[Apr 30 - May 3, 2026]
[Edition 8 / Chișinău]
Română

Hello there! 🌈✨

Welcome, fabulous creatures and enthusiasts! Queer Voices invites you to partake to the splendid Drag Workshop! Unfolding its glamorous wings from 7th to 11th July, this transformative event promises an enchanting exploration of the boundless realm of drag.

Guiding our passionate participants on this fabulous journey is none other than Chraja, the most inspirational drag queen from Athens. Together, we shall delve deep into the dazzling depths of drag, uncovering its personal significance for each and every soul. At the heart of our quest lies the celebration of individuality, embracing the myriad possibilities of self-expression and metamorphosis. Moreover, we shall unravel the art of conceiving and bringing to life unique concepts that reflect our innermost desires.

Embrace the grandeur of the Drag Atelier, a magnificent affair spanning five glorious workshop days (7 ‑ 11 July). And fear not, for our journey shall culminate in an awe-inspiring spectacle! Mark your calendars July 11, as we unleash our vibrant performances upon the hallowed stage of Queer Voices.

📍The workshop will take place in Chișinău.
🗣 English is the main language of the workshop and candidates should feel comfortable communicating in English.

Participation in the workshop is free of charge. We’re here to cover most of your meals (lunch, dinner, and coffee breaks), while each participant will be responsible for their transportation and accommodation expenses (if needed).

Leave your judgment at the door!
Check your ego!
Come and have fun!

📌Deadline for applications – 22 of June, 2025

Apply now

Are you a queer filmmaker or LGBTQIA+ ally passionate about storytelling? Join our Queer Voices Filmmaking Workshop, led by acclaimed cinema director Panagiotis Evangelidis (“They Glow in the Dark” 2013, “Xenia” 2014, “Irving Park” 2019).

Together with professionals, you’ll explore documentary filmmaking, sharpen your technical and creative skills, and create powerful short films to premiere at the festival’s closing day.
Participation is free – we’ll cover meals (lunch, dinner, and coffee breaks). Travel and accommodation are at your own expense(if needed)

✅ Who can apply:

📌 Deadline to apply: June 22, 2025

Apply now

Hello, brave souls and curious spirits! 🎭🌈

Queer Voices Festival warmly invites you to the Queer Theatre Workshop, a dynamic and transformative space dedicated to self-discovery, expression, and collective creation!
Join us in Chișinău from July 7–13, for seven days of theatrical exploration, community-building, and soul-stirring storytelling.

This workshop is open to queer individuals and allies who wish to connect through the art of theatre, speak their truth, and give voice to their inner worlds through body, movement, and emotion. Whether you’ve been on stage before or are simply curious to try, this space is for you.

This edition includes improvisation exercises, role-play, storytelling, and collaborative work. Together, we will build a safe space for courage, vulnerability, and joy.

Important details:

✨ Whether you want to heal, shout, laugh, or simply exist — this workshop is for you. Let’s create something beautiful together. ✨

🗓 Deadline to apply: June 20, 2025

Apply now

The fourth edition of the Queer Voices International Film Festival finished a little bit more than a week ago, but it’s still one of the most talked about film events within the queer community in Moldova.

The motto of this year was “Pân’la nuntă o’s treacă” in translation from Romanian “Till the wedding, it will heal” which is a traditional expression our parents tell us when we are kids and we get hit. Thanks to this motto, all those involved in the Festival, including its guests, got to explore (again) the downsides of the heteronormative society we all live in, and gathered all the hurtful questions that will be, sooner or later, addressed in the Moldovan society.

The Festival took place between 2-5 December, with a pre-festival screening of the long feature “Madalena” by Madiano Marcheti on 28 November 2021. The vast range of side events and learning opportunities have brought more than 300 people together to explore queer content within an extraordinary offline edition. The seven films gathered from across the globe celebrate queer culture and offer insightful views for those that still struggle with their identity and security, and for the allies of the LGBTQIA+ community, that can learn how to fight for the rights of the community and how to assure a secure and sacred space for it. The whole film program can be found here.

A premiere for the Festival and for Moldova were the three side events, organised with the support of the Swedish Institute and the Embassy Office of Netherlands in Chisinau. There was a concert with the local band Murmur de izvar, a project were the experimental vibe is very much appreciated by the local youth and music enthusiasts – hits like “Jinu’ de casa” and “Saprochie” were sang along with audience.

Another important event was the Queerdos ACTING UP performance “(ne)natural (in)vizibil queer”(from Romanian – “(un)natural (in)visible queer”), a result of the synergy between the Berlin-based performance ensemble Queerdos and QVIFF, that was coined during a summer workshop where Moldovan queer youth took part. The premiere of the performance was praised by the public, especially since the local theatre scene lacks queer content.

The Ballroom Tryout Session, the first Ballroom party ever held in Moldova, was an amazing experience for a variety of people that tried out their Ballroom skills in various categories – Face, Walk, Dance-off and other. A Ballroom workshop was held between 2-4 December, to let the interested individuals learn more on Ballroom culture, fashion, and voguing, and to perform their abilities during a party on 4 December. The tutors of the workshop, DavidDave Solar of KikiHouse of Solar and Shayne Angels of the KikiHouse of Angels, were also the judges of the Ballroom participants.

The Festival culminated with the screenings of the queer documentaries, created by the participants of the fourth edition of the Queer Voices Filmmaking Workshop. Its tutor was the film director from Greece and Festival longtime friend Panagiotis Evangelidis. Three out of four created queer film shorts participated in a pitching session, with a jury experienced in the domain of filmmaking – Miguel Jelelaty, actor and special guest of the QVIFF, protagonist of the “Miguel’s war” hybrid documentary by Eliane Raheb; Valentina Iusuphodjaev, Director of the National Centre of Cinematography of Moldova; Cat Jugravu, actor, performer, Director of the “(ne)natural (in)vizibil queer” performance. The main prize was given to the short “They don’t have much to show, do they”, by Cristian Doroftei and Arturo de Ita – a comedy horror anthology movie. The film consists of three separate tales that are introduced by an anchorman. The first story, titled “How to spot a homosexual?!”, is a propaganda movie that combines elements of propaganda movies from ’20s and ’50s eras. The second story, “Oppressed straight white guy”, is mostly inspired from articles found on alt-right and other shady reactionary sites that promote hate speech. The third story, titled “They are among us”, is a vox with real people from Chișinău who were required to answers to several silly questions about LGBTQ+ community.

This was a special edition with various events that welcomed all those interested in the queer cinema content. The QVIFF team hopes that the guests of the Festival have strengthened their positive views on the community and that its content gave courage to everyone that struggled with their own identities, or it made them become better allies.

The fourth edition of the Queer Voices International Film Festival was organised by A.O. Moldox and Cinema Queer Stockholm, with the financial support of the Swedish Institute and Embassy Office of Netherlands in Moldova. Civil society partners – Coaliția Sectorului Cultural Independent din Republica Moldova, Cocoșul Roșu, Oberliht, Platzforma, Queerdos, Zpațiu. Media partners – #diez.md, Locals.md, Moldova.org, Newsmaker.md

The Queer Voices International Film Festival invites you to the first Ballroom workshop in the Republic of Moldova – a unique opportunity for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies to learn more about the most colorful, mysterious, courageous and supportive culture.

Ballroom culture, Ballroom house community, ballroom scene and other similar terms describe an LGBQTIA+ underground subculture that was born in New York, where people “walk” (i.e. are in a competition) by category, to win trophies, awards and fame at events, known in the form of balls. Ballroom culture consists of event-categories that combine performances of various types, dances, lip-syncing and modeling.

Whether or not you have experience in all this, it doesn’t matter – we rely on your energy and support in promoting Ballroom culture in Moldova. For three days you will be learning what it is like to live your life on voguing rhythms, to develop your fashion sense beyond the barriers imposed by society, you will learn what it is like to walk in various categories with courage, freedom, solidarity – as, you’ve probably seen it in the “Pose” series or in the documentary “Paris is burning.”

The workshop will take place between 2 and 4 December. The tutors are from Kiki House of Marciano, Kiki House of Solar and Kiki House of Angels – famous houses in Berlin.

Requirements for participants:

Registration deadline – November 25, 2021, 23:59

Duration of the workshop – three (3) days, six hours each

Location – Chișinău

Fill in the form and see you at the first Ballroom Workshop in Moldova. All participants will be notified of the selection results.

The Queer Voices International Film Festival invites you to the fourth edition of the Queer Voices filmmaking workshop, which will take place in Chisinau between November 29 and December 5, 2021.

The entire LGBTQIA+ community, as well as its allies with experience or interest in filmmaking and filmmaking, are invited to participate in the Queer Voices workshop. The workshop aims to provide tools for the development of film production skills to tell more about the lives of people in the LGBTQIA+ community in the Republic of Moldova and the challenges they face in everyday life. The best film idea will be awarded.

In the context of the pandemic, the workshop will take place in accordance with the security measures and restrictions recommended to the Security Commission and the WHO.

The trainer of this edition is Panagiotis Evangelidis, film producer, known for They Glow in the Dark (2013), Xenia (2014) and Irving Park (2019).

Requirements for participants:

Registration deadline – November 20, 2021, 11:59 PM

Duration of the workshop – seven (7) days

Location – Chișinău

The selection will take place in two stages – filling in the application form here and a possible interview in Zoom (or other online means of communication) with the organizers of the International Queer Voices Film Festival. Only the selected people will be notified, no later than November 23, about the result of participating in the workshop.

Let’s embark on a pre-festival adventure, by watching this beautiful, insightful film — “Family in transition”
When? Sunday, 13 December, 19:00
Where? Right here – https://queervoices.muvi.com/

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Amit, the protagonist of the documentary

📯 On 1 December, we invite you to participate in the Hărțuiește-mă! Sunt Queer | Panel de discuție🎙 about bullying in schools based on sexual and gender identity.

🔮 Where? Online on Queer Voices page

⏳ Time — 15:00

Hey there — the application deadline has been extended by 27 November (hurrayyy🥳)

So, apply right now for a great Filmmaking Workshop, during which you will learn the particularities of creating and producing a documentary film, and the best short film idea will receive a great prize 🎬

Do you like this opportunity?

Register right now 👉https://bit.ly/36iJWS9

Wonderful news!
The third edition of the Queer Voices International Film Festival is on its way in a new exciting online format!

Save the dates for yours truly 😏
18 – 20 December, Online

🎉🎉 The International Film Festival Queer Voices invites you to participate at the third edition of the Queer Voices Filmmaking Wokrshop, that will take place between 8 and 13 December.

🦄 Develop your abilities to produce a film about the challenges with which the LGBTQI+ community of the Republic of Moldova is facing, and you will do that with filmmaking professionals from the International Queer & Migrant Film Festival of Netherlands.

Fill in the participation form right now — https://bit.ly/36iJWS9

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