SaFFlicks is a sister brand to Lesflicks and Sapphic Investment Film Fund (SapphicIFF).
Safflicks runs three annual Sapphic Film Festivals in partnership with Lesflicks. Founded in 2022 by Naomi Bennett, who has been running sapphic film festivals in the UK both in-person and virtually since 2016, our mission is to showcase authentic lesbian and bisexual shorts, features and series while supporting filmmakers by bringing their sapphic stories to a sapphic audience. After all festivals took a hiatus in 2024 and 2025, we are returning in 2026 with festivals for Women’s History Month (March), Pride Month (June), and our main October festival. With everything happening in the LGBTQ+ space, creating visibility for sapphic stories and nurturing a sense of community and connection has never been more vital.
THE HISTORY OF OUR SAPPHIC FILM FESTIVAL
The SaFFlicks Film Fest as it is known from 2023, ran between 2011 and 2022 incubated within LFEST – the UK’s lesbian arts festival as the LFEST Cinema, and the LFEST Lesflicks Film Festival.
LFEST was a music, arts and comedy festival in the UK — one of the largest lesbian festivals in the UK that ran between 2011 and 2022. The festival was a 3 day cinema set amongst a backdrop of music, arts, entertainment and camping.
LFEST sadly ceased running after 10 successful years in 2022.
The team
SaFFlicks is run by a small volunteer team based around the world.
Naomi: CEO & Founder
Lucy: Video Editor and Platform Manager
Joanna: Marketing Manager
