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Melbourne Queer Film Festival Announces 2026 Dates for Its 36th Edition
Australia’s largest and longest-running queer film festival promises another massive lineup of bold local and international stories, world premieres, and…
Pitch Pleez! 2026 WINNER ANNOUNCED!
Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) is thrilled to announce Alice Lam and her film, Strange Devil Signal, as the recipient…
Film Submissions are now open for MQFF 2026
For all film submission queries, please email program@mqff.com.au We are currently accepting submissions for the 2026 Melbourne Queer Film Festival…
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 2026 Pitch,…
Winners of the 2025 Australian Shorts & Awards Announced
Celebrating bold storytelling that champions queer resilience and elevates emerging talent Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) has announced the winners…
Melbourne Queer Film Festival celebrates 35 years – Searching for Queer Utopias
Wednesday 15 October 2025 – Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), Australia’s flagship celebration of queer film, proudly marks its 35th…
Join the MQFF Team
We are looking for a new Festival Producer and Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator to join the MQFF team! Applications for…
Pitch Pleez! 2025 winner announced!
Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) is pleased to announce Mohammad Awad and their project Flight Risk, as the 2025 winner…
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….