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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival!
Corvallis Queer Film Festival
Saturday, 05 April 2025 until Sunday, 06 April 2025
Tag! Queer Shorts Festival brings thought-provoking films about queer and trans experiences to new audiences in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Tag! returned to the big screen for the 2023 season after a pandemic pause. We loved having an expanded community during our online-only seasons and we anticipate adding more online festival components that support our international vision. Tag! occasionally offers special screenings both online and in person during the rest of the year using material drawn from current and past submissions.
Tag! Queer Shorts Festival is committed to bringing a broader array of queer voices to the screen. If you are a queer- or trans-identifying director or producer who features intersectional identities and complicates the usual narratives around sex, gender, and intimacy, this is the festival for you! We are especially excited to receive innovative work by queer and trans people of color.
Tag! Queer Shorts Festival is a sponsored project of the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon and donations to the festival are tax deductible! Contact us for more information.
Awards & Prizes
Two new prizes will be awarded at Tag! Queer Shorts Festival for the 2025 season.
Films must be in compliance with all festival rules in order to be considered for an award and, in addition, must meet separate award criteria as described below. Tag! reserves the right to make final determinations about eligibility.
1. QUEST CENTER AWARD FOR RESILIENCE IN RECOVERY
Quest Center for Integrative Health is sponsoring a $100 cash prize for the film that best exemplifies the theme of RESILIENCE IN RECOVERY.
The LGBTQIA2S+ community faces disproportionate impacts from today’s behavioral health crisis and contends with unique challenges in accessing trauma-informed and culturally specific healthcare. Because community is essential to healing, you are invited to share stories about the influence of community and collective strength on individual recovery journeys. Stories may address any aspect of behavioral health, including mental health and substance use disorders. Recovery looks different for everyone; what does it mean to you?
Quest Center for Integrative Health (quest-center.org) is a non-profit health center in Portland, OR offering unique integrated health programs in HIV Services, Non-Opiate based Chronic Pain Management, Substance Use Treatment, Mental Health Therapy, holistic medical services, and more. We believe people thrive when their physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs are effectively met. Quest Center prioritizes low-income and uninsured LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC individuals in need of culturally responsive and trauma informed care.
2. MILAGRO AWARD FOR HISPANE/LATINE CREATIVITY
Milagro is sponsoring a $100 cash prize for the film that best embodies Latino/a/e creativity. To be considered for this award, film directors must identify as Latino/a/e or Hispano/a/e, broadly defined as belonging to ethnic communities rooted in Latin America or Spanish-speaking regions of the world. Eligibility is not tied to residency in any particular region and work may be submitted in any language.