Statement from Adelaide Film Festival and Feast Festival

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) and Feast Festival are deeply distressed by a violent incident involving a member of our community on Saturday evening.

Following AFF’s Saturday Night Party screening of Jim Queen, presented with Feast Festival as a celebration of queer pride and community, a number of patrons continued their evening elsewhere in the city. One patron was subsequently attacked while waiting for transport home. The reported nature of the abuse indicates the incident appears to be a homophobic attack. The patron was hospitalised as a result.

We are devastated that in Adelaide, in 2026, a member of the LGBTQIA+ community has been subjected to violence of this kind. AFF and Feast Festival unequivocally condemn homophobia, violence and discrimination in all its forms. Everyone has the right to feel safe and respected in our city.

Film and festivals have an important role to play in building empathy, understanding and connection. They create spaces where we can encounter different lives and experiences, celebrate our diversity and recognise what we share. Respect, inclusion and belonging are fundamental to both AFF and Feast Festival and to the communities we bring together.

** If this news has affected you, support is available through QLife on 1800 184 527 and Lifeline on 13 11 14.

We stand with the person who was attacked, with Adelaide’s LGBTQIA+ community, and against homophobic violence and indeed violence of any kind.