Manchester LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival

Celebrating Queer Stories on Screen
MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE

THURSDAY 19 - THURSDAY 26 AUGUST 2027

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CLOSING FILM: Chatlines
Aug 27
CLOSING FILM: Chatlines

Film Screening + Panel

8.15pm - 10.15pm

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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SCENE 2026 Closing Party
Aug 27
SCENE 2026 Closing Party

Event

8pm - 11.30pm

Campfield

Free

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Liberation Pride Pageant
Aug 27
Liberation Pride Pageant

Event

8pm - 10pm

Aviva Studios

Free

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Channel 4 Presents: first for funny - live Comedy Night
Aug 27
Channel 4 Presents: first for funny - live Comedy Night

Live Comedy Event

7.30pm - 10pm

Aviva Studios

£10- £15

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St Trinian's (2007) Party Screening
Aug 27
St Trinian's (2007) Party Screening

Classic Film Event

7.30pm - 10pm

CULTPLEX

£15

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CLOSING DOCUMENTARY: Hunky Jesus
Aug 27
CLOSING DOCUMENTARY: Hunky Jesus

Documentary + Event

6pm - 8pm

HOME

£7.95 -£9.95

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Wizard of Oz
Aug 27
Wizard of Oz

Classic Film Screening

6pm - 7.45pm

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement
Aug 27
Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement

Event

6pm - 8pm

Campfield

Free

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PROTEST! - CONDENSATION Short Film Premiere
Aug 26
PROTEST! - CONDENSATION Short Film Premiere

Short Film Screening + Event

8pm - 10pm

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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She's The He
Aug 26
She's The He

Film Screening

7.30pm - 10pm

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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The Post Credit Club
Aug 26
The Post Credit Club

Event

7pm - 10pm

To Be Frank

Free / Ticketed

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SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug 26
SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

Shorts screening

6pm - 7.15pm

CULTPLEX

Free

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Grease
Aug 26
Grease

Classic Film Screening

6pm -7.40pm

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Barbara Forever
Aug 26
Barbara Forever

Documentary

6pm - 8.25pm

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Rivals: Behind The Drama
Aug 25
Rivals: Behind The Drama

TV + Panel

8.15pm - 9.30pm

HOME

£6

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Sincerely, Adam
Aug 25
Sincerely, Adam

Event

6.30pm - 10.45pm

Aviva Studios

Free

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Bend It Like Beckham
Aug 25
Bend It Like Beckham

Classic Film Screening

6pm -7.50pm

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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ORIGINS x SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug 24
ORIGINS x SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

Shorts screening

7pm - 9pm

COLONY King Street

Free

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Blue Film + Q&A
Aug 24
Blue Film + Q&A

Film Screening + Panel

6pm - 8pm

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Hairspray
Aug 24
Hairspray

Classic Film Screening

6pm - 7.30pm

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Black Burns Fast
Aug 23
Black Burns Fast

Film screening

7.30pm - 9.05pm

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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It's Dorothy!
Aug 23
It's Dorothy!

Documentary + Event

7pm -8pm

Cruz 101

£0 - £5

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Celebrating Caroline Aherne
Aug 23
Celebrating Caroline Aherne

TV Screening + Panel

7pm - 9pm

New Century Hall

£0-£10

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Maddie's Secret
Aug 23
Maddie's Secret

Film Screening

6.15pm - 8.10pm

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Devdas
Aug 23
Devdas

Classic Film Screening

6pm - 9.30pm

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Scream Queens Cinema Club: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Aug 23
Scream Queens Cinema Club: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Film Screening

6pm - 9pm

Free

VADA VADA

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Wolf
Aug 23
Wolf

Documentary + Panel

5.30pm - 7.35pm

Treehouse Hotel

£5-£7

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Satisfaction
Aug 23
Satisfaction

Film Screening

5pm - 6.35pm

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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It’s A Sin – Full Series Screening and Panel
Aug 23
It’s A Sin – Full Series Screening and Panel

TV Screening + Panel

4pm - 11pm

Aviva Studios

£10 - £15

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Out Now - Talking Queer TV from 90s to Now with Scott Bryan
Aug 23
Out Now - Talking Queer TV from 90s to Now with Scott Bryan

TV + Panel

4pm - 5.15pm

New Century Hall

Free / Ticketed

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