"A meditation on exile and the fragile hope of beginning again." Curator Fay Nass brings a transformative lens to the VIFF Centre with Queering Cinema: Longing/Belonging. Ticket Giveaway! April 1-29

BC Queers love the Rio Theatre! Here’s the lineup for the next few weeks. Mar•Apr•May•July

BC Queers love the Rio Theatre! Here’s the lineup for the next few weeks. Feb.

Colin (Harry Melling) is a young gay man who lives with his parents and sings in a barbershop quartet. He meets Ray (Alexander Skarsgard), a leather-clad, hyper-masculine biker straight out of a Tom of Finland drawing. Mar 18•21

Set in the disorienting vastness of Buenos Aires, the film follows two lovers caught in a cycle of separation and return. April 1.

A Night of Obsidian is an evening to come together as a community to watch Shoot the People, a powerfully relevant film, and engage in conversation with freedom fighters… Feb 24.

In the balmy and joyful Montreal summer, Feng Xia takes the radical step of choosing herself — embarking on a journey of forbidden love and long-overdue self-discovery. Film. Feb

Good news for Vancouver queer film-lovers: Lesbian Space Princess is opening next Friday at participating theatres in the city via Cineplex.

For the queer and 2SLGBTQiA+ communities, PuSh remains a space where bodies, identities, and histories can show up without translation. Jan 22-Feb 8

Join us in person for the Hookers on Davie screening and fundraiser – come out, learn and stand in solidarity. Feb 10.

PuSh has been the city’s midwinter anchor for more than two decades—a place where live arts are celebrated, where risk is rewarded, and where audiences engage with bold, audacious performances. Jan 22-Feb 8

A pioneer of both 1960s Soul music and transgender rights, Jackie Shane never achieved the stardom she deserved. Feb 7.

Jiahao, a drag queen estranged from his conservative family, returns home after his father’s passing to help his brother, Jia Qiang, to care for their mother, Ju Hua, who has been diagnosed with dementia. Feb 16

Straight from its world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it picked up the Best Actor prize, this is an exceptionally moving and superbly directed film about a belatedly “out” homosexual trying to make up for lost time. Jan 10 • 12

In 1991, Delwin Vriend was fired simply for being gay. His fight for justice went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, reshaping equality rights for millions of Canadians. Nov 12.

The Whistler Film Festival returns with a diverse lineup of independent films from Canada and abroad.  Dec 3-7.

A vibrant look at how The Rocky Horror Picture Show grew from a small London stage musical into a global queer cult phenomenon that continues to celebrate self-expression fifty years later. Oct 13

A film project consisting of two feature-length documentaries that are both the same and yet different. Conceived under the proposition “Transgender is Cinematic.” VIFF. Oct 4-5.

With the dream of escaping to an idyllic lesbian community, hundreds of women and lesbian couples descended upon the small town of Eugene, Oregon in droves in the 1960s to 1990s in search of a life and community free from the constraints of patriarchy, misogyny, and homophobia. Sept 21. 12:30pm.

The 37th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival takes place September 11-21, 2025 (online Sept 22-28) and will feature 100 bold, beautiful films from 25 countries.