All the Audience Awards for Queer Screen Film Fest 2024

Queer Screen Film Fest 2024 Audience Award Winners

Our 11th Queer Screen Film Fest lured us out of hibernation and warmed our hearts with 35 fresh films, representing every continent in the world.

We of course love every film we program, but we leave the Audience Award up to you. After each screening, there’s an opportunity to rate what you’ve just watched on a scale of 1-5.

At the end of Queer Screen Film Fest, we tally them up and give out our Audience Awards.

Audience Award for Best Film

Winner: Videoland

When video store clerk Hayley develops a crush on a customer, she embarks on a series of hapless misadventures while navigating her coming out. Spot homages to classic films and indulge in the nostalgia of growing up gay in the ‘90s with this sweet, funny lesbian coming-of-age series.

Runner Up: Close to You

Audience Award for Best Gay Short

Winner: Bubbling

Kuang has difficulty focusing during school choir. When a charismatic new student arrives, he’s distracted by something much more enticing than singing.

Runner Up: Stay Lost

Audience Award for Best Sapphic Short

Winner: Ripe!

Nothing says, “It’s complicated,” like breaking your crush’s arm.

Runner Up: Threshold

Audience Award for Best Trans & Gender Diverse Short

Winner: Gigi

From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled woman she is today, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humour and sensitivity.

Runner up: Adjustment