YEAR ROUND
ABOUT US
Since 2011, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest has been an entirely volunteer-run organisation rooted in London's queer creative scene. In our autumn festival, and throughout the year, we showcase an eclectic mix of films, arts and events celebrating LGBTIQA+ stories from around the world, welcoming everybody.
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Fringe! started in 2011 as a community response to arts cuts carnage, and since then we’ve ‘expanded exponentially to become one of the most innovative and exciting festivals on the circuit.’ (Londonist)
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From feature films to experimental installations, workshops and lively debates to wild parties, Fringe! hosts a multitude of diverse events to tickle every one of the senses. You'll see us flooding East London's cinemas, art galleries, pop-up venues and basement clubs with the powerful, provocative and strange.
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As we continue to develop and our Fringe! family continues to grow, some things stay the same: a lot of our screenings and events are free or affordable, we remain open to new voices and ideas, and we’ll always be queer: celebratory but critical as hell.
THE TEAM
Fringe! is organised by an all-volunteer team
Antonella Bertocchi: Guest Coordinator
Stephan Bless: Trailer and Tech Lead
Nemi Colette: Recruitment Coordinator
Marina Dalarossa: Finance/Production Assistant
Lewis Dean: Guest Coordinator
Sarah Dean: Programmer
Eddy Durnan: Press and Publicity Lead
Elisha Fall: Sponsorship Lead
Carolina Feijó: Poster and brochure design
Zeena Feldman: Recruitment Coordinator
Kai Fiáin: Programmer
Josefeen Foxter: Programmer
Madeleine Gauci Green: Marketing Team
Vanessa Giorgo: Arts and Literature Programmer
Elinor Hayes: Access Coordinator
Charlotte Jeffreys: Access Coordinator
Loann Hutchinson: Access Coordinator
Hakeem Kazeem: Programmer
Robert Kocur: The Love Hub Coordinator
Tomer Levy: Programmer
Camilla Markvardsen: Programmer
Siavash Minoukadeh: Marketing Lead
Orlando Myxx: Programmer
Nia Nguyen: Marketing Assistant
Nikita Pakutin: Tech Assistant
Jack Parry: Festival Producer
João Queirós: Poster and brochure design
Theo Rollason: Programmer
Emily Simmons: Programmer
kane stonestreet: Arts and Literature Programmer
Grac Talbot: Marketing Team
Guest programmers & curators:
Jaye Hudson, April Lin 林森, Jeng Au, Caroline Cassin
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Trailer music:
Tom Rasmussen (There’s A Lot To Be Happy About)
Thanks to all of our festival volunteers, filmmakers, partners and venue staff who make Fringe! possible.
Founders
Liz Collier, Anna Leach, Alex Karotsch
Fringe! fam emeritus
M K Margetson, Wilde Davis, Marta Calderón Quiñones, Rebecka Öberg, Adam Smith, Kel Grogan, Storm Patterson, Jack Birch, Muffin Hix, Kai Fiain, Rico Johnson-Sinclair, Helen MacKenzie & Will Swinburne (Left Handed Cinema Collective), Emma Feasey, Jorge Garriz, Luis Amalia, Rowan Wigley, Daniele Guerra, Jesus Blazquez, Olivia Ross, Sean McGovern, Theresa Heath, Martin Deutz, Konstantinos Menelaou, Pierre Gouverneur, Filipe Hauszler, June Archbold, Khadija Bah, Léa Gimpel-Lichtarz, Grant Gulczynski, Cedrik Kavanagh, John-James Laidlow, Daniel Leckerman, Isla McGregor, Hiba Shibu
