Scottish Queer International Film Festival

SQIFF 2025. Photo: Tiu Makkonen We’re returning for our 11th year of queer film, community and fun to Glasgow Film Theatre from 19 – 24 October 2026.

The Scottish Queer International Film Festival, affectionately known as SQIFF, is looking for Trustees! This is an exciting and unique opportunity to support Scotland’s queer film festival as it works […]

Apply now for this practical 10 week filmmaking course, which will touch on the entire independent filmmaking process from beginning to end, situating practical learning in technical filmmaking and creative […]

SQIFF is back with five days of the best of independent LGBTQ+ filmmaking from across the globe. Join us in five new venues across Glasgow from 27th October – 1st […]

SQIFF is back with a packed programme of films and more! Our ninth annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ filmmaking talent will run at CCA and GFT Glasgow from 8-12th October.

It has been a year since we started holding monthly free sessions for the Queer Filmmakers Group – let’s reflect on what these past 12 months have looked like! December […]

SQIFF’s Queer Filmmakers Group started in the beginning of summer, slowly and steadily setting up the initiative to bring queer filmmakers together for monthly 2-hour meetings, providing a space for […]

SQIFF is proud to announce our 2023 programme of films, art installations, workshops, and more, at CCA, Glasgow from 26th-30th September 2023. (Tending) (to) (Ta) directed by April Lin, programmed […]

SQIFF is back at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow from 26-30 September 2023, with a 5-day festival packed with a curation of the best international Queer films, alongside […]

We chatted to our Programme Co-ordinator Indigo Korres talking about how SQIFF’s Trans-Generational tour came about, and why we’re doing a trans-focused programme for our road trip queer film extravaganza. Read […]