News and updates from SapphicIFF
Before You Join the Pile-On: What Lesbian Space Princess Can Teach Us About Misinformation
Something quite interesting, and concerning, has been happening around an independent Australian animated film called Lesbian Space Princess. The film isn't new. It started its festival journey back in 2024, before premiering internationally at Berlinale in February...
SapphicIFF Heads to Atlanta as a Proud Sponsor of Out On Film 2026
SapphicIFF is proud to be supporting the 39th annual Out On Film LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Atlanta this September, with founder Naomi Bennett attending the festival from 24 September to 4 October. Running for 11 days, Out On Film is one of the longest-running LGBTQ+...
SapphicIFF Founder Naomi Bennett Heads to Frameline to Talk Independent Film Distribution
SapphicIFF founder Naomi Bennett will be heading to San Francisco this June for Frameline, one of the world's longest-running and most established LGBTQ+ film festivals, where she will be speaking on a panel exploring alternative approaches to independent film...
2026 Major Research
Shaping the Future of Lesbian and Sapphic Film Lesbian and sapphic films continue to face structural challenges across production, distribution, visibility and monetisation. While audiences exist and filmmakers are creating powerful work, too many films remain...
23 January 2026: Press Release – Launch of The Ultimate Lesbian-WLW Film Survey 2026 and Lesbian and Sapphic Film Distribution Survey 2026
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Bennett naomi@sapphiciff.com +44 7440260645 Launch of The Ultimate Lesbian/WLW Film Survey 2026 and Lesbian and Sapphic Film Distribution Survey 2026 A major new research initiative aims to improve the future of...
Film Festival Amplification
Supporting LGBTQ+ Film Festivals Building Stronger Connections Between Sapphic Filmmakers and Festivals The film festival landscape has changed significantly in recent years. While many festivals continue to do vital work championing independent cinema, the sheer...
SapphicIFF Launches New Initiative to Help Filmmakers Identify Quality LGBTQ+ Film Festivals
SapphicIFF is expanding its support for filmmakers and LGBTQ+ film festivals in 2026, with a new initiative designed to make it easier for filmmakers to identify credible, relevant festivals and build more informed festival strategies. The film festival landscape has...
Sapphic Student Short Film Fund 2025
SapphicIFF is thrilled to announce the launch of its Sapphic Student Short Film Fund, welcoming university students to submit their sapphic short films for a chance at funding, distribution on Lesflicks, and generous cash prizes. All accepted films will receive the...
Sapphic Short Film Fund 2025
The SapphicIFF Open Sapphic Short Film Fund invites all filmmakers to submit their sapphic short films for a chance at two cash prizes, priority curation on Lesflicks, and global streaming. This is the ideal opportunity to showcase new, authentic stories centring...
Sacred Vision
SUPPORT PROVIDED Brimo contacted us and asked for help with the Indiegogo finishing funds crowdfunder for Sacred Vision. The campaign aimed to raise £4,631 (converted) and eventually secured £2,531. This was a stretch goal to include expedited post-production and full...
If You Only Knew
SUPPORT PROVIDED We identified this crowdfunder one month before it ended and immediately reached out to help. We activated our support four weeks before the end of the crowdfunding campaign - which had raised £6,915 of £11,000, but was stagnant. We came online with...
Love Me Lex awarded Screen Australia funding
Screen Australia has announced 11 projects that will share in $2.2 million of online production funding. Among the chosen projects was our own rom-com series Love Me Lex created and written by Sanja Katich. Screen Australia’s Head of Online, Lee Naimo, said, “It’s...
Naomi speaking at CineCircle
Cinecircle is a great job fair for the film and television industry that takes place in London, UK. Naomi can be seen speaking about attending with Lesflicks at 1 minute 52 seconds.
Love Me Lex
PROJECT BACKGROUND Love Me Lex started it's journey with a small crowdfunded that launched on 27th September 2021. Writer/Director, Sanja Katich, connected with Lesflicks for help amplifying the crowdfunder. Sanja's first short film, When Harri Met Salma, was already...
Between Action and Cut
Project Name: Between Action and Cut Format: Feature Film Logline: When two ‘poles apart’ actresses, an energetic kid’s TV host and a glamorous franchise superstar, are thrown together in an indie thriller, their chemistry lights up more than the screen. SIFF...
SapphicIFF launches with a new web series project
The Sapphic Investment Film Fund (SIFF), an ambitious collaboration between Lesflicks, Splinter Pictures, and Infinite Pies Productions, has officially launched. SIFF’s goal is to uplift and support queer female voices by helping facilitate the funding of...
Press Release: SapphicIFF Launches
THE SAPPHIC INVESTMENT FILM FUND (SapphicIFF) LAUNCHES, ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST PROJECT AND CALLS FOR PROJECTS AND INVESTORS The SapphicIFF collective aims to uplift and support sapphic stories on screen London, UK – The Sapphic Investment Film Fund (SapphicIFF), an...
