TILDE and Geelong Pride Film Festival

TILDE and Geelong Pride Film Festival

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities April 28, 2026 Duration: 48:25

For this Out Takes, we celebrated the return of two local film festivals that are bringing fantastic queer cinema to big screens across Melbourne and Geelong over April and May. First up, we dived into this year’s TILDE which is the trans-led international film festival that is in its 12th year showcasing the work of established and emerging trans and gender diverse artists. In 2026, TILDE is getting out and about with eight sessions across six days in venues that support and highlight Melbourne’s diverse arts and cinema scene. We are always keen to find out more about the festival, so we went straight to the source and one of our favourite returning guests a.k.a TILDE CEO Ro’ Bright, for more details on this year’s theme, the program and more.
Then we caught up with another friend of the show, Louise Lever, this time in her capacity as Festival Director for the Geelong Pride Film Festival which is back for its ninth year from April 30 to May 10. This year’s program is jam-packed with contemporary and classic LGBTIQ+ themed films along with a series of special screenings and events, so we had Louise fill us in on all of the details. She also reminded us that with free public transport across Victoria until the end of May that there’s never been a better time to head on over to Geelong for some great queer cinema and to show some support for this fabulous festival.

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