Don't miss your chance to see the eight local films competing in My Queer Career, Australia's richest LGBTIQ+ short film prize, with over $16,000 worth of cash and in-kind support to be won.

Oi
When a turbulent teenage girl undergoes a traumatic experience, she must face her own violent bravado head-on.

Bathers
Whilst grieving the loss of her father, Tess discovers herself amongst a community of female surfers. Sydney Premiere

Ballad
A lonely woman on the Australian frontier has a chance encounter with an injured bushranger. They find an unlikely connection and kinship, until the law comes knocking. Sydney Premiere

Pleasure
Two teenage boys must split up on a sweaty summer night after they're caught graffitiing a train in Melbourne's inner-west, until a moment of unexpected intimacy brings them closer together.

Joan the Kid
When her detention project comes to life, Jo is taken on a whirlwind trip through history by the not-so-saintly Saint, Joan of Arc. Sydney Premiere

Hold Still
A tradie and a dancer meet during a lilting summer in a rural town, two young people on the edge of something big. Sydney Premiere

With Love, Lottie
When a disabled teenager fears she will never find love, she enlists her friends as mentors in the unpredictable world of dating – and discovers that love can come in many unexpected ways and forms.

Die Bully Die
17 years since high school, Max catches up with his former bully in a fancy restaurant where Max’s grudge against Adam begins to manifest in horrific ways.

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My Queer Career 2025 prizes:

• $5,000 of camera hire from Panavision
• $5,000 of post production support from Spectrum Films
• $3,000 cash from The Stephen Cummins Film Trust
• $2,000 worth of legal advice from JP Media Law
• $1,000 cash from Event Cinemas 
• NIDA Essentials course, valued at $400
• Flexi pass 10 to Mardi Gras Film Festival 2026, valued at $190
• Automatic entry in the Iris Prize, the world richest prize for LGBTIQ+ short film

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