Honouring the Inevitable: ‘Tangles’ (2026) by Leah Nelson
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: The Canadian filmmaker adapts Sarah Leavitt’s autobiographical novel to create what is undoubtedly one of the best queer animated features of recent years.
‘To me, art is also a certain vision of what the world could be’: Fabian Stumm on ‘The Ideas’
ZURICH 2026: In the context of the German filmmaker’s third feature, we dig deep into the pull of a creative challenge, confronting industry views on queer cinema, and—perhaps—being an auteur, as they say.
‘I lean toward the dark and twisted, and I hope we are allowed to have more narratives in that space’: Rhys Marc Jones on ‘Black Church Bay’
ZURICH 2026: The Welsh-Irish filmmaker discusses his dark debut feature, which entangles a complex set of moral and personal grey areas with questions about the biases of our social institutions.
‘It’s not just a love story about a teacher—it’s about a person with queer desire going through this world’: Angelica Ruffier on ‘La belle année’
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: The Swedish-French filmmaker talks queer (re)discovery, acknowledging both past and present selves, and cinematic inspirations that sink deep into the soul and linger through time.
‘I did not want the film to be focused on this one language or one specific feeling’: Massih Parsaei on Lovers Sleep Alone’
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: We sat down in the Basque Country to talk with the filmmaker about language as embodied, rejecting the concept of home, and perceptions of a queer film.
Our Shared Reality: ‘Will You Still Be My Friend?’ (2026) by Lu Po-shun
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: The Taiwanese director’s solo feature debut is a subtle story on the complexity of queer childhood, all carved into an impressive piece of Taiwanese realism.
‘We are into spreading the word about queer life and culture, making sure people are not alone’: Daniel Woo, HKLGFF feature film curator
CURATOR TALKS: We sat down with one of the feature programmers at Asia’s longest-running queer film festival to explore the nuances of the event, including curating for the Hong Kong audience and building a festival founded on craft.
‘I wanted to give a body and existence to love between two women in Tunisia’: Leyla Bouzid on ‘In a Whisper’
SARAJEVO 2026: The filmmaker shares her approach to crafting complex family dynamics and reflecting Tunisia’s forms of social legitimacy onscreen.
A Longing for the Upcountry: ‘Fruit Gathering’ (2026) by Aung Phyoe
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The Burmese director’s prize-winning debut feature traces the friendship and increasingly ambiguous relationship between two young women in the capital of Myanmar.
This Paradise Built in Hell: ‘Animol’ (2026) by Ashley Walters
KARLOVY VARY 2026: This directorial debut of the British TV star brings an unexpectedly queer story to the fore of a prison drama.