Curator Talks

Dedicated to our monthly series of conversations with film programmers and curators across the festival circuit.

'This is a festival for a specific community': Diana Cipriano, BFI Flare programmer

BFI FLARE 2026: As the famed queer film festival celebrate its 40th birthday, we learn about trends, highlights, and curatorial perspectives in creating an event specifically for the queer community.

08 March 2026

Olivia Popp

'In Brussels, animation and the queer community have been linked since the beginning': Dominique Seutin, co-director of Anima

ANIMA 2026: In our newest curator discussion, we learn about the interconnectedness of Brussels’ queer community and the animation scene, which come together at this beloved Belgian festival.

24 February 2026

Olivia Popp

John Nein, Sundance senior programmer and director of strategic initiatives

'Queer cinema is inseparable from independent storytelling': John Nein, senior programmer at Sundance Film Festival

SUNDANCE 2026: We kick off a new series via a conversation about the importance of queer stories to American independent cinema and Sundance's approach to supporting filmmakers.

06 January 2026

Purple Hour