TILDE: TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE FILM FESTIVAL 2026

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We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We offer our respect to the Elders of these traditional lands and, through them, to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We acknowledge and offer our respect to all sistergirls and brotherboys. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.

2 weekends of trans-authored cinema

This year’s theme is “Young Blood”, because our blood carries our stories.

In 2026, we’re getting out and about. We’re bringing TILDE closer to you, with screenings across Naarm, partnering with our favourite community spaces, venues and cinemas.

Our festival this year was named by our portrait artist Ash Spittal. We’ve been inspired by Ash, by our young radical filmmakers, those crafting deep-cut trans narratives, and the powerful collective artistry of FAMILI, whose lyrics speak truth to power: “My blood is a river that carries a song. My blood are the people, that lifted me all the way up.”

Explore hope in queer nature, DIY trans horror auteurs, and slices of the everyday with us, as we give back to our little trans selves.

Explore the program:

Sapphic Flicks Presents Opening Night

Influx – International Shorts

Our Future: Third edition

Understanding Myself as an Amphibian

TILDE @ Pony Club – She’s the He

Desire to Live (mutatis mutandis)

Gay24 Presents Divine Hammer

Alice Maio Mackay Movie Marathon