Queer East

🎬 Batch ‘81
📅 Friday 21 November, 20:45
📍 Cameo Picturehouse @CameoCinema
🎟️ picturehouses.com/movie-details/005/HO00017045/queer-east-2025-batch-81

🎬 Bel Ami
📅 Thursday 20 November, 20:15
📍 Cameo Picturehouse @CameoCinema
🎟️ kke4ever.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

🎬 Kubi
📅 Wednesday 19 November, 20:00
📍 Cameo Picturehouse @CameoCinema
🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

A reminder that next week we'll be hosting the @queereast.bsky.social festival here at UoB! Click here for more details and to book your free ticket: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/queer...

Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of One Girl Infinite. The film is part of the @queereast.bsky.social programme touring nationally in the UK.

South Korea to Count Same-Sex Couples in Census LGBT advocates say the step toward greater visibility in statistics could lead to more inclusive policy.

In a historic step, South Korea’s 2025 Census will now recognise same-sex partners as “spouse” or “co-habiting partner,” a move that brings queer households out of statistical invisibility.

We're joining the London Korean Film Festival #LKFF for Park Joon-ho’s debut 3️⃣6️⃣7️⃣0️⃣. A North Korean defector explores Seoul’s queer spaces in this tender story of identity and belonging.

Wed 12 Nov, 20:30 | BFI Southbank, with an intro by our director, Yi Wang. 🎟️ whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

#Edinburgh, we’re back! Thrilled to be returning to Cameo Picturehouse and the reopened @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social, with 7 events running from 19 Nov - 11 Dec.

Join us this autumn for a line-up of inspiring queer ESEA films. Explore the tour here: queereast.org.uk/project/quee...

Are you based outside of London and seeking hands-on film curation experience? Up Next: Future Film Curators Lab is now open for applications!

Apply by 16 Nov for the chance to join us in developing the short film programmes for #QueerEast 2026. More details: queereast.org.uk/news/a-call-...

Professionally taken photos shared by @queereast.bsky.social
🇬🇧🇹🇼 From my conversation with So Mayer ( @suchmayer.bsky.social ) at @thecommonpress.bsky.social on 6 May 2025 (Tue)! 🏳️‍⚧️

It was my very first UK event for #TheMembranes ( @columbiaup.bsky.social ). Beautifully trans by Ari Heinrich.

News: Queer East Festival Goes on the Road | easternkicks.com Queer East touring program is back! The Queer East festival continues to delight UK audiences with its bold and varied selection of Asian queer cinema. This autumn, cinema-goers get to enjoy a part of...

Queer East Festival Goes on the Road. #QueerEast touring program is back! @queereast.bsky.social

www.easternkicks.com/news/queer-e...

Some news! The @queereast.bsky.social festival is coming to UoB. To sign up (free), click here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/queer...

London Korean Film Festival #LKFF celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with an electrifying programme spanning over 50 years of Korean filmmaking. The festival will take place from 5-18 November at the BFI Southbank, ICA, and Ciné Lumière. Find out more: www.koreanfilm.co.uk/london-korea...

Hello again, Bristol! Following last year’s warm reception, we’ll be returning to the city from 1-4 November, doubling our On the Road events by teaming up with local favourites #Arnolfini and @cubecinema.com. Find out more: queereast.org.uk/project/quee...

Queer East: On the Road 2025 - Queer East Founded in 2020 with the aim of elevating queer and Asian voices in the UK, Queer East has become one of the most important activities in the country’s cultural calendar. Following a record-breaking s...

The tour begins in October and runs until December, with 50+ events nationwide. Follow the link to discover what's happening in your city: queereast.org.uk/project/quee...

October is here, and we are packed and ready for our grand road trip!

Announcing this year's #QueerEast: On the Road UK tour, where we bring an exciting lineup of festival highlights to over 15 cities across the country, exploring the ever-evolving queer landscape in East and Southeast Asia.

30 days. 30 Asian queer shorts. This #ESEAHeritageMonth, join us online for East by Southeast, a month-long season bringing together 30 short films from previous #QueerEast, exploring Asian queerness, heritage, and cultures.

Streaming in the UK and Ireland until 30 September: queereast.eventive.org

Spacked Out 無人駕駛 (2K Restoration) — HKFFUK25 17 Sept 2025 (Wed) 6.30pm—Rio Cinema

We've teamed up with #HKFFUK for a joint screening of 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙊𝙪𝙩, marking its 25th anniversary. Praised by its honest representation of youth rebellion, 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙊𝙪𝙩 is a vital documentation of Hong Kong’s queer and disillusioned teenagers in early 2000s.

Wed 17 Sept, 18:30 @riocinema.bsky.social.

Queer East seeks pitches for its inaugural magazine on queer Asian arts and film cultures - Queer East Queer East will be launching a new publication this autumn dedicated to fresh perspectives on LGBTQ+ cinema, arts, and cultures from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. This new maga...

Find out more: queereast.org.uk/news/queer-e...

Have some burning ideas you want to pen down? #QueerEast is launching a new magazine this winter, focusing on queer Asian arts and film cultures. We are seeking pitches with unique perspectives on East and Southeast Asian LGBTQ+ cinema, performance, and other artistic forms. Deadline: Thurs 17 July.

Wanna be part of Team #QueerEast? We're hiring a one-year fixed-term Project Assistant to support the organisation’s events and initiatives.

Application deadline on 22 June 2025. Find out more about the role: queereast.org.uk/news/we-are-...

Programme - Queer East Welcome to the sixth edition of Queer East Festival, featuring our most ambitious programme since our journey began in 2020.

Discover the full line-up: queereast.org.uk/festival-2025/

The wait is over. #QueerEast Festival opens today!

Discover LGBTQ+ cinema, performance, visual arts, and literature from East and Southeast Asia in our most expansive programme yet. Taking place in venues across London until 18 May.

Editing: Joe Lee | Music: The Stolen Life by Vulgar Savior

★★★★ “Takeshi Kitano delivers a samurai ‘Succession’, filled with queer subplots and about a million beheadings.” - Phil de Semlyen, Time Out

𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙞 首 opens #QueerEast Festival 2025 on Wed 23 April, 18:00 at BFI Southbank: queereast.org.uk/programme/ku...

Two best friends decide to make a movie... about two guys making a movie, about two guys making a… 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝘿𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘 is the first ever meta-Asian-stoner-bromantic-coming-of-age dramedy, starring Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung.

Mon 28 Apr, 18:00 at Rich Mix: queereast.org.uk/programme/ex...

Of Cyborgs and Queer Body: Chi Ta-Wei on The Membranes - Queer East Renowned Taiwanese queer writer and researcher Chi Ta-Wei will join us in London for a conversation about his 1995 queer sci-fi novel The Membranes. Chi will reflect on his journey over the past decad...

So @queereast.bsky.social is always the peach of festivals but this year they're only bringing frikking @chitawei.bsky.social to talk about THE MEMBRANES 🍑!!!

Be there or really, really miss out on hot queer cyborg wow.

Tues 6 May, 7pm
@thecommonpress.bsky.social

queereast.org.uk/programme/of...

Angel in the Toilet - Queer East An angel encounters a series of men in a public toilet, bringing love to lost souls.

My friend Imaizumi Koichi's short film ANGEL IN THE TOILET is playing at London's Queer East on 8 May. Go watch! @queereast.bsky.social queereast.org.uk/programme/an...

A teenage runaway meets a group of street hustlers at a Manila bus terminal one night in 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙄 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜. Petersen Vargas conjures up an edgy and erotic nightscape in this lyrical exploration of desire, home, and belonging.

29 Apr, 18:20 at Barbican: queereast.org.uk/programme/so...

When the cloud catches colours - Queer East Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety. Qi...

Find out more and book your tickets: queereast.org.uk/programme/wh...

A thought-provoking verbatim play about queer ageing in Singapore.

Written and directed by Chng Yi Kai based on true accounts, 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 is a timely reflection on queer resilience, activism and shared memories.

24 - 26 April, 19:45 / 14:30 at the Pit, #BarbicanCentre.