In a city where representation still feels like a negotiation, Pink Screen 2025 doesn’t ask for space — it takes it.
Back for its sixth edition, Singapore’s largest LGBTQIA+ film festival returns from 30 May to 29 June at The Projector. Co-presented with NBCUniversal International, and part of Pink Fest, Pink Screen 2025 arrives at a moment when queer visibility matters more than ever.
The festival opens with the Singapore premiere of The Wedding Banquet (2025), a queer reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic. Directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran and Lily Gladstone, the film repositions tradition with humour, heart, and cultural nuance. More than a film, it’s also a fundraiser — sixty percent of ticket sales from opening night will support Proud Spaces, Singapore’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ community centre.
The lineup this year is sharper, louder, and more global. Queens of Drama, a French musical satire that stole headlines at Cannes, makes its Asia debut. Japan’s My Sunshine offers a quiet, atmospheric take on queer adolescence. The People’s Joker, banned at multiple festivals for its audacity, arrives in Singapore with its anarchic mix of superhero parody and transgender narrative. Rounding out the lineup is Dreams (Sex Love), a three-part Norwegian feature on queer intimacy across generations.
The curation is deliberate. These films are not just about queerness. They interrogate power, joy, rage, and what it means to be seen without compromise.
Beyond the screen, the experience continues with Pink Screen exclusives at The Projector’s Cineleisure venue. Limited-edition drinks and snacks like the Pink Gin Spritz and Rainbow Churros accompany the programming, making the festival as much about gathering as it is about watching.
“Pink Screen is not just a film festival. It’s a cultural claim,” says Adeleena Araib, Programming and Partnerships Manager at The Projector. “It’s where we bring community into focus and remind everyone what it means to own the narrative.”
Tickets are priced at twenty dollars, with select films available at concession rates. Seating is limited, and screenings often sell out — especially for regional premieres and underground hits.
Book now at theprojector.sg/pinkscreen2025
Whether you come for the art, the activism, or the atmosphere, Pink Screen 2025 is the cinematic space where pride doesn’t just parade — it speaks.