Melbourne Queer Film Festival announces huge 2019 program
Image: 鈥淭he 2019 edition of MQFF is guaranteed to enthral whilst also casting a keen eye over LGBTIQ+ culture and its fascinating diversity,鈥� said Program Director Spiro Economopoulos.
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has launched its full 2019 program, featuring a massive 141 feature films, documentaries and short films.
This year’s MQFF will run from Thursday March 14 to Monday March 25 across ACMI, Village Jam Factory and Cinema Nova.
Opening the festival will be聽Papi Chulo, from聽Handsome Devil director John Butler, which stars Matt Bomer who, while on a work sabbatical, develops a relationship with migrant worker Ernesto.
MQFF 2019 will feature a number of world LGBTI cinema highlights, including Kenyan lesbian romantic drama聽Rafiki, French sex worker drama聽Sauvage, Marco Berger’s聽The Blonde One, and Hong Kong director Simon Chung’s I Miss You When I See You.
The festival will also screen a number of documentaries highlights the past and present queer world, from trans issues in聽,听Becoming Colleen听补苍诲听Man Made聽to the queer creative icons in聽Making Montgomery Clift,听Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion and Disco 补苍诲听Every Act of Life.
MQFF’s centrepiece screening this year will be Drew Droege’s聽Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, the filmed version of his off-Broadway smash hit play in which he plays a flamboyant guest at a Palm Springs wedding where attendees have been encouraged to not wear bright colours or bold patterns.
Droege will attend the screening as a guest of the festival to discuss the work and its exploration of internalised biases and prejudices among gay men.
As always, the festival will also screen tons of fabulous LGBTI short films in sessions like Queer聽First Nation Shorts, trans shorts in Desire and Resistance, as well as聽Guy on Guy Shorts,听Australian Shorts,听Girl on Girl Shorts, and more.
This year also sees the inauguration of the ‘Pitch Pleez!’ initiative, allowing LGBTI filmmakers the chance to pitch their project ideas in front of an industry panel.
MQFF has also announced the winners of the , with Sam McGowan’s聽Fuming 补苍诲听Millie Hayes’聽The Third Wheel announced as winners of the short film contest as part of a campaign to reduce smoking rates in the LGBTI community.
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2019 will close with聽Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, which stars Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern as the two people behind controversial literary figure JT LeRoy.
鈥淭he 2019 edition of MQFF is guaranteed to enthral whilst also casting a keen eye over LGBTIQ+ culture and its fascinating diversity,鈥� said Program Director Spiro Economopoulos.
鈥淲ith each year, the scope of queer cinema expands, tackling stories and exploring subjects, which may not have been possible in more conservative times.
We have truly entered a golden age of movie-making and feel both honoured and excited to be sharing such a thrilling line-up with our audience.”
Tickets for this year’s MQFF are current available through the members-only pre-sale, with general tickets on sale at 9am on Thursday February 14.
You can browse this year’s full program at .
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