The 7th annual Flip the Script Queer Film Festival returns October 1–11, 2026!
Held annually in October, Flip the Script is a hybrid nine-day film festival celebrating Queer stories from 2SLGBTQIA+ filmmakers all over the globe!
The 7th Annual Flip the Script Queer Film Festival will take place October 1–11, 2026! We will continue to present a hybrid festival with in-person screenings at FilmNorth in the Bill Pohlad Cinema, and extended virtual access through our Virtual Cinema hosted on Eventive.
If you would like to request a WAIVER CODE, FOR ANY REASON, we are happy to provide one! Please email: info@flipthescriptfest.org
Submit Your Films
Send us your short films and feature films that subvert the norm of Queer representation! Documentary, Narrative, Experimental, Animation – we want to see them all!
We define “Queer films”, in this context, as projects that include characters, storylines, ideas that subvert the norm of Queer representation, and/or that are directed, produced, or written by at least one member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Submissions Categories
Narrative Genre Feature Films
Fiction feature films with runtime of 50–120 minutes. Comedies. Horror. Westerns. Romance. Thrillers. Musicals. Science Fiction. Drama. Feature films with a strong connection to a traditional genre, or that Flip the Script to turn that genre upside down.
Documentary Feature Films
Non-Fiction feature films that are a runtime of 50–120 minutes in length.
Animation Feature Films
Animated feature films with runtime of 50–120 minutes. Short films that utilize animation techniques, including but not limited to: traditional drawing, stop-motion, or computer animation to create non-live-action films. ***AI generated projects will NOT be accepted***
Narrative Genre Short Films
Fiction short films with runtime of 30 minutes or less. Comedies. Horror. Westerns. Romance. Thrillers. Musicals. Science Fiction. Drama. Short films with a strong connection to a traditional genre, or that Flip the Script to that genre upside down.
Documentary Short Films
Non-Fiction feature films that are a runtime of 30 minutes or less.
Animation Short Films
Animated short films with runtime of 30 minutes or less. Short films that utilize animation techniques, including but not limited to: traditional drawing, stop-motion, or computer animation to create non-live-action films. ***AI generated projects will NOT be accepted***
Avant Garde & Performance Short Films
Visual, Experimental, Music Videos, Performance or Dance short films with runtime of 30 minutes or less.
Dates & Deadlines
December 5, 2025 – Submissions Open
March 7, 2026 – Earlybird Deadline
April 11, 2026 – Regular Deadline
May 9, 20265 – Extended Deadline
July 11, 2026 – Late Deadline
August 7, 2026 – Notification Date
Oct 1–11, 2026 – Event Dates
Submission Fees
Earlybird fee = $15.00
Regular fee = $25.00
Extended fee = $35.00
Late fee = $45.00
ALL SELECTED FILMS WILL RECEIVE A SCREENING FEE!
Awards & Prizes
The Michael Alonga Award for Audience Choice film, aka The Daphnes
🏆 Feature Film: $1,500
🏆 Short Film: $500
Named in honor of Michael Alonga, aka Daphne, a trailblazing elder whose letters were central to retelling the hidden history of the pre-Stonewall drag scene as captured in the superb documentary P.S. Burn This Letter Please.
The Daphnes were first sponsored by WE WERE THERE, INC, a registered 501(c)(3), whose mission is the preservation and dissemination of LGBTQ+ history through multi-platform storytelling, with the goal of educating and empowering LGBTQ+ youth.
We are truly honored by their support in establish these awards!