Press

Flicker is an independent LGBTQ+ publication covering film, theatre, music, arts events, festivals, and exhibitions. Part of Lexme Media Group, we reach queer and allied audiences across the UK and internationally in print and digitally. Our coverage is critical and editorial. We cover work because it deserves attention.

Flicker is a registered publication with the ISSN International Centre. Print ISSN: 2979-3165. Online ISSN: 2979-3173.

For PR agents and publicists

Send us a screener link in whatever format you use. We accept Vimeo, Screener.io, FilmFreeway, Festival Scope, Google Drive, WeTransfer, or any equivalent platform. For theatre, send press night invitations with full production details. For music and exhibitions, send a release or preview link and a brief on the work.

Press Night Invitations: If you invite Flicker to a press night, you get three pieces of coverage.

Ahead of opening, we publish a preview news article in our News section, accompanied by an Instagram story. Following the press night, we publish a full review in our Shows section, accompanied by an Instagram post.

Send your invitation with venue, dates, full production details, and press contact and we will confirm attendance. Press night coverage is not conditional on the production meeting our queer or LGBTQ+ criteria. Invite us and we cover it.

Listings consideration for our What's On page is separate. Productions are listed only if they meet our queer, queer friendly, or inclusive criteria. Please include in your submission: title, format (film, theatre, music, exhibition, or event), release or opening date, a one-paragraph synopsis or description, and any relevant press assets.

We do not publish press releases verbatim. Every piece of Flicker coverage is original editorial written by one of our team or contributors. Sending material does not guarantee coverage. If we decide to cover your work we will contact you directly. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are not able to respond to every enquiry individually, but we read everything that arrives.

Send all press material to press@lexme.red. For physical press kits & brochures, email first for the postal address.

For Independent Artists & Filmmakers

You do not need a PR agent or a distributor to pitch your work to Flicker. If you are an independent filmmaker, artist, musician, or theatre maker, get in touch directly.

Tell us what you have made, when it is available or opening, and why it is relevant to Flicker's audience. A paragraph is enough to start a conversation. Include a screener link, preview, or press asset if you have one.

We are particularly interested in self-distributed work, debut features, festival circuit films without UK distribution, and queer-made work at any scale.

Send your pitch to press@lexme.red with the subject line: Independent submission, followed by the title of your work.

For Writers & Contributors

Flicker is open to pitches from writers, critics, and journalists. We are looking for reviews, interviews, features, and festival coverage. We are particularly interested in voices that are not already everywhere, writers from outside the standard critical establishment, and perspectives that bring something the work has not already been given.

Read the site before you pitch. Include: a one-paragraph outline, the angle, why now, and a short note on your background and any relevant published work. If pitching a review, include the title and release date. If pitching a feature or interview, include why the subject is right for Flicker specifically.

We cannot guarantee a response to every pitch but we read everything that arrives.

Send contributor pitches to press@lexme.red with the subject line: Contributor pitch, followed by the subject of your piece.

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