Plenty of pop-up events this May to get you back on track if you missed out on films at #MGFF26 or loved them so much you want to bring your friends along 🩷
📅 13 May – IDAHOBIT Community Screening of JIMPA, presented by @twenty10nsw , @SockDrawerHeroes & the @innerwestpridecentre
📅 16 May – Film Showcase at Leichhardt Town Hall, presented by @innerwestcouncil From 1pm, with the Queer Screen Showcase from 4pm
📍 Heading regional? Catch us in Port Macquarie, Dubbo & Albury in partnership with @charlessturtuni .
Interested in hosting your own screening curated by Queer Screen?
Find out more at:
.au/about-us/curatorial-services/
After the success of last year’s Pride screening at Leichhardt Town Hall, we’re very excited to return on Saturday 16 May alongside other curators and community showcases.
The day’s program includes:
🎬 1:10pm — Young Creatives Showcase
🎬 2:35pm — CineFlu Screening + Panel Discussion
🌈 4:00pm — Queer Screen Showcase
The Queer Screen Showcase is a collection of short films featuring Sydney-based LGBTIQ+ productions that screened at the 2026 Mardi Gras Film Festival, celebrating the diversity and creativity of our local filmmaking community.
The five short films featured in the showcase are:
• Billie and Jesse — dir. AP Pobjoy
• Baby Talk — dir. Lizzie Cater
• If/When — dir. Courtney Westbrook
• Dance Like Everyone’s Watching — dir. Ashlea Hingston
• Ladies Night — dir. Lucy Bubalo & Shayla Nguyen
Find out more at https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/leichhardt-town-hall-film-showcase-16-may
Sydney Film Festival (@sydfilmfest ) announced their program yesterday and it’s beyond epic!
Amazing to see so many debut features in the lineup, including the exceptional BARBARA FOREVER (@barbaraforeverfilm ), which picked up the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award at Sundance (@sundanceorg ) and the coveted Teddy Award for Best Documentary at this year’s Berlinale (@berlinale ).
Directed by Brydie O’Connor (@brydieoconnor ), the documentary celebrates the iconic and pioneering lesbian avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
And after seeing the documentary, it’s the perfect chance to dive deeper into Hammer’s extraordinary body of work, with a retrospective program of 19 films, curated by the brilliant Lisa Rose (@onelisarose ), titled Barbara Hammer: Radical Visibility.
Tickets for all screenings below. Spread the word and see you there for this very special retrospective and new documentary at Sydney Film Festival!
.au/program/strands/barbara-hammer-radical-visibilty/
What are your burning questions for Olivia Colman?
The Q&A will only be available for Australian screenings of JIMPA booked over @idahobit week - it will be live for all screenings held on 13th May, and a recording will be offered for screenings booked between May 14th - 20th. Head to jimpafilm.com to book a screening!
Our Australian Q&A screenings with Olivia Colman, Kate Box, Aud Mason-Hyde and Sophie Hyde are just over a week away!
Can’t find a screening near you? Host your own!
Screenings can be small, private home watch parties, community groups or film club nights, fundraisers for organisations or large corporate events. Invite guests from across generations to spark meaningful conversations.
All hosts receive a Screening Pack to help you set up, promote and run a smooth and impactful event.
Head to jimpafilm.com to book in your screening, or visit these screening hosts for event details and tickets:
Sydney NSW - Weds May 13th
@sockdrawerheroes & @twenty10nsw@impactstorylab
Melbourne VIC - Weds May 13th
@melbqueerfilmfest & @vicpridecentre
Brisbane QLD - Weds May 13th
@transjusticeau
Wollongong NSW - Sunday 17th May
@the_mound_and_kissesforkip
Surges Bay TAS - Sunday 17th May
@farsouthpride
Start meaningful conversations with your community, workplace, friends or family by hosting your own screening of JIMPA.
We’ll provide you with a Host Screening Pack with everything you need to plan, promote and run a smooth event, including conversation prompts like these, developed with @transcend_australia .
Visit jimpafilm.com for details and to request a screening.
Join us for a killer afternoon of cinema! With the help of The Inner West Council, we’ll be celebrating local film in the stunning Leichhardt Town Hall auditorium. Swing through, film fans!
🗺️ Leichhardt Town Hall
🗓️ Saturday May 16th
🕰️ Doors 1:00pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
Featuring curated programs from @treasonflowers@queerscreen@innerwestcouncil
The Early Bird Deadline for Queer Screen Film Fest submissions is this Sunday! 🏳️🌈🎬🏳️⚧️
Submissions are now open for the 13th Queer Screen Film Fest (2-8 Sep, 2026), including our Emerging Narrative Feature Film Competition, which is open to LGBTIQ+ directors presenting their first or second narrative feature. We also accept submissions of out of competition features and short films, both narrative and documentary. All submissions must feature significant LGBTIQ+ characters and themes, or be of significant interest to the LGBTIQ+ community.
Submit via @filmfreeway : /QueerScreenFilmFest
Please note: we strongly encourage Australian short films to wait and submit to Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival (Feb, 2027), to be under consideration for our annual Australian short film competition, My Queer Career. Screening at Queer Screen Film Fest may impact your chances of being selected for My Queer Career.
“Jimpa is an invitation to disagree better, bond stronger and love freer” -
Host your own screening of JIMPA with your friends, family, community group or workplace to start meaningful conversations, or to raise awareness and funds for a cause close to you.
**Host your screening on May 13th and you and your guests will be invited to join an exclusive Q&A with Kate Box, Olivia Colman, Aud Mason-Hyde and Sophie Hyde!**
Book in your screening via the link in our bio, or at jimpafilm.com
Cinema fans this one is FOR YOU… ACON’s Love Project – Afternoon Delight is coming to @theedgeunitedcinemas in Katoomba on Sunday, 26 April 2026.
Enjoy a curated selection of documentary shorts from around the world, including Lesbian Custody, a video essay revisiting the landmark film In the Best Interests of the Children (1977); You Can Call Me Lou, following an ex-dancer’s journey of transition and self-acceptance; AutoErotica: We Buy Gay Stuff, exploring a living archive of queer history in San Francisco’s Castro; Tarzan Pants, an intimate Australian story of resisting gender norms; Remembering the Glade, where showgirl Brandy Lee reflects on a legendary Honolulu nightclub; While We Still Have Time, a daughter’s search for connection with her sperm donor father; and One Story at a Time: Celeste Lecesne, on how sharing one’s truth led to an Oscar-winning film and the founding of The Trevor Project.
RSVP Now: .au/afternoon_delight_katoomba
Host a screening of JIMPA on Wednesday May 13th and you’ll be invited to our exclusive live Q&A with Olivia Colman, Kate Box, Aud Mason-Hyde and Sophie Hyde!
Anyone can host a screening to spark meaningful conversations. It can be small or large, with your community, workplace or friends and family, you can choose to charge tickets to cover costs, use the night to fundraise, or keep your event free. We’ll provide you with everything you need to plan, promote and run a meaningful event.
Register your screening via the link in our bio, or at jimpafilm.com/host-screening.
In partnership with @loveprojectacon & @aconnsw , #QueerScreen shorts are coming to Tower Cinemas (Newcastle) and The Edge Cinema Complex (Katoomba) this April!
Spend your Sunday afternoon in a welcoming space with like-minded people, community members, and allies. Enjoy delicious treats, connect with others, and access local health information following the screening.
Register now:
Newcastle: .au/afternoon_delight_newcastle
Katoomba: .au/afternoon_delight_katoomba
For enquiries, contact Russ:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02 9206 2017
