WALLS ARE OUR SCREENS.
ROOFTOPS AND BASEMENTS
ARE OUR CINEMAS.
QUEER IS OUR PURPOSE.
ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
CINEMQ is an unrefined queer cinema collective based in Shanghai. We organise events and curate content from around the world, with a focus on Chinese and East Asian queer screen culture.
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ZINE
Our bilingual English and Chinese platform publishes weekly articles from around the world on queer cinema and screen culture, with a focus on China and East Asia. Read it on our website and on Wechat, or get in touch to contribute.
SCREENINGS
We pull together the filthy and gorgeous of queer world cinema once a month: an eclectic mixtape of short films, visuals and music. Recognised as one of Shanghai's most unique queer parties. Screenings are always open to all.
ZINE
September 19, 2019
There’s a Chinese saying: you're not fully grown until you hit 30 (三十而立). In its 30 years, Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival has grown from a fringe community event to one of the biggest LGBTQ+ festivals in Asia. It has seen a new century come,...
June 6, 2019
Over his 30 year career, filmmaker Stanley Kwan has made his mark as one of the most important voices in Greater Chinese cinema. He is celebrated for his transformative representations of women in films like Rouge, White Rose, Red Rose and Centre Sta...
May 14, 2019
Transgender visibility in Hong Kong hit the big screen last year in Tracey, the story of a middle aged husband and father (Philip Keung) who comes out as a trans woman, and the first major film of its kind in HK cinema.
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