Queer Screen’s 29th Mardi Gras Film Festival (Festival) invites audiences
on a mission to the Queer Frontier, to meet emerging and established filmmakers and
explore new stories, styles and genres together – online, in the cinema, or both. Tickets are
on sale now at queerscreen.org.au.

Running from 17 February to 3 March, the Festival includes screenings at Event Cinemas in
George Street and special ‘one night only’ sessions at the Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne and
Event Cinemas in Parramatta and Hurstville. The Festival will then tour to the Blue
Mountains on 11–13 March and Canberra on 18–21 March.

Those who prefer not to attend physical events can stream from the comfort and safety of
their own home. “We understand there is on-going uncertainty in the community regarding
the Omicron outbreak in Sydney and are delivering a hybrid festival to ensure the program is
as accessible as possible and adheres to our COVID-19 safety plan,” explains Festival
Director, Lisa Rose.

“This means LGBTIQ+ communities in Sydney can choose to attend in the cinema or online,
and regional and interstate friends of the Festival can join our expedition to the Queer
Frontier from wherever they are in Australia. More than half of the Festival’s world-class
program is available to stream, On Demand.”

The Festival remains a stalwart for the best and freshest LGBTIQ+ storytelling from around
the world, delivering 119 films in total, including 32 narrative features, 15 documentaries, 4
episodics, a retrospective and 9 programs of shorts – from 37 different countries.

Rose says the Queer Frontier is where LGBTIQ+ communities are keeping the good fight
going. This year we pay particular attention to the inspiring First Nations individuals and
activists from around the world whose fight to carve out space for themselves helped us all.

To see the full programme and buy tickets head to queerscreen.org.au