Submissions are open now open for 2012. If you have a film you would like us to consider for our 2012 festival we would love to hear from you. 

Out Takes is one of New Zealand's most important queer cultural events and the only national queer film festival. Annual national attendance figures have averaged 11,000 in recent years. The 2012 festival is touring to two of New Zealand's largest cities.

Out Takes is not a competitive festival but we do offer Audience Awards - voted by filmgoers - for Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short Film. 

For further information and to download our submissions form please follow the link below.

2012 Submissions

Our filmgoers voted these films the winners of the Out Takes 2011 Audience Awards:

Best (Narrative) Feature

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (UK) by James Kent

Best (Narrative) Short Film

You Move Me by Gina Hirsch (USA)

Best Documentary

The Real Anne Lister (UK) by Matthew Hall

Congratulations to these filmmakers!

In August 2009 Reel Queer Inc were registered as a charity with the Charities Commission. The Reel Queer team hope that our new status as a registered charity will open new funding opportunities for Out Takes in the future.

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