Chéries-Chéris 2025, the LGBTQIA+ film festival returns to MK2 cinemas

November's cinema event is the 31st edition of the Paris LGBTQIA+ film festival. Since 2009, the Chéries-Chéris festival has been an avant-garde cultural event that breaks down boundaries and celebrates differences.

Once again this year, visit MK2 Beaubourg, MK2 Quai de Seine and MK2 Bibliothèque from 15 to 25 November 2025 to discover a jam-packed program! No fewer than 75 feature-length films (fiction or documentary) and 75 short films dealing with homosexuality and transidentity will be offered to the public, in competition to win one of the seven prizes awarded by the jury will be tough!

In the Feature Fiction category, there's the Grand Prix, Jury Prize and Interpretation Award. Feature-length documentaries are eligible for the Grand Prix and Jury Prize, while short films are in competition for the Grand Prix, Jury Prize and Special Mentions.

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Thanks to the maturity it has acquired over the years, and its growing international reputation, Chéries-Chéris is now one of the leading festivals for the film genre it champions. The program for this 31st edition is already shaping up to be vibrant, and will be unveiled in a month's time, so stay tuned!

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