SCENE: Manchester LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival 2024

SCENE: Manchester LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival: Inaugural Event, August 2024

And that’s a wrap.

With thanks to all who participated, supported and enjoyed the show.

  • Official Partner Event of an extended Manchester Pride Festival (new for 2024)
  • 52 SCENE screenings, shows, panels and parties
  • Tickets accessibly priced with all under £15, £5, or free: many sold out shows
  • Queer As Folk 25 Year Reunion, First Dates, John Waters Season, Julie Hesmondhalgh celebrating Coronation Street’s Hayley Cropper, Divina DeCampo Drag Show, Lost Boys and Fairies, Manchester Camerata concert
  • Supported by HOME, AVIVA Studios/Factory International, BBC, Channel 4, Peccadillo Pictures, GAZE Dublin LGBTQ+ Film Festival, The Iris Prize, British Film Institute
  • Full mix on/offline advertising campaign, including OOH in Manchester and Liverpool
  • Social media, influencer and PR campaign supported by media partnerships: Skiddle, Visit Manchester, Canal Street Media, The Manc, Manchester Finest
  • 2.1 million PR and digital reach
  • 5,300 website visits
  • Instagram: 103, 510 accounts reached. 8,400 profile visits. 0 > 1,976 followers
  • Facebook: 130,228 accounts reached. 6,200 profile visits. 0 > 431 followers
  • Press: 75 articles, 1.5 million reach
  • Manchester Evening News shared multiple articles including the festival announcement as well as quotes from the Queer as Folk panel
  • Festival announcement featured across LGBTQ+ and regional outlets including VADA MagazineProlific NorthManchester WireManchester’s FinestDIVA Magazine and The Manc, as well as Daily Star who covered the news in print
  • Festival received widespread social coverage across X, TikTok and Instagram including posts from Russell T Davies
  • Festival Director Gary Williams interviewed by Your ManchesterGaydio and ALL FM
  • Sion Daniel Young spoke with BBC Radio Manchester to promote the Lost Boys & Fairies panel and screening
  • Russell T Davies and Antony Cotton were interviewed by PinkNews.

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SCENE will be back in 2025. All enquiries: events@cityco.com