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Four talented filmmakers have been announced as the finalists in the QuitFlicks short film competition and will now bring their short films challenging smoking in …

Quit Victoria, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health are calling on budding filmmakers across the country to create works addressing the impacts …

“There’s been undeniable progress made since the ‘80s, but I feel like we’re going through a different kind of darkness now, which seems to be evident in politics all over the world.”

From Cannes hit ‘Sauvage’ to the historic Kenyan love story ‘Rafiki’ and the graceful, moving ‘Night Comes On’, this year’s MQFF has something for everyone.

The money will help fund a project undertaken by the government alongside conversion therapy survivors.

This year’s MQFF will run from Thursday 14 March to Monday 25 March.

“The 2019 edition of MQFF is guaranteed to enthral whilst also casting a keen eye over LGBTIQ+ culture and its fascinating diversity,” said Program Director Spiro Economopoulos.

“These creative filmmakers have done a stellar job of portraying how smoking really does kill the vibe in important moments.”

“Research has found that viewers of movies with LGBTI themes are exposed to one depiction of tobacco use every 15 minutes.”

“The LGBTI community has proven to be both resilient and fierce in the face of adversity, again and again.”