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Queer cinema takes centre stage at Thailand’s LGBTQ+ Film and TV Festival this June 5-11

More than 50 films, filmmaker Q&As and conversations trace the stories behind queer’s history

Kaweewat Siwanartwong
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Kaweewat Siwanartwong
Senior Staff Writer, Time Out Thailand
Plainclothes, 2025
Photograph: Plainclothes, 2025 | LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival 2026
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Bangkok wears Pride Month well. Every June, rainbow flags stretch across the city, splashing colour across streets, shopping districts and public spaces. But Pride has never really been about what hangs overhead. At its heart are stories – personal, complicated, joyful and hard-won. The Thailand LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival returns to Siam Paragon with a programme dedicated to exactly that.

Los Inocentes, 2025
Photograph: Los Inocentes, 2025LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival 2026

Running from June 5-11, the festival presents more than 50 feature films and short films from Thailand and around the world. This year's theme centres on identity, courage and transformation – the experiences that shape who you are and what it means to live openly and on your own terms.

Erupcja, 2026
Photograph: Erupcja, 2026LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival 2026

Among the most anticipated screenings is Plainclothes (2025), set in 1990s New York. A promising young police officer takes on an undercover operation targeting gay men, only for his professional obligations to collide with something he didn't see coming. Erupcja (2026) follows a traveller in Poland who ends her relationship mid-holiday, suspecting a proposal is imminent, before an old friend resurfaces and stirs something long buried. Coming-of-age drama Los Inocentes (2025) also features on the schedule, taking a quiet, honest look at youth, friendship and figuring yourself out.

Alongside the screenings, the festival hosts talks and special events with filmmakers, performers and industry figures covering representation, storytelling and the choices behind bringing these narratives to screen.

In addition, we have also compiled queer venues in Bangkok for celebrating Pride without needing a special occasion-feel free to explore destinations

Register to watch films here.

Register to watch short films here.

The Thailand LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival 2026 runs at Siam Paragon from June 5-11. Admission is free.

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