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7th Edition

Queer cinema reminds us of something simple.
The right to exist, the right to love, the right to feel joy in a world that moves too fast to notice quiet truths.

From April 7 to 11, 2026, OFN (One Fluid Night) LGBTQIA+ Film Festival returns to London for its seventh edition across multiple venues.

This year the festival expands to five days, presenting 20 programmes across three cinemas in London. The lineup brings together projects from 31 countries, welcoming UK and international filmmakers from many parts of the world.

   

Outside the screenings, the festival also brings people together. A super fun invite only Opening Party, a dedicated industry event, and the Awards Ceremony where 22 awards will be presented. Expect bubbles, celebration, and many familiar faces from the OFN family.

​Our Judges will work hard to bring us twenty two winners in:

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MAIN CATEGORIES: "Best Fluid Story", "Best Feature Film", "Best Feature Doc", "Best Short Film", "Best Short Doc", "Best Animated Film", "Best Flame Short Film", "Best UK Short Film", "Best UK Student Film", "Best International Student Film", "Best Web-Series/Episodic Video", "Best Music Video"and "Best Underground Short Film".

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OFN ARTISTRY CATEGORIES: "Best Director Feature Film", "Best Director Short Film", "Best

Performance Feature Film", "Best Performance Short Film", "Best Cinematography Feature Film", "Best Cinematography Short Film" and "Best Sound Design Short Film", "Best Set & Costume Design Short Film", " Best Edit Short Film"

 

The winners will receive an award and an electronic certificate, acknowledging the hard work and creativity of the filmmakers, actors, and cinematographers. 

 

Most screening programmes will be followed by Q&A conversations with the filmmakers. Some films will also be presented as online screenings only.

Winners

of 7th Edition OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Best International Short Film

Only the Dead Fish Go with the Flow by Christophe Gomes

Best UK Short Film

Mercury and Jupiter by Caz Thorne

Best Animated Film

Whale 52 - Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale by Daniel Neiden

Best Flame Film

Our Joyful Endings by La Fille Renne, Lucie Babayan

Best International Student Film

Gym Classes by Gabriele Lippi

Best UK Student Film

A little Bit of Glitter by Siddharth Menon

Best Web Series/ Episodic Video

Not Dating by Puppett, Lise Angelica

Best Music Video

Embrasser ce garçon by Clara de Lluvia

Best Underground & DIY Short Film

Grandpa’s Got A Brand New Pill by Jacob McCaslin

Best Director Feature Film

Piotr J. Lewandowski for Unspoken

Best Director Short Film

Sam Peter Jackson for The Space You Need

Best Performance Feature Film

Gabriela Grigolom for Lola in Not Every Love Story Ends in Death

Best Performance Short Film

Qiao Nie & Xiuyi Li in Play House

Best Cinematography Feature Film

Queens of Joy

Best Cinematography Short Film

Never Never Never

Best Sound Design Short Film

Whale 52 - Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale

Best Set & Costume Design Short Film

The Space You Need

Best Edit Short Film

Boxes

Best Feature Documentary

Dolls on the Block by Patrik Soergel

Best Short Documentary

A Sin De Fella Story by Sheryn Yidi

Best Fluid Story

Unspoken by Piotr J. Lewandowski

Best Feature Film

Not Every Love Story Ends in Death by Bruno Costa

Awards Nominees

Laurels for the Official Nomination can be downloaded here.

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At the OFN E07 on 11th April 2026 will be given twenty two Awards in the categories: 
 

MAIN CATEGORIES​

  • Best Feature Film

  • Best Feature Documentary

  • Best Short Documentary

  • Best Animated Short Film

  • Best Flame Short Film

  • Best UK Short Film

  • Best UK Student Film

  • Best International Short Film

  • Best International Student Short

  • Best Web Series/ Episodic Video

  • Best Music Video

  • Best Underground & DIY Short Film

 

ARTISTRY CATEGORIES​

  • Best Feature Film

  • Best Feature Documentary

  • Best Short Documentary

  • Best Animated Short Film

  • Best Flame Short Film

  • Best UK Short Film

  • Best UK Student Film

  • Best International Short Film

  • Best International Student Short

  • Best Web Series/ Episodic Video

  • Best Music Video

  • Best Underground & DIY Short Film

 

The nominees are the following: 

 

For Best Fluid Story: 

  • Unspoken

  • In Need of Seawater

  • A Sin De Fella Story

  • Gym Classes

  • Kingdom

  • Queens of Joy

  • Dolls on the Block

  • Boxes

  • Mercury and Jupiter

  • Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca

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For Best Feature Film: 

  • Not Every Love Story Ends in Death

  • Old Guys in Bed

  • Unspoken

  • White Roses, Fall!

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For Best Feature Documentary: 

  • ¡Quba!

  • Dolls on the Block

  • Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca

  • Queens of Joy

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For Best Short Documentary: 

  • A Sin De Fella Story

  • Dance of Urgency: Kyiv

  • In Need of Seawater

  • Kingdom

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For Best International Short Film: 

  • Happy Next Year!

  • Her War

  • Only the Dead Fish Go with the Flow

  • The Act

  • Top

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For Best Animated Film: 

  • Kabuki

  • Melk

  • Two Black Boys in Paradise

  • Whale 52 - Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale

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For Best Flame Short Film: 

  • Boxes

  • Our Joyful Endings

  • Y2KAGE

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For Best UK Short Film: 

  • Handle with Care

  • Mercury and Jupiter

  • Never Never Never

  • The Call

  • The Space You Need

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For Best UK Student Film: 

  • A (Bloody) Good Reflection

  • A little Bit of Glitter

  • Bowl

  • Stables

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For Best International Student Film: 

  • Devotion

  • Gym Classes

  • part of

  • Play House

​​For Best Web Series/ Episodic Video: 

  • Not Dating

  • Universelles

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For Best Music Video: 

  • Creekbed Carter Hogan: The Relic Song

  • Embrasser ce garçon

  • I Need Somebody to Love Tonight

  • Iconic

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For Best Underground & DIY Short Film: 

  • Godspeed

  • Grandpa’s Got A Brand New Pill

  • Hunger

  • Return to Xanadu

  • Wealth of Whoredom

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For Best Underground & DIY Short Film: 

  • Godspeed

  • Grandpa’s Got A Brand New Pill

  • Hunger

  • Return to Xanadu

  • Wealth of Whoredom

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For Best Director Feature Film: 

  • Kim Announces for ¡Quba!

  • Piotr J. Lewandowski for Unspoken

  • Caroline Fournier for Amantes

  • Olga Gibelinda for Queens of Joy

  • Bruno Costa for Not Every Love Story Ends in Death

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For Best Director Short Film: 

  • Richard Yeagley for In Need of Seawater

  • Sheryn Yidl for A Sin De Fella Story

  • Poppy Bullard for Kingdom

  • Sam Peter Jackson for The Space You Need

  • Siddharth Menon for A Little Bit of Glitter

  • Alexander Williams for The Call

  • Dylan Blore for Handle With Care

  • Caz Thorne for Mercury and Jupiter

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For Best Performance Feature Film: 

  • Unspoken

  • Not Every Love Story Ends in Death

  • Starwalker

  • White Roses, Fall!

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For Best Performance Short Film: 

  • Gym Classes

  • Play House

  • Happy Next Year!

  • Roses

  • Handle with Care

  • Only the Dead Fish Go with the Flow

  • Hunger

  • Never Never Never

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For Best Cinematography Feature Film: 

  • Unspoken

  • Queens of Joy

  • White Roses, Fall!

  • Dolls on the Block

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For Best Cinematography Short Film: 

  • Dance of Urgency: Kyiv

  • Kingdom

  • Never Never Never

  • Mercury and Jupiter

  • The Act

  • Three Courses

  • Iconic

  • Grandpa’s Got A Brand New Pill

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For Best Sound Design Short Film: 

  • Godspeed

  • Whale 52 - Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale

  • I like The Way You Taste

  • Luz Diabla

  • I don’t know if i'll have to say everything again 

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For Best Set & Costume Design Short Film: 

  • Y2KAGE

  • Bury Your Gays

  • Never Never Never

  • The Space You Need

  • Universelles

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For Best Edit Short Film: 

  • Boxes

  • It is Not Dirty

  • Thin Lines

  • Bacterial Forest

  • A Pride at St. James’s

  • The Call

OFN Film Festival London 2026 details:

  • Tickets go on sale 12 March 2026

  • Nominees announcement : 29 March 2026 (Updated)

  • Opening Day: 7 April, Courthouse Cinema 

  • Awards Ceremony: 11 April, Courthouse Cinema

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London, UK
7-11 Apr 2026 

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