Dear Asian filmmakers, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (Canada) is accepting films until April 15, 2025.

About the festival:
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival is one of the largest queer arts events in Western Canada, located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. They illuminate, celebrate, and advance queer lives through film, education, and dialogue. Each year, they showcase eleven days of outstanding cinema, live performances, community-building events and parties, all with a background of beautiful mountain and ocean views.

Eligibility:
– Films must be created by 2SLGBTQIA+ storytellers and/or center around 2SLGBTQIA+ protagonists.
– The festival accepts feature films (over 40 minutes) and short films under 40 minutes (prefers shorts under 25 minutes), fiction and documentary, along with episodic projects for Web or TV.
– Films must be produced 18 months before the festival.
– Films available for purchase or publicly viewable online are not eligible
– Films must be submitted via FilmFreeway.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: July 18, 2025

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://outonscreen.com/entries/

To submit to the festival please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/VancouverQueerFilmFestival

We remind readers that the 37th Vancouver Queer Film Festival will take place from September 11 – 21, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada.

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To see other Calls please follow the next link: “Call For Entries”.