CURATOR TALKS

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

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'There’s this effort from queer and trans filmmakers to really look at the media that’s shaped us': Kate Bove, Frameline associate director of programmes
CURATOR TALKS: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the world's longest-running queer film festival, we explore how the event responds to history and sees the transformation of queer cinema.
Faridah Gbadamosi, senior programmer at Tribeca Festival
'Is queer cinema ultimately changing form? Festivals are in an ideal position to have that conversation': Faridah Gbadamosi, Tribeca senior programmer
TRIBECA 2026: Ahead of its 25th anniversary edition, we learned about the New York festival's audience-driven approach, a move toward queer stories existing rather than explaining, and festivals as a platform for queer cinema to evolve as a form.
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'We try to reflect what the community is talking about': Bohdan Zhuk, SUNNY BUNNY director
SUNNY BUNNY 2026: We take a closer look at Ukraine's only queer film festival, which is working to change the narrative both sociopolitically and cinematically.
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'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.
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'In Brussels, animation and the queer community have been linked since the beginning': Dominique Seutin, Anima co-director
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.
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‘I hope people start to feel that queer film is for everyone’: Carly Beath, executive director of Inside Out
INSIDE OUT 2026: In this conversation, we learn where she hopes to take Canada's largest queer film festival, now celebrating its 36th year and continuing to create more opportunities for filmmakers, audience, and queer community in Toronto and beyon...
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