Documentaries about transgender porn stars, biopics of famous lesbian poets, evocative coming-of-age dramas and witty indie teen comedies, are just some of the queer-tinged viewing treats that audiences can expect when the 21st Mardi Gras Film Festival hi
Actor Palmer Marchese has decided to leave his Network Ten TV role, to pursure further acting roles, after
“When we move towards greater trans and gender-diverse authorship, we move towards authenticity, belonging, and a valuing of the differences, similarities, and intricacies that make up trans experiences."
'Nothing to Lose – The Documentary' and supernatural web series 'Jade of Death' are winners of this year’s Queer Screen’s Completion Fund.
In Sydney, the festival saw 16,500 attendees through the doors of its eight venues.
Queer Screen, the producer of the Mardi Gras Film Festival and Queer Screen Film Fest, is both the first LGBTIQIA+ and Australian organisation to be invited to present films to buyers as part of Marché du Film's 'Goes to Cannes' program.
Australia's number one gay and lesbian cinema event returns to Mardi Gras in 2009.