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SEARCHINDUSTRY PASS SLIDING SCALE REQUEST FORM FOR VQFF 2026!
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival is dedicated to providing ways for multiply-marginalized 2SLGBTQIA+ filmmakers to attend the Festival and industry sessions with lessened financial barriers. We are delighted to offer 150 sliding scale all-access Industry Passes to students, and equity-deserving and/or emerging industry professionals. There will be 75 passes for $100, 50 passes for $50 and 25 passes for $25.
The upcoming 38th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival will take place from September 10-20, 2026 and online from September 21-27, 2025. The full programme including Industry Events will be announced in August, 2026.
Applications are being accepted through the form below and will be reviewed by our team based on an access assessment. We trust your own assessment of what sliding scale option will be most helpful to you and your current circumstances. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to boxoffice@outonscreen.com.
This form will be open for submissions until 11:59 pm PST on Monday August 31st, 2026.
ABOUT VQFF
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival is one of the largest queer arts events in Western Canada, located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We illuminate, celebrate, and transform 2SLGBTQIA+ lives through film, education, and dialogue. Each year, we showcase eleven days of outstanding cinema, live performances, community-building events and parties, all with a background of beautiful mountain and ocean views.
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