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Mardi Gras Film Festival Guide Magazine | February 2022

Aaron Little — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:19:33 +0000

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Israeli Film At MQFF Causes Rift Within The Community

Emilio Lanera — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 21:49:01 +0000

The 31st edition of Melbourne Queer Film Festival was meant to be a triumphant return to theatres after COVID lockdowns, with a promise of “stories in every colour”. However, one ...

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Meet Melbourne Queer Film Festival’s New CEO David Harris

Emilio Lanera — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 03:00:06 +0000

It has been a long term career goal for David Harris to lead a LGBTQI cultural organisation. With the Melbourne Queer Film Festival appointing them as the new CEO Harris ...

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Mardi Gras Film Festival Guide Magazine | February 2021

Aaron Little — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 03:05:49 +0000

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival Interrupted

Contributor — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:39:04 +0000

From Thursday this week to Monday November 30, Melbourne Queer Film Festival will be presenting what will be the festivals largest ever online offering, MQFF INTERRUPTED. Offering up a cinematic smorgasbord ...

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Jacki Weaver’s New Film To Debut This Weekend

Contributor — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:16:20 +0000

This weekend Queer Screen Film Festival in Sydney and Melbourne Queer Film Festival will be debuting the new feel good film Stage Mother starring Jacki Weaver, Lucy Lui and Adrian ...

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival Begins Friday

Contributor — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:30:55 +0000

This year was meant to be a significant milestone for Melbourne Queer Film Festival. However, festival team in their 30th year had to instead adapt their approach in ways none of ...

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COVID-19 Has Huge Impact On MQFF

Contributor — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 03:17:03 +0000

It was only a few days into the 30th anniversary festival for Melbourne Queer Film, when the government ordered the closure of cinema’s and all non-essential gatherings. It was a devastating ...

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MQFF Closing Night Party

Dean Arcuri — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:28:52 +0000

ACMI Sunday March 24, 2019 Photographer: Dean Arcuri

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‘LGBTIQ+ rights are always in danger of jeopardy’: 1985 director Yen Tan

Matthew Wade — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:12:40 +0000

"There's been undeniable progress made since the ‘80s, but I feel like we're going through a different kind of darkness now, which seems to be evident in politics all over the world."

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MQFF Opening Night Party

Dean Arcuri — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:27:05 +0000

The Emerson Thursday March 14, 2019 Photographer: Dean Arcuri

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Win 1 of 4 double passes to Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2019

Laurence Barber — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 05:00:17 +0000

From Cannes hit 'Sauvage' to the historic Kenyan love story 'Rafiki' and the graceful, moving 'Night Comes On', this year's MQFF has something for everyone.

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival: The Program Director’s top ten picks for the 2019 festival

Matthew Wade — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:09:11 +0000

This year’s MQFF will run from Thursday 14 March to Monday 25 March.

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival announces huge 2019 program

Laurence Barber — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:03:41 +0000

“The 2019 edition of MQFF is guaranteed to enthral whilst also casting a keen eye over LGBTIQ+ culture and its fascinating diversity,” said Program Director Spiro Economopoulos.

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Win 1 of 4 double passes to Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Staff Writers — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:27:49 +0000

This year's MQFF features a stellar line-up of queer cinema from all around the world.

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Top ten films to watch at this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Matthew Wade — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:44:07 +0000

We asked program director Spiro Economopoulos to cherry pick his personal favourites.

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival launches major 2018 program

Matthew Wade — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 06:25:20 +0000

"Every film will confront queer culture with honesty, insight, and not infrequently, the great leveller, humour"

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Proudly different

Matthew Wade — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:11:15 +0000

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival remains one of the world’s largest and longest running film festivals with an LGBTI focus. Matthew Wade caught up with the festival’s team to talk about the importance of queer film festivals and representing more diversity than audiences are exposed to in mainstream cinema.

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival announces new Program Manager

Matthew Wade — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:57:23 +0000

Spiro Economopoulos will be responsible for curating the annual program of the iconic gay and lesbian film festival.

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Director’s Cut: Louise Wadley is “All About E”

Benjamin Riley — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:18:32 +0000

This year marks 25 years of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and the final one curated by legendary, long-standing festival director Lisa Daniel. Benjamin Riley spoke to a few local directors with films screening during MQFF to get their take on gay and lesbian Australian cinema, and to preview their world-class films. Here's "All About E" director Louise Wadley.

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