Queer films have the power to remind us of who we are, to inform and transform people both in and outside of our communities, to bring people together to celebrate queer culture and to advance the movement for equal rights.

Reel Queer Inc has been organising New Zealand's annual queer film festival - Out Takes - for the past thirteen years. The all-volunteer Reel Queer team is currently focussed on fundraising to bring our community a full Out Takes film festival again in 2009. More details in our press release.

Special fundraising events start in June!
Plans for special film screenings throughout 2008 are underway and details of our first fundraising events have now been announced. Reel Queer are you bringing East Side Story and Out at the Wedding for one showing each in Wellington and Auckland in June. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we'll have fabulous prizes for lucky audience members each night, plus a complimentary drink and nibbles before the film. Screening information and film details can be found on here.

Make sure you sign up for the Out Takes mailing list now to keep up to date with all the news of our film events. If you have previously been on our email list, use the sign-up button to check that your details are correct in our database.

2008 Event Sponsorship
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Out Takes 2008 film events and the 2009 Out Takes film festival, now is the time to contact the team at Reel Queer Inc. at sponsorship@outtakes.org.nz.

News and Updates
Check out the latest Out Takes news here plus regular updates on our generous sponsors and supporters.

Submissions for Out Takes 2008 events
Film submission details are available here. We are also viewing submissions with a view to inclusion in Out Takes 2009.