#mqff 2015

MQFF: Stephen’s review – Violette

A Darkly Comic Look At Leduc’s Life And Legacy That’s Both Celebratory And Tragic. Devos Is Incredible, With Kiberlain Commendable Too.

Emmanuelle Devos stumbles through a muddy field in the bleak midwinter morning mist, chased by dogs before upending the meaty contents of her battered suitcase in the opening scene of French writer-director Martin Provost startling Violette, as if some Dickensian…

MQFF: Dickie’s Review – Limited Partnership

If you want to see the best that any queer film festival has to offer, your best bet will almost always be to go straight for the documentaries. Here you’ll find the strongest stories, the most captivating characters and the most passionate filmmakers. The 2015 Melbourne Queer Film Festival proves the rule again with the potent Limited Partnership.

This years-in-the-making doco centres on the…

25 Fun Facts About MQFF

Australia’s largest and longest running showcase of LGBTI cinema, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), turns 25 when it launches on March 19. In honour of reaching that milestone, festival director Lisa Daniel, who waves goodbye to MQFF this year after 16 fests in the helm, shares 25 fun facts you may not know:

  MQFF is one of the oldest, largest and most respected queer film festivals in…