# Queer Lisboa Celebrates 30th Anniversary

> Portugal's Queer Lisboa festival showcases 30 years of LGBTQ cinema with new films and 1970s counterculture.
- Title: Queer Lisboa Celebrates 30th Anniversary · Variety | Shortify
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- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/global/portugal-queer-lisboa-lgbtq-1236867311
- Author: Ed Meza
- Published: 2026-09-19T06:44:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: queer lisboa, lgbtq cinema, portugal, film festival, 1970s counterculture, family fare, entertainment, culture
## Queer Lisboa Festival Launches
Portugal's Queer Lisboa International Queer Film Festival began its 30th anniversary edition with a vast program showcasing latest LGBTQ cinema and 1970s counterculture films.

> Unspooling are films by Ira Sachs, Leah Nelson, Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Schoenbrun, Sally Potter, the Wachowskis and João Paulo Ferreira
## 30th Anniversary Highlights
The festival features films by Ira Sachs, Leah Nelson, Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Schoenbrun, Sally Potter, the Wachowskis, and João Paulo Ferreira.
## Historical Roots
Queer Lisboa launched in 1997 at Cinemateca Portuguesa as Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, opening with Jean Genet's 1950 short film 'Un chant d'amour'.

> the only film ever directed by French novelist and playwright Jean Genet, whose works included 'Querelle de Brest', famously adapted by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
## Notable Films
Marine Atlan's French coming-of-age drama 'La Gradiva' won top prizes at the festival, the biggest edition to date.
## 1970s Counterculture
The festival includes radical 1970s counterculture films and activist works from filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic.
## Family Fare
Queer Lisboa showcases family-oriented films alongside contemporary LGBTQ cinema and historical counterculture works.
## Key takeaway

Portugal's Queer Lisboa film festival celebrates 30 years with new LGBTQ titles, 1970s counterculture films, and family fare.