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Ljubljana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Ljubljana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Monday, 08 December 2025 until Monday, 15 December 2025

The Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (LGBT Film Festival) is a specialised non-competitive film festival focusing on international gay and lesbian cinema. It was originally launched in 1984, within the Magnus Festival, and as such is the oldest gay and lesbian film festival in Europe and at the same time the oldest international film festival in Slovenia. Film screenings take place at the Slovenian Cinematheque, traditionally around 1 December – World AIDS Day. The festival has managed to form its own audience. It is organised by the Roza Club Ljubljana, part of the ŠKUC Association, with financial support from the Municipality of Ljubljana, the Slovene Office of Youth Affairs, ŠKUC-Magnus and the British Council Slovenia.


 

2025 films...

Love Letters (Des preuves d'amour)

France, 2025, 96’, eng sub, slo sub

Haunted by Hardcore (Les fantômes du hard)

France, 2024, 28', eng sub

Hunger (Glad)

Croatia, 2024, 9', no subs

Short Dick Man

Netherlands, 2025, 60’, eng sub

Shemergency

Italy, 2024, 3’, eng sub

I am nobody (Io non sono nessuno)

Italy, 2024, 122’, eng sub, slo sub

Metrics of Consolation (Data van Troost)

Netherlands, 2024, 7', eng sub

Close to You

Canada, 2023, 90’, slo sub

Lucky, Appartment (Reokki, apateu)

South Korea, 2024, 96’, eng sub, slo sub

Queerying Nature

Belgium, 2023, 66', eng sub, slo sub

Lilies Not for Me

GB/S. Africa/France/USA, 2024, 97', slo sub

Trans Memoria

Sweden/France, 2024, 72’, eng sub, slo sub

Queerpanorama

USA/Hong Kong/China, 2025, 87’, eng sub, slo sub

Mea culpa (كذبة بیضاء)

Belgium, 2024, 72', eng sub, slo sub

Quir

Switzerland, 2024, 105', eng sub, slo sub

Someone Special (Quelqu'un de spécial/một người đặc biệt)

France, 2024, 7’, animated, eng sub

Mika ex machina

France, 2025, 97’, eng sub, slo sub

Queer as Punk

Malaysia/Indonesia, 2025, 88’, eng sub, slo sub

Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)

India, 2025, 113', eng sub, slo sub

Somewhere in Love (Une vie rêvée)

France/Belgium, 2024, 96', slo sub

Theo & Martin

Austria, 2025, 4’, no sub

Pillion

GB/Irland, 107’, slo sub

Fantasy

Slovenija/North Macedonia, 2025, 98'

The Misterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco)

Chile/France/Germany/Spain/Belgium, 2025, 104’, eng sub, slo sub

Lesbian Space Princess

Australia, 2025, 87', animated, slo sub

On the Road (En el camino)

Mexico, 2025, 94’, eng sub, slo sub

Somewhere in Love (Une vie rêvée)

France/Belgium, 2024, 96', slo sub

Bull’s Eye (S/M bik)

Serbia, 2024, 15’, eng sub

Drunken Noodles

USA/Argentina, 2025, 83’, eng sub, slo sub

Dragfox

GB, 2024, 8', animated, eng sub

Rains ovel Babel (Llueve sobre Babel)

Columbia/Spain/USA, 2025, 113’, eng sub, slo sub


Short Film Series I.
Where the Log Went, Tara Caruso Bizjak, Slovenija, 10', eng sub
 
A story about parting ways, accompanied by a burning, decaying tree. While talking about jigsaw puzzles, we try to reconcile two opposing views.

The White Crows (Les corneilles blanches), Denis Liakhow, France, 2023, 17', eng sub

Vlad, a young Russian homosexual in the closet, returns from Moscow to his small hometown. His brother Liokha has arranged a surprise for him: a night in the sauna with a prostitute.
 
Cherry, Passion Fruit, Renato José Duque, Portugal, Brazil, 2024, animated, 5', eng sub

Inside a mysterious rainforest, lust takes shape between love and pain.

Woman, You'll Burn in Hell (Femeie, o să arzi în Iad), Simona Constantin, Romania, 2024, 13', eng sub
 
Video performance by the interdisciplinary Romanian transgender artist Elvisey Pisică, addressing mental health and LGBT issues from a personal standpoint.

Stepping Stones (징검다리), Heejeong Noh, South Korea, 2024, 14', eng sub

One day, Sunwoo, a lesbian, is told by Jiyeon, her long-time partner, that their relationship is over.


Devil's Beacon (Luz Diabla), Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza, Argentina in Canada, 2025, 11', animated, eng sub

Martín, a flamboyant urban raver, is involved in a strange car accident on his way to a party in the middle of the Argentine countryside.

Unleaded 95 (Bleifrei 95), Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler, Germany, Austria, 2025, 24', eng sub

Three friends in their mid-twenties reunite at the place of their youth, where they must renegotiate their friendship between gas station cruising, motorways, and the world’s oldest lesbian bar.


Short Film Series II. 

Happy Next Year! (Laimingų kitų!)
Lukas Kacinauskas, Lithuania, 2024, 18', eng sub

On New Year's morning, Sharunas wakes up next to the charming guy Martin.

Rage (Cólera)
Jose Luís Lázaro, Spain, 2025, 9', eng sub

After spending the morning at the beach, a mishap leaves Guillem and Nico locked out of their car, without keys, phone, or clothes. What seems like a minor setback takes a dark turn.

Salsa! (¡salsa!)
Antonina Kerguelén Román, Columbia, 2024, 14', eng sub

Margarita seeks freedom in a place that judges those outside the norm when her path crosses with Liana’s, a deaf tourist, amidst the rhythms of congas and bongos.

Cris (Cris)
Jonay García, Spain, 2024, 9', eng sub

Far from the party crowd, somewhere in the house, they kiss passionately. Everything seems to go well until it doesn’t.

Chico (Chico)
Théo Abadie, France, 2024, 23', eng sub

Jojo, a clumsy and bumbling young gay squatter, sets out to repair a washing machine in order to satisfy Lucien, whom he desires. He roams Brussels in a frantic quest, ready to take any risk to achieve his goals.

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
Lesley Loksi Chan, Canada, 2025, 29', eng sub

In the 1990s, Chinese-Canadian artist Lloyd Wong began a video work about his living with HIV. It remained unfinished. 


Series of Nepalese short films 

Jatra (Yatra), Nepal, 2023, 22', ang sub

Directed by: LSM, Sajog Raz Adikari

Journey alongside Rekha and Jyoti as they navigate the intricate paths of embracing their true identity overcoming societal barriers with resilience.


Česang – zamolčana zgodba (Chhesang – The Untold Story), Nepal, 2024, 13', ang sub

Directed by Radžila Šresta

An empowering menstruation story of Chhesang as he endures gender dysphoria.


Blues of Pink, Nepal, 2020, 30', ang sub

Directed by Grišma Giri

Sapana Mandal and her colourful world of choices and limitations on the trans community in the deeply religious town of Janakpur in Southern Nepal. The film joins her share the story of her multiple roles, as she hopes to bridge the now bereft family together.