SQIFF
sqiff scottish queer international film festival scotland active dedicated lgbtq film festival created series one screening festival launched fully became annual event festival arose response amount queer filmmaking activity glasgow quickly established international programme featuring submission around world seek provide platform lgbtq creativity well challenging barrier access sqiffs goal get people watching talking making queer film want screen movie people might otherwise get chance see create inspiring informative event across scotland moreover sqiff want support marginalised group within lgbtq community providing networking system queer filmmaker well filmmaking workshop audience wanting start medium want challenge inequality barrier accessing art first edition sqiff took place – september centre contemporary art continued operate main festival hub additional screening taken place venue across city included glasgow film theatre scottish youth theatre kinning park complex glasgow school art space connect queer audience covid pandemic sqiff launched sqifflex online platform hosting collection lgbtq film free may june festival coordinator helen wright helen cofounded festival marc david jacob asten holmeselliott new programming team started introducing nat lall jamie rea curator indigo korres programme coordinator sqiff also tour around scotland recent transgenerational tour march june bringing three screening focused trans joy family history intergenerational community six venue across scotland venue eden court inverness macrobert art centre stirling glasgow film theatre glasgow cornucopia unit hawick dundee contemporary art dundee lanntair stornoway sqiff modelled sliding scale pay ticket tier scheme free £ inspired grassroots festival since implemented scottish festival closed captioning required film festival captioning team assist event bsl interpreted venue must wheelchair accessible quiet room also available space access fund help people attend list lgbt film festival