Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA) finally held its first reunion since post-COVID. Founded in 2015, the alliance aims to promote the visibility of Asian and Pacific voices in queer cinema, support emerging festivals, and advocate for equal rights.
This year’s reunion brought together more than 15 members from around the world to celebrate this milestone at the 서울국제프라이드영화제 Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival -
@sipff_official . Guests included Allegra Madsen (
@framelinefest San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival), Ray Yeung (
@hklgff ), Benson Wu (
@queerscreen ), Dean Hamer (
@hrfilmfest ), Hla Myat Tun (&PROUD Yangon LGBT Film Festival), Sridhar Rangayan (
@kashishfilmfest ), Saadat Ahmed Munir (
@Aks International Minorities Festival), Ting Ching Yu (
@tiqff ), Sachiko Imai (
@rainbowreeltokyo ), Leo Koziol (#wairoamaorifilmfestiva), Chau Bao Nguyen (Hanoi International Queer Film Festival), and filmmakers Alemberg Ang (
@mister_angst ), Etsen Chen (
@etsen_chen ), and Monica Vanesa Tedja (
@monictedja ).
Watch this space as we plan an exciting new chapter for APQFFA in 2026!
If you’re interested in helping to build APQFFA, please email
[email protected].
Special thanks to the Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, especially Festival Director KIM JHO Gwang-soo (
@kimjhogwangsoo ); Programmer and Co-Managing Director of Rainbow Factory, Dave KIM (
@day88kim ); Programmer PARK Sungho (
@universalface ); and the entire festival team for their efforts in bringing APQFFA back this year.
