LesFlicks promotes films that show women loving women on screen; have a central lesbian or bisexual storyline; or which have a strong lesbian or bisexual presence which shows these women in a positive light. For Full Listings head on over to their website at: https://lesflicksvod.vhx.tv/

THE HISTORY BEHIND LESFLICKS

The founder of LesFlicks started out running lesbian lifestyle website, Planet Nation, and as part of the lifestyle articles was a frequent attendee at LGBT film festivals and spoke with many independent female filmmakers.

She was increasingly frustrated and surprised at how many films were being made but not getting distribution, and ultimately not reaching their audience (who were at the same time begging for more films to watch!). It was also clear that many new filmmakers were not accessing knowledge and experiences of those who came before them so mistakes were being made, and decisions taken without knowledge of the full range of options when it came to marketing and distribution.

After sitting on the broad idea for a couple of years, the timing seemed right to try to fix the gap. A number of great conversations with filmmakers, industry professionals from VOD platforms, and some general enquiries with women who were talking about film online gave her the energy and enthusiasm to give the idea further thought.

A few weeks later, in February 2019 she bit the bullet and started working on a brand and a website. On 1 March 2019 she launched and hasn’t looked back!