Media Releases

Ian Thorpe, Matthew Mitcham, Sally Shipard, Daniel Kowalski, Shelly Gorman-Sandie and Casey Conway will form a panel discussion about being elite gay athletes as part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival screening of Out to Win....

20 February, 2016

Solidifying its place as the premiere LGBTIQ film festival in Australia and indeed Asia Pacific, Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival will host 10 international guests over the next two weeks presenting their films, discussing their work and hosting masterclasses (supported by Screen NSW) with...

10 February, 2016

For the first time, and in partnership with the local Pink Mountains organisation, The Carrington Hotel in Katoomba will host the best five films of the 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival presented by Queer Screen, as well as the winner of the prestigious My Queer...

03 February, 2016

The Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace will host two of the top films of the 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival presented by Queer Screen in February. The Lady in the Van and The Girl King are both screening....

22 January, 2016

With 20 additional screenings, 4 new venues, 9 international guests, countless Australian premieres and an increased cash prize for the My Queer Career winners, the 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival presented by Queer Screen is set to be the biggest year yet in the Festival’s...

20 January, 2016

The 22nd Mardi Gras Film Festival wrapped on March 5. With over 15,000 in attendance and 20 sell-out screenings, 2015 marked the festival’s most successful year for quite some time....

06 March, 2015

From ballerinas to roller derby players, rodeo cowboys to surf lifesavers, and everything in between, the 22nd Mardi Gras Film Festival will deliver the best in LGBTQI cinema. Queer Screen is proud to announce a diverse, thought-provoking and highly entertaining program of films....

15 January, 2015

The Mardi Gras Film Festival has grown from strength to strength since its inception, with the latest incarnation eclipsing previous years to make the 2014 festival the best and most fabulous yet....

05 March, 2014

MEDIA RELEASE: 10 JUNE 2013 Sydney, Australia: Queer Screen are excited to announce a special fundraising screening of ‘Interior. Leather Bar.’ the latest release from controversial filmmaker, Travis Mathews. There will be an exclusive presentation of an interview with Mathews following the screening. Mathews gained noteriety in...

10 June, 2013