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 Magazine, Prolific North, Manchester Wire, Manchester’s Finest, DIVA 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 Manchester, Gaydio 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.
SCENE will be back in 2025. All enquiries: events@cityco.com
