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Queerscreen

In 1993, a group of queer Sydney filmmakers, students and others approached Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras with a view to establishing an independent organisation whose primary focus was queer film and screen culture. A major aim was to establish a festival that was owned and operated by the lesbian and gay community. The Mardi Gras Film Festival has grown considerably since 1993. It is now one of Australia's largest film festivals of any kind, and one of the top four queer film festivals in the world. It is highly regarded by filmmakers all over the world and receives hundreds of entries each year. Local distributors and exhibitors also see it as an important way of promoting gay and lesbian films in this territory. Queer Screen is a membership-based community organisation and is committed to screening films by, for and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. These groups reflect the sexual and gender diversity of Australian populations and are also the main audiences attending Queer Screen events. My Queer Career is the annual Australian and New Zealand queer short film competition held during the Mardi Gras Film Festival. The competition attracts a diverse array of entries from up and coming filmmakers and is keenly monitored by festival programmers worldwide, operating as a launching pad for Australian queer cinema internationally. We warmly welcome David Pearce, Programmer with Queerscreen to Cork to present these programmes.
Gay Retrospective - 106mins Saturday 15th \| 11.30pm \| Kino Cinema

In Search Of Mike Andrew Lancaster 2000 \| 8mins \| 35mm A gay man reflects on his childhood and his mother's startling ability to turn a phrase.
Tales From The Powder Room Darren Burgess 2001 \| 12mins \| 35mm Lola Lick reminisces about times gone by and farewells sobriety, entering a spiralling abyss of alcohol, ulcer pills and floral hats.
Wonderful Day Robbie Baldwin 2003 \| 13mins \| 35mm As Australia stands still to witness Cathy Freeman capture Olympic glory, a young gay man is in a race of his own.
Burning Boy Kieran Galvin 1998 \| 13mins \| 35mm A teenage boy kisses his best friend and pays for it.
Heather Locklear Chocolate Stuart Vauvert 1999 \| 7mins \| Beta A boy, his life and a passion for nail polish.
High Street Love Story Rob Leggo 2001 \| 10mins \| Beta What starts out as the morning after for three suburban boys turns into a race against the elements as each is struck by love at first sight.
The Visitor Dan Castle 2002 \| 30mins \| 35mm A middle-aged man, living alone, sees an attractive surfer and is reminded of a long lost affair.
Lesbian Retrospective 101mins Friday 14th \| 11.00pm \| Triskel Arts Centre

Personals Sonja Vivienne, Jane Shadbolt 1996 \| 10mins \| Beta Women talk about meeting partners through the personal columns.
Urn Miro Bilbrough 1995 \| 6mins \| Beta A woman dreams three dreams, dreams like weather forecasts. All feature her lover.
Deccada Miro Bilbrough 1999 \| 14mins \| Beta A voyeuristic journey through fantasy, fetish and female sexuality.
Blow Marie Craven 2002 \| 10mins \| Beta A teenage girl finally finds a cure for her sneezing.
The Pink Katherine Fry 1994 \| 8mins \| Beta Retelling a fairy tale of a princess married to an inadequate prince. The winner of the first My Queer Career competition.
Girl Talk Judith Cobb 1997 \| 6mins \| Beta When Elisa calls a lesbian phone sex line she intends to get into one of her fantasies, but things do not go as planned.
Cowgirl Claudine Sartain 1997 \| 6mins \| Beta Angel's bus ride to Mardi Gras becomes more than she anticipated. In fact she discovers fantasy can be better than reality, especially when a sexy cowgirl is involved.
Bare Deborah Strutt 2000 \| 9mins \| Beta Two women making love attract the attention of neighbours.
The Ex Julie Kalceff 2003 \| 9mins \| DVD Kath has just moved in and Rachel wants their first weekend to be perfect.Everything is going well until Kath's ex calls.
Two Girls & A Baby Keli Simpson 1998 \| 24mins \| Beta Catherine and Liz want to have a baby. Catherine is on the phone to the sperm bank, but Liz is still not so sure.
Documentary Retrospective 82 mins Thursday 13th \| 11.00pm \| Triskel Arts Centre
Homemade History: The Movies Of Ken Garrahy Robert Herbert 2003 \| 5mins \| Beta Rare footage of the social gatherings that grew to the establishment of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Packed Lunch Tim Hunter 2004 \| 25mins \| DVD An attractively illustrated documentary on the Australian swimwear icon, the Speedo swimming costume. Includes dialogues with the original designer and some guys who have a strong fetish for the item, and others.
Tasty Bust Reunion Stephen Mclean 2004 \| 52mins \| Beta "I was shocked to see a man bending over and being anally inspected by torchlight", Robert Gould - Tasty Club patron The story of 463 queers who were having a great time in the Tasty nightclub 12 years ago until a large contingent of Melbourne's finest cops busted in to disturb the night's festivities.