Queer Film Hub
News from the world of queer cinema
By QueerFilmHub Editorial Board
Read story →International film festivals—from Cannes and Berlin to Sundance and Toronto—have spent decades cultivating their reputation as the final bastions of artistic freedom, sanctuaries for auteur cinema, and safe spaces for marginalized voices. In theory, this is where independent directors find their audience, and where queer, unapologetic narratives receive a platform free from the commercial mandates of Hollywood.
Germany’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ film event, the Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (HIQFF),
The European Film Academy has released its official calendar of European LGBTQIA+ film festivals for 2026. Discover the major events, independent showcases, and premiere venues lined up across the continent—including key dates in Poland.
The 44th edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival opens today, September 17, bringing eleven days of queer cinema to Chicago. Running through September 27, Reeling44 once again brings together narrative features, documentaries, shorts and international LGBTQ+ stories from filmmakers around the world.
