Female Film Festival: Oceanian Edition

A different kind of strong female character: Disney's 2016 production "Moana" features the eponymous Polynesian heroine (photo: Walt Disney Animation Studios; Wikimedia)

Moana (photo: Disney; Melissa Hillier on Flick)

It’s that time again. We need your help compiling our list of film festivals from all over the world with a focus on women, feminism, or the LGBTQ+ community!

This week, we have a list of festivals from Oceania. It's pretty short so please help us expand this list by sending us the names of any festivals not on our list, including a link to the festival's website if possible. You can do so in the comments below, on Instagram or on Facebook. 

Click on the names of the festivals below to be redirected to their websites.

OCEANIA

Philippines
Purple Pixels: Women in the Indie Film Frontier
TasmaniaStranger With My Face (Hobart)

Australia
For Film’s Sake (FFS) Festival
Seen and Heard Film Festival (Sydney)
Mardi Gras Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Queerdoc

New Zealand
New Zealand International Film Festival