Bi+ Stories on Screen: A BiCONIC Mini Film Festival
Creating Change 2025, Las Vegas
This 75-minute session will offer a snapshot of the vibrant Bi+ filmmaking community, highlighting independent short films that explore the Bi+ experience, and spark conversations on the importance of Bi+ representation in media. Encourage reflection on the varied experiences of Bi+ individuals.
Date/Time: TBD
Dr. Maggi Rubenstein BiCONIC Visibility Award
In September 2024, Dr. Carol Queen was the recipient of the Dr. Maggi Rubenstein BiCONIC Visibility Award! In grateful appreciation of her many years of outstanding service and dedication to bisexual+ community and visibility!
More Fish In Our Sea (Bisexual Anthem)
We had a live performance on Monday September 23, 2024, from Max Ventura of More Fish In Our Sea fame.
Listen to More Fish in Our Sea (A Bisexual Anthem) feat. Maxina Ventura below.
September 2024 Festival Awards
Audience Favorite - Questbound - Forbidden Ventures of the Undead Soul - Netherlands
Audience Favorite - Questbound - Forbidden Ventures of the Undead Soul - Netherlands
Audience Favorite - Questbound - Forbidden Ventures of the Undead Soul - Netherlands
“Questbound- Forbidden Ventures of the Undead – From Death to Life to Death Again”, is an animated short film about a depressed skeleton king who hasn’t felt anything in the last ten thousand years, and has given up hope on ever doing so again. Until a flamboyant noble knight enters his lair to slay him.
Best Documentary - My First Time - Coming Out - Australia
Audience Favorite - Questbound - Forbidden Ventures of the Undead Soul - Netherlands
Audience Favorite - Questbound - Forbidden Ventures of the Undead Soul - Netherlands
Made for queer people and their allies, 'My First Time' takes an unfiltered and heartfelt look at unforgettable first universal queer experiences from members from Australia’s LGBTQ+ community.
Best Narrative - BOXED IN - France
Audience Favorite - Questbound - Forbidden Ventures of the Undead Soul - Netherlands
Best Narrative - BOXED IN - France
Lou, 28, is a lesbian. The day she wakes up next to a man, her world turns upside down.
2024 BiCONIC Sponsors
Still Bisexual is a California-based bi+ advocacy organization that uses storytelling, education and mental health advocacy to help foster public acceptance, awareness and understanding of bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and queer identities.
The Visibility Impact Fund is dedicated to empowering bi+ people by leveraging resources to build the capacity of bi+ movements to improve the visibility, health, and well-being of bi+ communities.
Horizons Foundation is the world's first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people. We invest in LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthen a culture of LGBTQ giving, and build a permanent endowment to secure our community’s future for generations to come.
FilmFreeway is the world's #1 way to discover, submit and get tickets to thousands of film festivals, screenplay contests, music contests and photography contests all over the world.
The Center for Sex & Culture is a virtual community center providing judgment-free education and cultural events, and exploring and preserving knowledge and materials about sex and gender.
The Bay Area Bisexual+ and Pansexual Network works with Still Bisexual to bring events like Happy Hours, Bi-BQ Bi Pride, Pride Marches and the BiCONIC Film Festival to the bring the community visibility.
About Us
Mission
Our Mission is to empower Bi+ filmmakers with a film festival that centers on the Bi+ umbrella, including bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, multisexual, fluid, omnisexual, or anyone attracted to more than one gender. The festival stages a program of independent features, short films, and digital media from Bi+ filmmakers and Bi+ content aligned with the Bi-BQ, a local Bi+ Pride event on the week before SF Pride, and Bi+ Visibility Week around September 23rd.
Vision
Our Vision aims to promote bisexual+ visibility and celebrate cinematic excellence in our community. We have two yearly screenings showcasing community-driven films to a broader LGBTQ+ audience. These screenings inspire creativity, encourage introspection, and explore bisexual identity through cinema.
BiFF Screening Committee Responsibilities
The BiCONIC Bi+ Film Festival Selection Committee's main responsibility is to preview films – shorts, and other forms of digital content – and offer their input on whether they could belong in any of BiCONIC’s annual programming.
Contact Us
Do you have questions about our festival? Would you like to suggest a film? Send us a message, and we will get back to you soon.
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