Queer Vision Film festival, brings you a diverse programme of UK & International LGBT+ films including independently-made feature, animation and award-winning short films.
2024’s Film Festival is over but watch out for our partnership events and films throughout the year.
Now in our 12th year of celebrating LGBT+ cinema, we believe in the importance of seeing ourselves reflected on screen and the power of film for social change. We hold regular events and activities all year round as well as our main festival during Bristol Pride.
Our programme brings you tears of joy and heartbreak, conversations started, talks, performance and empowerment as we aim to increase the visibility of our community and accessibility of Queer media. We aim ro create a community of queer film lovers with a safe space to explore themes, and discuss the representations we see.
We also support emerging and early career LGBT+ film makers in the Southwest Region and beyond, with our South West Queer Filmmakers Network and our South West Queer Shorts Competition, where we are very proud to partner with IRIS Prize as a selection partner for their Best of British award, the winner from Bristol in 2018, ‘Beyond: There’s Always a Black Issue, Dear’ went on to win the competition.
Our thanks to our Queer Vision partner: Bath Spa University.
Submissions for the South West Shorts programme is closed. We open submission for next year in March 2025
Queer Vision in Bristol are a nominating partner of the Iris Prize Best British Short. We are looking for an LGBT+ short film to nominate from the South West region. All entries must be 39 minutes or less, and should be for, about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences, and must have been completed within 2 years prior to the submission deadline.
To be eligible to make our shortlist of films to be screened as part of Queer Vision Film Festival, during the Bristol Pride Festival, you should be permanently based in one of these South West counties:
Bath & NE Somerset, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight, North Somerset, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Southampton, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay or Wiltshire.
Shortlisted films will be chosen to be shown at Queer Vision Film Festival.
For more information and eligibility
(Eligibility may be updated in 2025)
Check out our October round of our Community Fund which will have a focus on film making.
To get involved with Queer Vision to be part of our working group or to volunteer with the film festival please get in touch by emailing volunteer@bristolpride.co.uk
Queer Vision Film Festival is supported by BFI FAN Funds, with funds from the National Lottery.
