2024: 29 June - 14 July

Pride Day: Sat 13 July

Queer Vision Film Festival

Queer Vision Film festival, presented by Bristol Pride, delivers a diverse programme of UK & International LGBT+ films including independently-made feature, animation and award-winning short films.

2024’s Film Festival will run from Saturday 29 June – Sunday 14 July.

Now in our 11th 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
and aim to create a community of queer film lovers.

South West Submissions Now Open

Submissions for the Iris Prize Best of British are now open.

As a selection partner for the Iris Prize the winning selection from Queer Vision will be the South West regions selection for the coveted Best of British category and will be automatically entered into the final selection. This is an exciting opportunity for establishing filmmakers with the chance to win the world’s largest LGBT+ short film prize; £30,000 for the winner to make their next LGBT+ short film plus a package of support, equipment, and crew from the prestigious Pinewood Studios Group.

To be eligible, all entries should be submitted from UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for at least three consecutive years prior to submitting your film. Film submissions should be for, about, or of interest to LGBT+ audiences, and must have been completed since 1st June 2022, with a running time of 39 minutes or less.

For more information and eligibility 

2023 Festival Screenings

Queer Vision Film Festival (Sat 24 June – Sun 9 July), is bigger than ever this year – continuing to bring you a diverse programme of new release LGBT+ films from around the globe, including independently-made features and award-winning short films. There’ll be tears of joy and heartbreak, conversations started, talks, performance and empowerment as we aim to increase the visibility and accessibility of Queer media, creating a community that is a safe space to explore themes, and discuss the representations we see.

We now hold regular events and activities all year round as well as our main festival during Bristol Pride.

We 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.

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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 info@bristolpride.co.uk

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Queer Vision Partner

Queer Vision Film Festival is supported by BFI FAN Funds, with funds from the National Lottery.