Queer Vision at Pride of the Déise

Pride of the Déise promotes Irish LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and filmmaking talent, bringing their work to live audiences in Waterford via this Queer Vision Film Festival. Founded in Waterford, Ireland, in 2019, our exciting programmes have previously been presented at online and live events in various venues in Waterford City (Garter Lane Arts Centre, Bank Lane, Waterford Gallery of Art).

This year we will be presenting our programme across two days in February 2026. It will be a Spring Pride event on the 6th and 7th of February, held in Garter Lane, Waterford.

The festival seeks to thematically explore the many facets of queer life, including films that deal with the challenges facing our LGBTQIA+ siblings in Ireland and worldwide. This year will focus specifically on short films only, please.

Best Overall Production,
Best LGBTQIA+ Representation,
Best Irish Language Production
Best Irish Production,
Audience Award.

1. Pride of the Déise's 2026 Festival and Queer Vision Film Festival are supported by funding from Waterford City and County Council.

2. Queer Vision aims to showcase local, national, and international LGBTQIA+ cinema, and to help foster and promote the Irish LGBTQIA+ filmmaking community.

3. Queer Vision is an event taking place as part of Pride of the Déise's annual calendar.

4. Short films of any genre or subject matter are open for unsolicited submission to the festival via FilmFreeway.

5. Short films of any genre or subject matter are also selected by invitation by the festival.

6. Entries to Queer Vision must have been produced within the last five years. This is not a prerequisite for selection for the festival.

7. Viewing material is accepted via FilmFreeway.

8. Queer Vision bestows a number of awards at the end of the festival – Best Overall Production, Best LGBTQIA+ Representation, Best Irish Production, An Léiriúchán is Fearr i nGaeilge (Best Irish Language Production) and an Audience Award.

Please note that these awards are symbolic and have no monetary value.

9. All Irish language and foreign language films that are submitted to the festival must be subtitled in English. All films should be provided with Closed Captioning for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members.

10. Queer Vision Film Festival will not alter selected films in any way for their festival screening.

11. Excerpts from films will only be shown for promotional purposes if permission is obtained from the producer.

12. Queer Vision Film Festival will take place in Waterford on the 6th and 7th of February 2026.

13. The deadline for Queer Vision Film Festival is the 5th of December. Films should be submitted online through FilmFreeway. Selection notifications for the festival will be made by the 9th of January. Screenings will happen on the 6th and 7th of February with Awards announced on the 7th of February.

14. Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.

15. Queer Vision is also supported by Waterford Film Centre.

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Sarah Griffin

We were so pleased to have our documentary screen at Queer Vision Film Festival in Waterford! We had great communication with Éadaoin and were treated so well. I highly recommend submitting your film to this lovely LGBTQ+ festival ❤

February 2026

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Eoghan McQuinn

We were delighted to have our LGBT short "PLEASE BE NORMAL" screened at Queer Vision. It was an honour to be selected alongside a fantastic line-up. Our DP was in attendance and reported that the screening went very well. Thanks Éadaoin for your kind correspondence, we hope to be back!

February 2026

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Tania Notaro

I'm very proud to have my film shown at this wonderful festival. It was a privilege. Great communication too.

June 2024

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Response from festival:

Thanks Tania. We loved your film - best of luck with all creative endeavours in the future. We can't wait to see them.
Josef Steiff

We at Emerald City are so proud that our EU Premiere was at Queer Vision -- we're sorry we couldn't be there in person, but the festival team and Pride of the Déise did an excellent job keeping us informed about the events and our screening as well as publicizing extensively on social media. A great fest experience for us.

June 2024

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Jonathan Hughes

A few technical difficulties affected the programme but the team were quick t I respond and set up an alternate screening. A great team to work with. Thanks so much for having us!

June 2021

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