners

The winners of the 2024 Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) Awards have been revealed, celebrating the outstanding achievements of Australian…

Melbourne Queer Film Festival Celebrates LGBTIQA+ Stories

From the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan MP Australia’s longest-running celebration of LGBTIQA+ cinema launches today with an exciting lineup…

The gift of sound and vision – Melbourne Queer Film Festival program now live

Tickets for the 34th annual Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) are available now, boasting a jam-packed program celebrating queer music…

Melbourne Queer Film Festival announces headline titles and 2024 festival theme, “Formative Sound and Vision”

Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) returns from 14 – 24 November 2024 with a program that celebrates the way sound and…

A Statement from MQFF on Religious Discrimination Legislation

Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) wishes to make the following statement in relation to the news on religious discrimination legislation….

A tribute to Lee Gambin from MQFF Program Director, Cerise Howard

Lee Gambin and Cinemaniacs co-conspirator Hande Hislop, MQFF Program Launch, 2011 Like so many others in Melbourne’s film and queer…

Calling All Queer Filmmakers – Pitch, Pleez! Returns for Another Year

Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), Australia’s largest and oldest celebration of queer film has officially opened the annual Pitch, Pleez!…

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