Filmmaker and curator Rabz Lansiquot talks getting an entry into filmmaking, working across different mediums, and their approach as a Black queer AFAB person. How did you get into filmmaking? I wanted to be a photographer for a long while and I’m not sure exactly…
We interviewed filmmaker Sean Lìonadh, whose short Tonight appears in SQIFF programme What Brings You On Here?, about being a gay man and online dating culture. What do you think has changed in the experience of being a gay man with the development of online…
Glasgow sex shop and SQIFF 2019 partner, Luke+Jack, discuss their ethos, accessibility, and Queering the Mainstream. Tell us about Luke+Jack and what you offer. Well, that’s complicated. One way of looking at it is that we are a successful sex shop in Glasgow’s Merchant City…
SQIFF programmer Samar Ziadat discusses her work and her Festival strand on religion and queerness, You Gotta Have Faith. Tell us a bit about your role at SQIFF and how it fits in with the other projects you do in Glasgow. I’m a programmer at…
We spoke to Beatrice Wong, director of My Room 37, about translating mental heath struggles into filmmaking. How did you get into filmmaking? I used to have a degree 17 years ago where I sort of majored in video production. But at the time I…
The full programme has been announced for the fifth annual Scottish Queer International Film Festival! From 2 to 6 October, venues across Glasgow will host a packed programme of the best in independent film made for and by LGBTQIA+ people. Highlights at SQIFF 2019 include:…
We are recruiting volunteers for this year’s Festival! SQIFF 2019 will take place 2 to 6 October in Glasgow. A training session which all volunteers must attend will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 28 September 2019 at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow…
We’ve announced the first events for SQIFF 2019 – tickets are now on sale! We launch the Festival with our Opening Night Shorts focused on LGBTQIA+ community and activism. Adam and the Alphas depicts the camaraderie of gay rugby team, the Glasgow Alphas. Bodies Like…
SQIFF 2019 takes place 2nd to 6th October in Glasgow. We are recruiting for two freelance roles to help make this year’s Festival happen. See below for full information on the roles. To apply, please email a CV and covering letter stating why you are…
SQIFF 2019 takes place 2nd to 6th October in Glasgow. We are recruiting for two freelance roles to help make this year’s Festival happen. See below for full information on the roles. To apply, please email a CV and covering letter stating why you are…