SCENE. Manchester LGBTQIA Film & TV Festival

SCENE, Manchester's LGBTQ+ Film and TV festival, a Manchester Pride Festival Official Partner Event, is returning to Manchester, this August.

The week-long festival will run from Friday 15th - Thursday 21st August 2025, celebrating both new and classic LGBTQ+ cinema and television. 

You can expect classics, timeless queer camp films, TV shows, documentaries, feature films, previews of fresh content, and shorts, along with  Q&As,  events, parties and more.  

Screenings will be hosted on screens in spaces throughout the city, including outdoor screens, traditional cinemas and pop-up spaces in iconic venues.  

The festival will offer a mix of ticketed and free events with a portion of the festival’s profits donated to the Manchester Pride charity, supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

Head over to the website for further information coming soon. 

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