ABOUT VQFF
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival is one of the largest queer arts events in Western Canada. We illuminate, celebrate, and advance queer lives through film, education, and dialogue. Each August, we showcase 11 days of outstanding cinema, live performances, community-building events, and great parties, all in the environment of beautiful mountain and ocean views.
We pay screening fees for all selected work. We seek content in all genres, specifically stories told by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and centered on 2SLGBTQIA+ protagonists, overturn stereotypes, push boundaries, strive for change, arouse and tantalize, and above all, highlight the tremendous diversity of queer, trans, and Two Spirit people, artists, and communities. We uplift 2SLGBTQIA+ voices and stories from throughout BC, across Canada, and around the world.
The Festival recognizes filmmakers through a variety of juried and audience awards.
(NEW!) NARRATIVE CHANGE AWARD (Cash Prize)
This cash prize will be determined by a jury, and will honor a storyteller who uses the power of cultural strategy to overturn outdated narratives, inspire change, and expand the audience’s perception of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities in their work.
GERRY BRUNET MEMORIAL AWARD: Best British Columbia Short (Cash Prize)
This award is determined by a jury. All selected shorts films made in British Columbia are eligible. This award was established in 1997 in recognition of Gerry Brunet, a lifelong contributor to the arts and an early board member of Out On Screen.
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
All content screening at the Festival is eligible for the Audience Choice Award, which is determined by audience ballots across all Festival screenings, in the following categories:
Narrative Short
Narrative Feature
(New!) Documentary Short
(New!) Documentary Feature