LesGaiCineMad

Madrid is once again hosting LesGaiCineMad, the most important LGTBIQA+ film event in the Spanish-speaking world. In 2021, it is celebrating its 26th edition with a packed programme of films on emotional diversity.

Over the years, it has become the world's leading festival of Spanish and Latin American productions. Its work in the discovery, subtitling and release of Spanish-American productions have made LesGaiCineMad a window for LGTBIQA+ Spanish film for distributors, buyers, producers and international LGTBIQA+ festival programmers. Spain boasts a host of LGTBIQA+ productions that includes films by the likes of Pedro Almodóvar, Lucía Puenzo and Julián Hernández.

The event also features competition sections dedicated to feature films, short films and documentaries. The winners are chosen by the spectators. Each film is screened twice at different times. Since 2003, there have also been Jury Awards which are presented to various films for cultural, aesthetic and social reasons.