Queer Screen’s 30th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Presented by Queer Screen

Queer Screen’s 30th Mardi Gras Film Festival is a mind-blowing program that promises to awaken all the senses. Screening for 16 days from 15 2月 to 2 三月, this Festival is one of the biggest ever, with 166 films screening over 100 sessions in cinema, outdoors and on-demand as well as hosting panel discussions, workshops, industry networking events, international guests and after parties. 

Queer Screen will open the festival with the Sydney Premiere of the electrifying Australian drama OF AN AGE, from rising star Goran Stolevski. The film which is guaranteed to become a classic stars Thom Green (Dance Academy) and Elias Anton (Barracuda) in a phenomenal coming of age romance about a Serbian-Australian teen developing intense feelings for his friend’s older brother. The Australian premiere of THE VENUS EFFECT will close the Festival, a delightful Danish romance about two young women daring to love each other and themselves. 

During the festival, Queer Screen will showcase a variety of Australian, Sydney and World Premieres, including The World Premiere of TRANS GLAMORE following the journey of transgender DJ Victoria Anthony, and THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL starring Australian Drag Queen Maxi Shield. 

Take a journey into history and celebrate some of our retrospective titles, including a one-in-a-lifetime screening of camp 1991 sci-fi drag classic Vegas in Space, joined by co-stars and preceded by live performances and an exclusive out-of-this-world after party. Not to mention an honorary screening and gala presentation of some of the works and memories of filmmaker and Queer Screen co-founder Stephen Cummins.

For those looking for a chill day or night, you can catch 21 films from the festival available On Demand, or join Queer Screen on the Green at the University of Technology (Broadway) for a fun outdoor screening with three family-friendly films.

From $10, plus some free events

Some films are screened with Open Captions, Close Captions and Audio Description

Wheelchair Accessible

Images: Uýra: The Rising Forest